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Friday, Dec. 8 -- The Parry McCluer High School girls basketball team slipped past Northside 33-27, while Rappahannock County defeated Rockbridge County 65-26 on the first day of the Fighting Blues' Jaden Baker Tournament in Buena Vista.
The Blues (2-0) scored the final six points of the game to earn the victory over the Vikings (1-3) in the nightcap. Victoria Hamilton put PM ahead 29-27 on a layup with 1:28 to play, and Tatyana Turner and Hamilton each hit a pair of free throws in the final 30 seconds to ice the win. The Blues also held Northside off the scoreboard for the final three minutes of the contest.
Hamilton tallied a game-high 15 points for PM, while Turner and Natalie Mohler finished with seven points apiece. Ameia Bratton led the Vikings with 11 points.
Earlier in the evening, defending Class 1 state champion Rappahannock County coasted to a comfortable victory over the Wildcats. Brooke Atkins scored 19 points to pace the Panthers (3-0), while Chloe Jenkins notched 18 markers and Summer Shackelford finished with 17.
Isabella Dorey led RC (0-3) with 10 points, and Emma Clark added six points.
In Saturday's action, the Wildcats will face Northside, with the junior varsity game at 1 p.m. and the varsity tip-off slated for 2:30. PM then meets Rappahannock County, with the junior varsity matchup set for 4 p.m. and the varsity contest to follow at 5:30.
