Wildcats take a Varsity Sweep Over Invest Collegiate
Andrews Basketball, Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports December 11, 2021
The Andrews Basketball teams hosted Invest Collegiate out of Asheville on Friday Night. It was a great night to be at the Ken Solesbee Athletic Center as both teams dominated pulling off a varsity sweep on the night. The girls team won their first game of the season and looked really good doing it. While the boys had a hot start and never looked back to win their game by double digits.
Girls Recap:
The Lady Wildcats got off to a great start in the first quarter taking control of the game early. Their star senior guard Emily Mealer had a big first quarter with 12 points including a pair of threes. Andrews also got scoring from four other players in the quarter as well. Mealer led the way but possibly for the first time this year got steady contributions from the rest of the young Lady Wildcats team. By the halftime break Andrews held a dominant 32 to 7 lead. This allowed for them to cruise to victory in the second half. Throughout the first couple games we had been waiting to see this young team turn the corner and it appears they have done that on Friday night. The final score was 55 to 19, the Lady Wildcats got a full team effort on the night. After the big win let’s hope this young team can keep up the momentum and turn this into a winning streak.
Boys Recap:
The boys game was a total and complete domination by the Wildcats. They controlled the game from tip off to the final whistle. A big part of this was due to the career night from Isaac Weaver who had 28 points on the night. Weaver had 13 points in the first quarter alone to help Andrews out to a 20-5 lead. Weaver followed that up in the second quarter with a three threes to further extend the Wildcat lead. By Halftime the Wildcats led 37-10 and would go on to cruise to victory in the second half. Cam Rattler also had ten points on the night for the Wildcats along with several assists and a massive block. All in all nine different Wildcats scored on the night, improving their record to 3-2 winning 67-33.
Boys Highlights:
Lady Wildcats Fall to Tellico Plains
Andrews Basketball, Sports, Team FYN Sports, TeamFYNSports December 7, 2021
The Andrews Lady Wildcats took on a tough opponent in Tellico Plains on Monday evening. Tellico Plains brought back a ton from their team that went 24-2 last year and also won their district. The Lady Bears were too much for Andrews, their three point shooting on offense and full court pressure defense gave the Lady Wildcats all kinds of trouble. Andrews showed plenty of promise though even in the 64-26 loss.
1st Half:
Tellico Plains came out firing early, combining that with their full court pressure and it made things difficult for Andrews. Tellico had 19 first quarter points, getting contributions from five different players. Andrews had trouble breaking the press and did not get many shot attempts up. Tellico led 19-4 going into the second quarter and did not look back. They further extended their lead but were held to less points this quarter by Andrews. Emily Mealer led the way for Andrews in the second quarter hitting a three and an inside basket. Yet by halftime the score was the Lady Bears 34, the Lady Wildcats 9.
2nd Half:
Tellico came out shooting hot again to start the second half and put any doubts of an Andrews’ comeback away. Their 18 point fourth quarter while holding Andrews to just six sealed the game. It was good to see in the fourth quarter though that the Lady Wildcats still had plenty of fight. Even though they were down big, the fourth quarter was their best quarter of the game. They managed 11 points in the quarter behind a big 8 eight point effort from Emily Mealer. Mealer was the leading scorer for Andrews on the night with a 17 point performance. If she can continue to play like that it could mean good things for the Lady Wildcats moving forward.
Andrews girls, boys place third at track meet
Andrews Track, Sports, TeamFYNSports March 6, 2020
The Andrews girls and boys track teams both placed third in a meet at Murphy on Wednesday, March 4, with the Lady Wildcats scoring 63 points and the Wildcats scoring 47.5 points.
Union Co. won the girls meet with 93 points, while Murphy won the boys meet with 151.5 points.
For the Lady Wildcats, Lindy Garrett placed first in the shot put with a throw of 31 feet, 2 inches and placed second in the discus with a throw of 69 feet, 11 inches.
In the 4X200 meter relay, the team of Abby Hedden, Brooke Phillips, Ravin Wright, and Juliana Aiken placed second with a time of 1 minutes, 58.4 seconds.
Kaylin Ellis took second place in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 54.3 seconds, while Sydney Postell was third with a time of 58.8 seconds for Andrews.
In the 100-meter hurdles, Kaylin Ellis placed third with a time of 21.9 seconds, while Wright placed third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14 seconds.
The team of Hedden, Phillips, Wright, and Ellis placed third in the 4X100 meter relay with a time of 55.9 seconds.
Phillips also took third in the 200 with a time of 29.7 seconds.
Aiken, Ellis, Postell, and Emily Mealer teamed up to take third placed in the 4X400 meter relay with a time of 5:18.2.
Postell also added a third-place finish in the high jump with a height of 4 feet, 4 inches.
For the Wildcats, the team of Tucker Holloway, Gage Gillespie, Kabe Ellis, and Angelo Scionti took first place in the 4X200 meter relay with a time of 1:35.7 and took first place in the 4X100 meter relay with a time of 46.4 seconds.
Gillespie also added a second-place finish in the 200 with a time of 24.8 seconds and a second-place finish in the 100 with a time of 12 seconds for Andrews.
In the shot put, Makhi Smith was second with a throw of 39 feet.