FRANKLIN FURNACE — It was quite the coming out party.
In their first varsity game, freshmen Abbie Knapp and Mattie Hayslip combined for 50 points as the Green Lady Bobcats downed the Beaver Eastern Lady Eagles 58-49.
Knapp scored 40 points including 15-of-21 from the foul line and Hayslip scored 10 points in the season opener.
Laken Gullett scored 26 points to lead Eastern (0-1).
Green took an 11-4 first quarter lead as Knapp scored 7 points while Abrams and Hunt each added a basket.
Kylie Weaver had the lone Eastern basket.
The lead went to 25-16 at the half as Knapp drained a pair of triples and scored 10 points while Abrams added a basket.
Laken Gullett hit a trey and scored 5 points and Weaver also had a 3.
Eastern kept putting Knapp at the foul line in the third quarter but she converted 7-of-11 and got a basket while Hayslip knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and the Lady Bobcats extended the lead to 49-35.
Gullett hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 12 points in the quarter for Eastern.
Green did most of its damage at the foul line in the fourth quarter as Knapp converted 8-of-8 at the line and Hayslip went 4-of-4.
Knapp also hit a trey and scored 15 of the Lady Bobcats 19 points.
Gullett hit another 3-pointer and scored 9 points while Leah Rader got a triple and 2 foul shots for 5 points.
Green visits Lucasville Valley on Wednesday.
Eastern 4 12 19 14 = 49
Green 11 14 24 19 = 58
BEAVER EASTERN (0-1): Kylie Weaver 1 2 0-2 8, Brynna Dett 0 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Poorman 0 0 0-0 0, Laken Gullett 6 4 2-2 26, Ashlee Lykins 0 0 0-0 0, Leah Rader 1 1 2-2 7, Hannah Allen 0 0 0-0 0, Madison Shuler 0 0 2-2 2, Liberty Ward 2 0 0-2 4. Totals: . Fouls; 26. Fouled out: Weaver, Detty, Shuler, Ward.
GREEN (1-0): Abbie Knapp 8 3 15-21 40, Matti Hayslip 0 2 4-4 10, Ava Abrams 2 0 0-0 4, Mylee Hunt 1 0 0-0 2, Mylee Brown 0 0 0-2 0, Addison Blizzard 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 9 19-27 58. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: Hunt.
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