MERCERVILLE — Abbie Knapp picked up where she left off last season.
Knapp opened the season with 28 points, 18 rebounds and a pair of blocks to lead the Green Lady Bobcats to a 48-43 win over the South Gallia Lady Rebels.
Ava Abrams scored 10 points and Matti Hayslip added 9 points to aid the Lady Bobcats offense.
Sharla Hammond scored 16 points to pace South Gallia.
Knapp scored 10 points including a 3-pointer while Hayslip added a triple as Green jumped out to a 13-5 first quarter lead.
Jacie Booth hit a 3-pointer for South Gallia (0-1).
South Gallia came back and cut the deficit to 20-18 at the half as Hammond hit a 3-pointer and scored 7 points and Ryleigh Shafer added 4 points.
Abrams hit a 3-pointer and Knapp scored 4 points for the Lady Bobcats.
Green was able to add a point to its lead in the third quarter as Knapp scored 6 points and Abrams got 4 more.
Emma Clary hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points while Sydni Hornsby had a trey for the Lady Rebels in the quarter.
Knapp had 8 points, Hayslip scored 5 points including a trifecta, and Abrams added a 3-point goal as the Lady Bobcats held off the Lady Rebels.
Green was able to hold on an win despite making just 3-of-10 from the foul line in the fourth quarter as the Lady Rebels were forced to foul.
Hammond hit a pair of 3-pointers and Shafer had 4 points including a 3-pointer in the comeback attempt.
Green plays at Western on Monday.
Green 13 7 11 17 = 48
South Gallia 5 13 10 15 = 43
GREEN (1-0): Abbie Knapp 10 1 5-10 28, Matti Hayslip 0 2 3-4 9, Ava Abrams 2 2 0-0 10, Mylee Hunt 0 0 0-0 0, Mylee Brown 0 0 0-2 0, Elizabeth McBee 0 0 1-6 1, Addison Blizzard 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 5 9-22 48. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: None.
SOUTH GALLIA (0-1): Ryleigh Shafer 2 1 1-2 8, Madison Summers 1 0 0-0 2, Lyla Swain 1 0 0-1 2, Emma Clary 1 1 2-6 7, Jacie Booth 0 1 2-4 5, Sydni Hornsby 0 1 0-0 3, Sharla Hammond 3 3 1-2 16. Totals: 8 7 6-11 43. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: Shafer, Summers.
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