Cougar Girls Basketball Season Ends

The season came to an end for the Piedmont Academy varsity girls basketball team in the first round of the state tournament last week.

The Lady Cougars were defeated by Terrell Academy 47-22 in a game played at Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton. Piedmont finishes the season at 6-17 overall. The Lady Cougars entered state as No. 3 seed.

Savannah McGinnis led the team with seven points, including two 3-pointers. Amelia Dodson added six points while Anna Jones scored five. Beth Anne Mahaffey and Haley Tyler both scored two points,

Piedmont trailed 12-5 after the first quarter and 29-9 at halftime. Terrell was led by Marilauren Farr, who scored a game-high 16 points