Piedmont Basketball Teams Lose Openers

Piedmont Academy began its new varsity basketball season against a familiar opponent last Thursday when the Cougars and Lady Cougars hosted Gatewood.

The Piedmont boys fell 48-20 despite a 10-point effort from Logan Partenza. Chander Burrell added four points while Drew Collins scored three. Zach Beggs added two points in the season opener.

Gatewood jumped out to a 16-4 first quarter lead and took a 30-15 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Lady Cougars fell 43-24 to Gatewood last Thursday. Hailey Burnham led Piedmont with 15 points while Anna Jones scored five and Heather Tyler and Lanie King both scored two.

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The Lady Gators were paced by Khady Dieng who scored game-high 17 points.

Piedmont’s varsity teams also hosted John Milledge Academy Monday. The boys were overwhelmed by the JMA Trojans 62-33. Burrell led the Cougars with 14 points while Partenza added nine. Britton Bailey finished with four points while Hank Strickland and Zach Wilson both scored two.

The Lady Cougars lost a competitive 34-29 game. Burnham scored 15 points to lead Piedmont while Jones finished with seven. Savannah McGinnis and Heather Tyler both scored two points.

Piedmont’s varsity teams will host Brentwood Friday at 6 p.m. and travel to Gatewood Saturday for games beginning at 2 p.m.