Athens Lady Hornet junior guard Alex Furr had a spectacular game Tuesday night at the AHS gym. She scored 51 points — yes, 51 — to lead the Lady Hornets to an 82-58 win over the Palestine Lady Panthers. She had 18 field goals -- 7 of which were three-pointers -- and was 8-of-9 from the free throw line.
I got to thinking about it this morning and that's the most points I've ever seen a player score in the 30-plus years I've been covering basketball. The previous most was 46 by Shalonda Enis(Celeste High School) against LaPoynor in the Region III-A championship game in Kilgore in 1993. Enis, of course, went on to start at TVCC.
Furr is no stranger to big scoring games, having scored 47 in a game against Rains earlier this season.
She could have easily had 60 last night. She left the game with 3:50 remaining.
It was a great show and I'm glad I had a front row seat to see it.
-- Benny Rogers, Sports Editor
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