Hall alumni see action

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Posted 5:53AM on Monday, February 11, 2002

It was another busy Saturday for alumni of Hall County basketball programs. North Hall grad Courtney Hester had 25 points in the North Georgia College and State University women's baskteball team's 101-73 win over Midway College of Kentucky in Dahlonega. Keisha Hall added 17 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the 6th ranked (NAIA) Lady Saints (24-2,9-1 Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference). Lakeview alumnae Holly Vandiver chipped in with 6 points, an assist, and a steal for the Lady Saints. Georgia Southwestern is slated to come to Dahlonega Thursday evening. West Hall alum Adrian Penland certainly did his part in South Carolina at Lander University's Homecoming, but his 35 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field and 8-of-11 from the free throw line were not enough as his Senators (8-13, 4-10 PBC) lost a Peach Belt Conference game 83-79 to Augusta State. Lander is scheduled at Francis Marion Wednesday night in Florence, S.C. East Hall graduate Derrick Cheeks scored three points in the Piedmont men's loss to Fisk University 77-63. Tremayne Pender led the Lions with 16 points. Jo Mo Dopwell added 13 points and 13 rebounds. Elijah Lawrence led all scoring with 26 points. Piedmont's women beat Fisk 83-58. Meredith Tallant led the Lady Lions with 16. Tara Cohron and Jodie Thomas had 15 each and Tawana Moon added 13 in the win. April Johnson had 15 points and 13 rebounds; Tiffany Young scored 14 points, and Niresha Atkins added 11 points for Fisk. West Hall's April Martin had six points in her West Georgia women's team's loss to Alabama-Huntsville 53-48. The loss drops the Lady Braves to 15-7 overall, 7-5 in the Gulf South Conference. East Hall's Chezley Watson scored eight points and had three assists as his West Georgia men's team (15-7,7-4 GSC) also loss to 'Bama- Huntsville 68-65. Both West Georgia teams are slated to host North Alabama Monday, beginning with the women's game at 5:30 PM. East Hall grad Mark Causey did see a little action in the Duke men's 95-63 rout of Georgia Tech. Causey, a freshman walk-on for the Blue Devils, missed the lone shot he took for number one rated Duke (22-1, 10-1 ACC).