Morrisons Cove Sports Roundup

W-burg Junior High Girls Win ICC North

The Williamsburg High School girls’ basketball team advanced past the first round of the district playoffs in five years March 1, as the fourth-seeded Lady Pirate scored a 49-41 win over fifth-seeded Blacklick Valley in the first round of the District 6 Class 1A playoffs.

Williamsburg jumped out to a 14-8 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 27-14 at halftime. Blacklick Valley won the second-half scoring 27-22 to close the gap but fall short in the end.

Sophomore Kendel Norris paced the Lady Pirates with 14 points.

Freshman Megan Palmer added 1...