GILMER - The 17th-ranked Lady Panthers remain undefeated in district 17-3A action, with a 60-22 win over Gilmer on Tuesday, at Buckeye Gymnasium.

After a slow start, Heather Camp broke the ice for Bullard with a 3-pointer at the 5:20 mark, as Bullard took a 12-6 lead after the opening period.

Lady Panther, Christina Hatten led all scorers in the game with 16 points, and hit a 3-pointer for three of her eight first-half points for a 18-8 lead, with 5:25 left before intermission.

Hatten continued to lead the way, scoring with two more 3-pointers for another eight points in the third period, for a 43-20 advantage.

Once again, substituting ‘by-committee’, the Lady Panthers stretched the lead in the final period as Samantha Phillips knocked down a jumper in the lane, for a 52-22 cushion.

Paige Waters led the Lady Buckeyes (5-15 0-6), with a team-high, eight points in the loss.

Earlier in the afternoon, Chelsea Foreman scored a game-high 14 points, to lead the junior varsity to a 42-30 win over the Lady Buckeyes.

Gilmer travels to play at Chapel Hill on Friday, while Bullard entertains Tatum on Friday, with both games set for 6 p.m. tip offs.

District 17-3A
Girls Basketball
Bullard 60, Gilmer 22
Bullard 12 18 13 17 - 60
Gilmer    6  6   8   2 - 22

BULLARD – Ashley Phillips, 3; Ashley Ricci, 2; Heather Camp, 3; Ally Covalt, 2; Samantha Phillips, 11; Minta Spears, 11; Ashlee Shidler, 4; Christina Hatten, 16; Kayla Welling, 8.

GILMER – Marketa Brown, 2; Paige Waters, 8; Taylor Jones, 4; Jasmin Bennett, 2; Mikela Noble, 4, Liz Perez, 2. .

THREE POINT GOALS – B: Hatten (4), S. Phillips, (2), Camp, A. Phillips. G: .

RECORDS – Bullard 22-8; 6- 0. Gilmer 5-15; 0-6.

NEXT UP – Bullard at Chapel Hill, Fri. 6 .m.

Junior Varsity Game
Bullard 42, Gilmer 30
Bullard 11 9 6 16 - 42
Gilmer    5 3 9 13 - 30

BULLARD – Kylee Nichols, 10; Chelsie Southerland, 9; Chelsea Foreman, 14; Heather Anding, 6; Savannah Pinion, 3.

GILMER - Sykes, 3; Potter, 1; Ayers, 2; Ogelsby, 3; Jones, 9; Shaw, 8; Johnson, 4.

THREE POINT GOALS – B: Anding 2), Nichols. G: Shaw.

NEXT UP - Bullard at Chapel Hill, Fri. 5 p.m.