Lady Hornets remain in 3-way tie for 2nd place

The Franklin Lady Hornets remained in a three-way tie for second place in District 7-2A following Friday’s 55-30 league win over West St. Mary at the WSMHS Gymnasium.
Ajontae McDaniel scored a career high 24 points to lead the Franklin Lady Hornets to the victory.
Franklin (8-19, 5-3) jumped out front by a 15-0 lead at the end of the first quarter before holding a 28-6 halftime cushion. Franklin led by a 41-20 advantage at the end of three quarters on the way to the 55-30 triumph over the Lady Wolfpack.
With the win, the Franklin Lady Hornets remained in a three-way tie for second place in District 7-2A with Catholic High and Ascension Episcopal. Delcambre lead District 7-2A with an 8-2 league mark.
McDaniel scored in every quarter, finishing with 24 points on 12 field goals. McDaniel collected eight points in the first quarter, six in the second stanza, four more in the third before finishing up with six points in the fourth frame for a game-high 24 points. Makhai Fernandez also finished in double digits for the Lady Hornets after sinking six field goals for 12 points.
Other top scorers for Franklin were: Sta’Trail Butler, 7; Brineisha Jack, 3; Kirsten Perro, 3; Aaliyah Smith, 3; Alkia Robinson, 2 and Jazmin Brent, 1.
Takylan Hamilton led the Lady Wolfpack with 10 points on two field goals and 3 of 6 charity shots. Jokila Tillman added eight points while Breashia Alexander and Taylor Hawkins tossed in four points apiece for the Lady Wolfpack.
Franklin will host Loreauville on Tuesday while West St. Mary (2-11, 1-8) travels to play league front-runner Delcambre on Tuesday.