WEAVERVILLE — What a way to start the season. Junior point guard Sheridan Pressley could not have scripted a better ending for the Pisgah varsity girls basketball team in its season opener at North Buncombe Tuesday night.
With 22 seconds left in regulation, the Black Hawks managed to pull within two points (63-61) of the Black Bears’ lead.
It was at that point, Pressley put her team on her shoulders and sealed the deal by sinking four free throws to give Pisgah a 67-61 non-conference victory.
The Pisgah varsity girls will put its 1-0 mark on the line tonight when they host Erwin at 6:30 p.m. in the Black Bears’ Den.
Pressley finished with a game-high 28 points, including a perfect 10-for-10 from the charity stripe, while junior teammate Mariah Lewis, who pulled down four key rebounds down ...