Samuel Higgs / TPI Benjamin Russell's Ami Edwards goes up for a layup against Opelika on Thursday. She finished as the leading scorer with 14 points for the Wildcats.
Samuel Higgs / TPI Benjamin Russell's Gabby McKinney breaks free after getting a steal against Opelika on Thursday. The Wildcats have won their first two games of the season.
There is always going to be a time in the season when things go awry — and for the Benjamin Russell girls basketball team, it took only one game.
After opening the year with a victory over Talladega, 61-29, earlier in the week, the Wildcats were down three starters due to injury or sickness. But even with an early onset of adversity, it was the freshman class that stepped up to the plate on Thursday.
Samuel Higgs / TPI Benjamin Russell's Ami Edwards goes up for a layup against Opelika on Thursday. She finished as the leading scorer with 14 points for the Wildcats.
Samuel Higgs / TPI Benjamin Russell's Gabby McKinney breaks free after getting a steal against Opelika on Thursday. The Wildcats have won their first two games of the season.
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...All of central Alabama.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST this morning.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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