Dec 1, 2002 By The 1 min read

Lady Raiders, Fillies open season with victories With Yourchik out indefinitely with a foot injury, the Rockettes used a balanced attack and some clutch foul shooting by Erica Smoggie down the stretch to hold off Bentworth in the consolation game of the Avella Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday night.

Jefferson-Morgan led 11-5, 20-17 and 33-27 at the breaks.

Smoggie sank seven of 10 free throws in the fourth period to help the Rockettes (1-1) maintain their lead, and wound up with 12 points. Carly Largent scored a game-high 13 points for J-M and Charity McCann hit three 3-pointers in scoring 11 points.

Jenny Johns and Amber Jenkins paced the Lady Bearcats (0-2) with 12 and 11 points, respectively.Boys basketball