Potter-Dix Girls Drop Area's Only Varsity Game Of The Week

Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyotes basketball team dropped a contest to the visiting Leyton Lady Warriors last Friday in a rescheduled and shortened evening of hoops since the boys game was cancelled due to COVID concerns.

With Kimball sports also on hold until January, at least at this point, the Potter-Dix girls game was the area’s only varsity basketball game all week.

The Lady Coyotes had been playing better under new Head Coach Shannon Wintholz and faced a limited Leyton team very short on players.

But the players Leyton did bring were experienced, and the Lady Warriors were able to respond to a strong second quarter by the Potter-Dix squad with a strong third quarter of their own to earn the 39-33 victory.

After opening a 9-5 lead at the end of the first period, the Coyotes offense got in gear in the second period while Leyton struggled.

The Lady Coyotes put up 12 points against only two for the Lady Warriors, and Potter-Dix went into the half leading 17-11.

But Leyton regrouped with a strong third quarter, outscoring the Lady Coyotes 17-8 to retake the lead on their way to the win.

Lady Coyote player statistics have not been available for this and other games this season. Leyton senior Ella Draper led the scoring with 14 points for the Lady Warriors.

Potter-Dix fell to 1-5 and Leyton improved to 1-2.