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Tuesday's prep basketball highlights

Wed,01/14/26-11:31AM, 1,265 Reads
Here are some of the highlights from Tuesday’s prep basketball action:
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Pillow Academy’s Riley Coleman works the ball around a Magnolia Heights defender during their game Friday night at Pillow.

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PA girls split pair of games

By CALVIN STEVENS CALVIN STEVENS - Sports Editor
Wed,01/14/26-2:00AM, 1,655 Reads
Pillow Academy’s girls and boys basketball teams each played a pair of games Friday and Saturday.
The Lady Mustangs went 1-1, as they improved to 4-0 in District 1-4A with a 76-21 win over visiting Magnolia Heights Friday night at Stribling Gymnasium.
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Embry Maxwell, a second grader at Pillow Academy, dribbles the ball during The Little Dribblers performance Friday night at halftime of the Lady Mustangs’ contest with Magnolia Heights School.

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Pillow Academy second graders Allie Nix, left, and Ally Horton bounce the ball off their leg during Friday night’s presentation of The Little Dribblers Club at halftime of the varsity girls game.

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Corbett Patridge works on taking the ball between his legs, one of the drills the young players work on.

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Jane Hollins Thornburg dribbles the ball during the performance Friday night.

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PA’s Little Dribblers: Fandel’s idea to start club for youngsters took off

Wed,01/14/26-2:00AM, 1,302 Reads
Catherine Fandel is doing her part to help future basketball teams at Pillow Academy.
She approached assistant girls coach and assistant athletic director Mignon Hodges last summer about starting The Little Dribblers Club for second-grade students.
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Carroll Academy’s Emma Matthews brings the ball up the court during Monday’s game against Manchester.

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Prep Roundup: Carroll squads taken down by Manchester

By CALVIN STEVENS CALVIN STEVENS - Sports Editor
Wed,01/14/26-2:00AM, 1,452 Reads
Every basketball team has off nights, and unfortunately for the Carroll Academy girls and boys basketball teams, Monday night’s home games with Manchester Academy was theirs.
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