Leyton Girls Defeat Coyotes 39-33

Potter-Dix’s Lady Coyote Basketball team dropped a contest to the visiting Leyton Lady Warriors Friday night in a rescheduled and shortened evening due to the boy’s game being cancelled due to COVID concerns.

The Lady Coyotes have 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 very 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-to-33 victory.

After opening a 9-to-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-to-11. But Leyton regrouped and had a strong third quarter, outscoring the Lady Coyotes 17-to-8 to retake the lead. Leyton was able to hold off a surge in the fourth quarter to steal the win, 39-to-33.

Leyton senior Ella Draper led the scoring with 14 points for the Lady Warriors in the win. Potter-Dix falls to 1-and-5 on the year while Leyton grabbed their first win, moving their COVID-altered record to 1-and-2.