Class 1A No. 1 ranked Wesleyan defeated Class 5A No. 9 ranked North Cobb 60-53 in the championship game of the South Forsyth Turkey Shootout at South Forsyth High School Saturday night.  North Cobb led 14-10 at the end of the first quarter and the Lady Wolves found themselves down by eight midway through the second.  Erin Hall hit a pair of threes on the way to scoring eight second quarter points which helped Wesleyan recover from North Cobb's run.  Wesleyan took a 31-30 lead into halftime.  The Lady Wolves tightened up defensively to begin the third quarter with Holli Wilkins leading the way.  She scored eight points in the quarter to help stretch the Wesleyan lead to 45-39 at the end of the third quarter.  The Lady Wolves did a good job of controlling the tempo and with ball control in the fourth quarter.  With a consistant 5-7 point lead being maintained, the Lady Wolves did a great job of moving the ball around while being chased by North Cobb defenders.  If caught and fouled however, chances were the free throws weren't going to go in.  Wesleyan was an abysmal 4 for 11 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter.  The defense however did it's job on the other end  with every shot contested and either Wilkins or Kaelyn Causwell cleaning the glass on the defensive boards.  Wilkins recorded her third straight double-double as she had 21 points and 13 rebounds and earned All Tournament team honors.  Erin Hall had 19 points, six rebounds and four assists and was selected the tournament's Most Valuable Player.  Jordan Frazier scored six points while Aysia McKenzie had five assists and Causwell grabbed 10 rebounds.  With the tournament championship win, Wesleyan starts a season 3-0 for the first time since the 2000-2001 season.  North Cobb falls to 2-1.  The Lady Wolves next face Hardaway, a Class 4A school from Columbus, on Friday in its home opener.  Tipoff is 7:00 PM.

Most teams that commit 21 turnovers in the first half of a game usually don't end up with a win and certainly not a double-digit win but that's exactly what Wesleyan did Wednesday night.  The Lady Wolves defeated Cherokee 75-62 in the semi-final round of the South Forsyth Turkey Shootout after a horrid first half.  Wesleyan led 17-14 at the end of the first quarter and held a 31-23 lead with about 2 minutes left in the second when an avalanche of turnovers and fast break points allowed Cherokee to close the gap.  They ended the half on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 31-30 at the break.  Wesleyan came out in the second quarter with much more intensity and obvious focus.  They reduced the turnovers and upped the defensive pressure which led to easy scoring opportunities.  Wesleyan outscored Cherokee 23-14 in the quarter to open a 54-44 lead heading into the fourth.  The lead grew to 20 points late in the quarter when the turnover bug made another appearance but the game was already well in hand.  Erin Hall led the scoring for Wesleyan as she scored 24 points including four three-pointers.  Holli Wilkins had another strong performance as she pumped in 18 points and is fast becoming a player other teams are going to have a tough time dealing with.  Kennington Groff scored 12 points including three three-pointers.  Logan Morris added nine points for the Lady Wolves.  With the win, Wesleyan improves to 2-0 on the young season and advances to the tournament championship game where they will face Class 5A No. 9 ranked North Cobb (2-0).  The championship game will be at 6:00 PM Saturday night at South Forsyth.  On a more sour note, Wesleyan freshman Katie Frerking tore the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in her knee in Wesleyan's first game of the season against Hillgrove.  She will be out for the remainder of the season.  We all wish Katie a speedy and healthy recovery.