Girls Basketball News
Samarra Ward's second shot of the game, a jumper from the corner just inside the
3-point arc, put the Wilcox senior over the 1,000-point mark for her career as the
Indians beat Abbott Tech 49-20 in Meriden. Ward is the first Wilcox girl to reach the milestone since Jen Raspardo, who graduated in 2000.
Samarra was surprised and said ”I knew I was getting close, but didn’t realize it that
night.” Samarra heard the long buzzer and was wondering what had happened
when the game was halted to recognize her achievement.
“I started playing varsity basketball when I was a freshman and only began playing basketball on a team in the 8th grade, so I obviously improved quite a bit in that time
period!” Samarra plans on attending college and hopes to get a chance to
continue to play the game.
