Vicksburg girls defeat Florence, 51-38

Published 11:39 am Thursday, December 29, 2011

Ama Arkoful had 23 points, eight assists and seven steals to lead Vicksburg (6-8) to its second consecutive victory.

The Missy Gators hit 9 of 12 shots in the first quarter and raced out to an 18-4 lead. They stretched it to 22 points by halftime, then coasted home. Florence (3-14) got as close as 11 points with a run late in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t overcome a 3-for-23 (13 percent) shooting performance in the first half.

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