BY BRITTNI MCCOY
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN

WARFIELD — Martin County Middle School basketball players Desirae Gullett and Alyssa Maynard dropped double digits in the Lady Cards wins against Johns Creek, Greenup County and Dorton last week. For their effort, they were named the Mountain Citizen players of the week.

Gullett scored 17 points against Johns Creek and 13 in an overtime win versus Greenup County. Maynard notched 11 in the OT win and versus Dorton.

In the game against Greenup, both made several key plays.

Greenup inbounded the ball with 1:48 to go in the fourth and dribbled down the middle of the floor. Gullett’s quick hands knocked the ball into Maynard’s possession leading to a spin move and basket.

After Greenup regained possession, Gullett had a steal that prevented them from scoring and allowed the game to go to OT.

In extra minutes, Gullett slid up the wing and received a pass with the game knotted at 26. She fired up a 3-pointer with a hand in her face and knocked it down for the go-ahead with 49 seconds to go.

After Greenup pulled within one, they inbounded the ball. Gullett sprinted to the corner and deflected a pass into Maynard’s hands. Maynard was fouled and hit two clutch free throws with 4 seconds left that closed out the game.

Gullett had a sizzling 17 points against Johns Creek. She nailed two 3-pointers, eight points from inside the arc and three free throws.

Maynard had six assists and 11 points in a 39-26 win over Dorton. A key facilitator for the Cards, she has kept close games under control.