The Mathews High School girls’ varsity basketball team’s season came to an abrupt end Tuesday night, as the Lady Devils fell to West Point in the first round of the regional tournament, 47-30. In the final regular season game last Thursday, the MHS varsity girls dropped a crucial contest to the visiting Middlesex Chargers, 49-45, in a match that decided the seeding for post-season play. Meanwhile, the JV girls ended their season on Friday night during a tripleheader that also included the MHS boys’ JV and varsity teams. The JV Lady Devils fell to the King and Queen Tigers, 31-13. West Point The season came to an end on Tuesday night at West Point. The Pointers jumped out to an early lead, taking a 13-7 edge at the end of the first quarter and widening the margin to 27-11 at the half. The girls played a hard last quarter, but fell short to Pointers, 47-30. The top scorer of the night was Elizabeth Moore with 11 points. “It’s unfortunate that our season had to end tonight, but I am so pr...
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