EA player reaches 1000 points

Published 4:23 pm Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Grayson Emmons, right, and teammate Lacie Flowers embrace after Emmons scored her 1,000th career point for Escambia Academy.

A made free throw in the third quarter of the Escambia Academy Lady Cougars game got the biggest ovation of the night from fans Tuesday.

That’s because it gave junior Grayson Emmons her 1,000th career point.

After the make in the third quarter against Fort Dale Academy, Emmons hugged teammates.

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The Lady Cougars lost the area contest 40-37 to the Lady Eagles.

For more, pick up the Saturday, Jan. 19 edition of The Atmore Advance.