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B-G’s Palmatier and Selfridge join 1,000 Point Club

Published December 28 and 29

BAINBRIDGE – Bainbridge-Guilford’s Megan Palmatier started the game against Tioga on Wednesday seven points shy of 1,000 points over her Bobcat career. Scoring six in the first half, Palmatier went into the intermission with the monkey on her back.

Nailing an free-throw early in the third, the crowd roared as she became the sixth player in Bainbridge-Guilford’s girls basketball history to hit the 1,000 point milestone.

The following night, she recorded the assist on the monumental point for her long-time teammate, Abi Selfridge.

Abi Selfridge started Thursday’s championship contest against the Deposit/Hancock Eagles six points shy of reaching her 1,000 point career. Following Kori Thornton’s opening bucket for the Lady Bobcats, Selfridge dropped in two baskets, leaving her just one away from the milestone.

While the ping-pongesque game between the two teams was going on, the local fans were all on edge, waiting for Selfridge to get the one score that stood in the way. The first quarter ended at 14-11, in favor of B-G and the fans still halted for a moment.

It was at the 6:49 mark in the second quarter when the stand erupted in a roaring cheer as the ball dropped from the net, coming from Selfridge’s hands for a basket she won’t forget.