East Henderson's Smith surpasses 1,000 career points

From staff reports, Hendersonville Times-News

SYLVA — Needing just five points to reach 1,000 for her career, East Henderson junior Stephanie Smith wasted little time in reaching the milestone Wednesday night at Smoky Mountain.

She drained six 3-pointers in the first half and had another in the second half to finish with a game-high 32 points, but it wasn't enough as the Lady Eagles lost 67-47.

Smith had 23 points in the first half, which helped East jump to a 30-28 lead by halftime.

But Smoky Mountain charged back in the second half, outscoring the Lady Eagles 39-17.
Smith, who now has 1,027 career points, was the only double-digit scorer for East, which fell to 1-11 and 0-4 in the WNC Athletic Conference.

The Lady Eagles return home Friday to host Franklin, and East will be honoring Smith prior to the game.

GIRLS

Smoky Mountain 67, East Henderson 47

EAST HENDERSON — Sarmiento 6, Bollman 2, Smith 32, Landrum 3, James 2.
SMOKY MOUNTAIN — Bowers 9, Henson 31, Deweese 3, Ridenour 7, Corbin 1