Trinity tops PG as Gentry tops 1,000 points for career

Trinity Bulldogs Autum Gentry scored 24 points against Providence Grove Patriots for her 1,015th career points during an PAC-7 basketball match up at Trinity high school in Trinity,NC on February 1st, 2022. PJ WARD-BROWN/NORTH STATE JOURNAL

TRINITY — Another local player has reached the 1,000-point milestone in girls’ basketball.

Trinity’s Autumn Gentry accomplished the career feat in a 47-40 victory against Providence Grove Patriots on Wednesday night.

The Bulldogs and Patriots played a close first half with the Bulldogs holding a two-point edge at the half. The Patriots battled back with a strong third quarter giving Providence Grove a four-point lead entering the fourth quarter.

Gentry, a junior, and her teammates dominated the fourth quarter, holding the Patriots to six points to punctuate Gentry’s milestone night.

Gracyn Hall of Randleman reached 1,000-point mark with a couple of strong games in late January.