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Girls Basketball Roundup
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians stayed undefeated as they dominated state-ranked private school Christ Academy at Midwestern State University’s Kay Yeager Coliseum on Saturday.
The Lady Indians won 70-22 against the Lady Warriors in a game they ran away with it from the start.
Nocona came into the game ranked second in the state in 2A from the recent Texas Association of Basketball Coaches poll. Christ Academy was ranked fifth in the state in the 1A private school polls.
The Lady Indians showed how big that divide is between them as they raced out to a 21-4 lead.
Nocona’s defense is the key to unlocking its offense as it looks to push the ball in transition every chance it gets.
Teams are usually caught several times early with long outlet passes that span the length of the court not many players can or dare to make.
They usually go to a player who is so open you swear she must have been cherry picking on defense until you look for it the next time around and see the player is just quick to leak out once a rebound is secured by a Lady Indian.
Nocona was able to do that all game as the Lady Indians limited the Lady Warriors to six or less points in every quarter.
The Nocona offense did not stop running for the first three quarters as the team scored 21, 20 and 19 points to lead 60-16.
The fourth quarter the Lady Indians put on the breaks to practice its ball control and stalling effort as well as get everyone on the team reps with the game already decided as they coasted to win 70-22.
Megyn Meekins led the team with 31 points, seven assists and five steals. Skyler Smith joined her in double-figures scoring 13 points and grabbing a team high seven rebounds. Sydnee Mowry was third scoring eight points.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers lost to state-ranked Slidell on Friday night.
The Lady Greyhounds won 71-36 against the young Lady Panthers.
Saint Jo was hoping it could give the heavy district favorites some challenge and it did in the first and fourth quarters.
Unfortunately, the middle quarters saw the Lady Panthers score only 14 points total which was not enough to keep up against a potent Slidell offense.
Saint Jo’s final game before the holiday break comes against another team expected to be among the tops in the district Midway on Tuesday.
The Lady Panthers will have some non-district games before they get back to district play, with the first game scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 28 at home against Alvord.
Gold-Burg
The Gold-Burg Lady Bears lost at Midway on Friday night.
The Lady Falcons won 49-24 against a Lady Bears team that just could not keep up offensively.
Midway relied on three girls to do all of its scoring and they delivered with one raining in five 3-pointers, another scoring 18 points and the other scoring 10.
Gold-Burg had one quarter where it scored double-digits as a team where five different players made at least one basket each. Unfortunately, the other three quarters saw the team struggle to score.
Sierra Weaver led the Lady Bears with eight points as she made the only two 3-pointers for them during the game.
Bellevue vs Forestburg
The Bellevue Lady Eagles picked up their first district win against Forestburg on Friday.
The Lady Eagles pulled away in the fourth quarter to win a close game 40-31.
Both teams were looking for its first district win after losing the opening games.
It was low scoring for the first three quarters as neither team scored more than eight points.
Bellevue led 23-20 heading into the fourth quarter.
That is when the scoring picked up on both sides as the Lady Eagles made some 3-pointers and was able to force some timely turnovers to pull away, winning 40-31.
On Forestburg, Allie Cisneros led the team with 11 points 10 rebounds. Rachel Allen and KK Willett were second with six points each.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Lady Eagles came out on Saturday and gave Forestburg a one-sided beating to improve to 2-0 in district play.
The Lady Eagles won 60-26 on the road, imposing their will on the Lady Horns.
Bellevue came into the game following a bye-game which gave the team extra time to get ready, so when the snow came later in the week it did not throw off too much.
The Lady Eagles full-court press proved too much for the young Forestburg from the start. Bellevue led 16-6 after the first quarter and 28-12 at halftime.
Even when the Lady Eagles pulled back from playing the press in the second half, the defensive intensity still stifled the Lady Horns. Only when all of the bench was on the court for most of the fourth quarter did Forestburg make up any ground, but by then the starters were just cheering on their teammates.
Bellevue won 60-26.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians got their biggest challenge in district play this season with a win against fellow state-ranked team Seymour at home on Saturday.
The Lady Indians won 63-56, holding off a big time scoring plunge from the Lady Panthers in the fourth quarter to win.
Nocona was confident heading into the game. The Lady Indians were well-rested after having a bye earlier in the week and focused on the one team in the district that looked like it could give them a challenge. Nocona had blown out every team in district already and last suffered a loss in district play in 2019.
The Lady Indians got off to a good start up 16-8 after the first quarter. The second quarter was more even, but Nocona led 28-19 at halftime and was in control.
The Lady Indians added to their lead in the third quarter, outscoring Seymour 17-12 and leading 45-31 heading into the final period.
The fourth quarter saw the Lady Panthers come unleashed offensively. Seymour nearly equaled its three-quarter total, scoring 25 points and making Nocona sweat.
The Lady Indians thankfully were up to the task offensively, scoring a game high for them 18 points, with more points on the table if they would have made a few more free throws down the stretch.
Nocona won with some breathing room, 63-56.
Meg Meekins led the team with 27 points and seven assists. Reagan Phipps was second with 15 points as she made three 3-pointers. Aubree Kleinhans grabbed a team high eight rebounds.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers dominated at Midway on Jan. 7 to pick up their second district win.
The Lady Panthers won 54-15 against the Lady Falcons to continue their defense of the their district title.
Saint Jo came into the game confident following a one-sided win to start district the previous week at Prairie Valley. Midway did not prove to much more of a challenge as the game was again finished with the starters on the bench.
Payzlie Cervantes led the team with 15 points while Jordyn O’Neal was second with 13 points while she dished out a team high five assists. Kamron Skidmore grabbed a team high nine rebounds.
Forestburg
The Forestburg Lady Horns had an up and down week last week, starting district 1-1 in games against Prairie Valley and Bellevue.
The Lady Horns won early in the week 59-21 against the Lady Bulldogs, but were on the other side of that when they lost 60-26 against Bellevue later in the week.
Forestburg came into the week a bit rusty, having last played a game on Dec. 20. Despite that, the Lady Horns came ready to play against Prairie Valley on Jan. 7 on the road.
Forestburg was up 17-4 after the first quarter and 28-11 at halftime. The Lady Horns did not let up in the third quarter, scoring 25 points to pull away before pulling back in the fourth quarter. Forestburg won 59-21.
Brenna Briles had a rare quadruple double, finishing with a team high 22 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 14 steals. Jocelyn Rich was second with 11 points. Braylee Briles had a team high four blocks.
It was the type of game that can get the team going in the right direction as every player got to play big minutes and scored at least one basket after such a long layoff. Coach Cori Hayes credited the team effort for the one-sided win.
Unfortunately, it did not carry over in the Lady Horns district home opener on Saturday against Bellevue.
The Lady Eagles fullcourt pressure proved too much for Forestburg from the start and the Lady Horns were behind 28-12 at halftime. Even when Bellevue pulled back its press, the aggressive defense continued to cause Forestburg trouble as the team finished with 33 turnovers. The Lady Eagles won 60-26.
Prairie Valley
The Prairie Valley Lady Bulldogs lost a tough district game at home against Forestburg on Jan. 7.
The Lady Horns won 59-21 in a game where the Lady Bulldogs struggled against the physical defense.
Prairie Valley was coming off a tough start to district play the previous week, playing the defending district champs Saint Jo. Forestburg proved to be another game where the team struggled to not turn the ball over.
Renee Stout led the team with 10 points while Natalee Young and Abby Pepper each had four points.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
To see more pictures from the Bellevue vs Forestburg game, click here https://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bnews1&AID=6872188&T=1
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