Ten games and 10 victories for the Bryant Lady Hornets freshman team now that they’ve dismissed the Lake Hamilton Lady Wolves, 43-28.
The game on Thursday at the Bryant Middle School gym lifted the Lady Hornets to 4-0 in the South Division of the Central Arkansas Junior High Conference. They’ll take a break from league play on Monday, Dec. 14, when they wrap up the pre-Christmas schedule at home against Conway White.
“We played a great first half,” declared Lady Hornets coach Eric Andrews. “We executed well against their zone, hitting several perimeter shots.”
The Lady Hornets rushed to a 15-2 lead in the opening quarter and led 28-12 at the half. It was 37-17 going into the fourth quarter.
“The second half was a different story,” Andrews said. “We just came out in the second half a little too relaxed.[more]
“We knew going into the game that we had to stop their good post player, (Corey) Bullard,” mentioned the coach. “She had 15 points against us the last time we played (to open the Bryant Invitational Tournament on Nov. 16). Courtney Davidson and Lauren Buck did a great job on her for three quarters. She was only able to score 5 points. In the fourth quarter, she got loose several times and we ended up fouling to stop her. Because of that, she went 7 of 11 from the line in the fourth quarter and added one other field goal for a total of 9 points in the quarter and 13 for the game.
“One positive from this is that it is always better to learn from a win that a loss,” Andrews concluded. “We must stay focused until the last horn blows.”
McKenzie Adams and Kiara Moore each scored 13 points to lead the Lady Hornets. Logan Davis added 10 with Buck adding 4 and Davidson 3.
