01-30-2013-Midweek - Wise County Messenger

8 WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, January 30, 2013BASKETBALLKrum outpacesLady EaglesBY CLAY CORBETTccorbett@wcmesenger.comThe injury-riddled DecaturLady Eagles (15-12, 2-4)struggled offensively earlyagainst the No. 4 Krum LadyCats Friday and could neverrecover.Krum eventually pulledaway for a 55-29 victory.Decatur’s defense held thegame scoreless for the firstthree minutes, but Krumscored the first 12 points andtook a 14-4 lead at the end ofthe first quarter.The Lady Eagles defensewas the highlight for Decaturin the first half but gaveup too many offensive rebounds.“When we didn’t turn theball over and we rebounded,I thought our defense playedwell,” Decatur coach BillyGarner said. “You can’t givethem four or five shots [apossession]. They don’t needany help.”It was the first full gamewithout either Jasmyne Tateor Murphy Graham andGarner knows his team willhave to make a big adjustmentquickly with the seasonwinding down.“It’s still tough,” Garnersaid about the situation.“You can’t replace in one ortwo games what those girlshave worked all year to become.“Some of our younger girlsare going to have to step up.”Krum built a 28-13 lead atthe half and totally shut downthe Decatur offense in thethird, holding the Lady Eaglesto two points in the frame.With a commanding lead,Krum backed out of theirpressure in the fourth, andDecatur took advantage,hitting numerous perimetershots down the stretch.“I got excited,” Garner saidabout the late offensive output.“They [Krum] got in azone, and we hit some perimetershots. That was somethingpositive.”Decatur was led byMakayla Mayfield with nineand Shelby Drews with seven.Haley Dennard finishedwith six, and Katie Ishamadded four.The Lady Eagles will enjoyan open date Friday beforeending the regular season onthe road Tuesday at Sanger.JOE DUTY/WCMESSENGERRIPPED AWAY — Decatur’s Haley Dennard and the Lady Eagles had a tough time with Krum’sdefense Friday. The Lady Cats took the 55-29 victory. • Buy reprints at wcmessenger.com/reprintsGIRLSBASKETBALL ROUNDUPSOCCERBrock nips Lady BulldogsAlvord came within onepossession of knocking offNo. 2 Brock Friday. The Eagleswere able to hold on fora 33-31 victory.Brock took an early 7-5lead at the end of the firstquarter, but Alvord (21-10,7-2) rallied to tie the game16-16 at the half.Brock outscored the LadyBulldogs 8-6 in the third period,which ended up beingthe difference in the game.Ariel Rogers led the waywith 11 and Marissa Schedcikhas six. Carley Kingadded five and Sam Hahnhad four. Katie Claborntossed in three and LaurenHart scored two.Alvord will travel to ParadiseFriday.Boyd 54, Peaster 31The Boyd Lady Jacketstoppled Peaster Friday, 54-31. Boyd (16-11, 2-8) was ledby Chelsea Elkins with 15The Northwest Texansgot an early lead Fridayand went on to beatSouthlake Carroll, 52-45.“We dictated the tempoof the game and we did agreat job defensively,” saidNorthwest coach MikeHatch. “Our kids did agood job shooting the ball,and making free throwsdown the stretch.”The Texans (15-8, 6-3)struggled from the charitystripe the first three quarters,but went 6 for 9 inthe final quarter.The last time the Texansfaced the Dragons (13-10,5-4), they walked awaywith a loss. This game wasa pivotal win in District4-5A, putting the Texansin third place.Northwest increasedtheir lead each quarter,not allowing the Dragonsto rally back.Josh Tatum lead with 12points. David Ogunwoluand Casey Jimison eachadded ten points.“We’re a very unselfishteam and it comes fromwhatever Josh can get,”MACK THWEATT/WCMESSENGERDEFENSIVE PRESSURE — Northwest’s Kelsea Jones andBrianna Barnhill go for the steal Friday against Southlake.and Kenzie Elkins finishedwith 13.Hatch said. “Defense dictateswhat he does and hedoes a great job readingthe defense.”The Texans will hostRichland Friday.BOYSThe Lady Jackets travel toBrock Friday.BASKETBALL ROUNDUPTexans slay DragonsMACK THWEATT/WCMESSENGERABOVE THE DEFENSE — Northwest’s Elijah Christman getsoff the jumper against Southlake Friday. The Texans movedinto third place with a 52-45 victory.Bellevue 68, Slidell 51Bellevue got the best ofSlidell for the second timethis season Friday. The districtleading Eagles pickedup the 68-51 victory.Ranger 49, Chico 38A bad second quarterwas too much for the LadyDragons to overcome Friday.Ranger outscored Chico (4-20, 0-6) 16-4 in the secondperiod en route to a 49-38victory.Alli York led the way with12 and Charlye-Ann Biggerstaffhad 10. Corey Tate addedsix. Katie Reynolds andBreann Hall each scored four.Chico travels to Perrin Friday.Southlake 76, Northwest 31The Lady Texans couldnot keep with the SouthlakeCarroll Dragons Friday, falling76-31. Southlake jumpedout to an early lead and led42-13 at the half.Addy Clements led Northwestwith 14. Brianna Barnhilladded 14 and ElizabethMoss tossed in five.Northwest hosts RichlandFriday.Slidell (23-4, 6-2) was ledby Trent Garrett with 19points and 11 rebounds.Tyler Maynard and GracjanPietryka each scored14. Isaac Davis and ScottBingham both had six. JarrettTinsman tossed in two.Chico 59, Ranger 30The Dragons came awaywith another district winFriday, taking down Ranger59-30.Chico (15-11, 4-1) wasled by Hunter Clarke andMatt Carter, each finishingwith 15. Dylan Hightowertossed in 10.The Dragons will travelto Perrin Friday.Brock 61, Alvord 24District leading Brockhad little trouble with AlvordFriday, taking downthe Bulldogs, 61-24.The Eagles jumped outto an 18-4 first quarterlead and never lookedback.Kane Rice led the Bulldogswith seven.Alvord travels to ParadiseFriday.JIMMY ALFORD/WCMESSENGERHEADS UP — Marco Rodriguez deflects a punt from theAzle keeper to put the balls back in the Texans control.Texans blankAzle, 1-0BY JIMMY ALFORDjalford@wcmessenger.comNorthwest’s ChristianVazquez slipped the decidinggoal past Azle’s keepermidway through the secondhalf of Friday night’s game.Texan defenders managedto thwart the Hornets’ attemptsat an equalizer, holdingon for the 1-0 victory.Northwest looked coldstarting the game but builtsome momentum toward theend of the first half. The Texansgave up several 50-50balls as the team struggledaround midfield.“We’re still trying to getan identity in the midfield,”Northwest socceer caochBrent Beeson said. “ParkerBishop did a great job.”The Texans came aliveand turned up the intensitywith the lone game goal ofthe second half.“They got their legs inthe second half. They werepoised and composed andplayed well,” Beeson said.Northwest goalkeeperSage Ricker did his part aswell, keeping the Texans ontop by shutting down severalAzle attempts.The relatively young Texanteam (3-6), is vying forone of four playoff spots.Beeson said Northwestsoccer is finally seeing signsof life after three years oftough times following theschool split with Byron Nelson.Northwest will host FossilRidge Friday.KAREN GARRETTI AM GRATEFULTO SERVE AS YOURSALES CONSULTANTBUICK CHEVY GMCHYUNDAI PRE-OWNEDjameswood.com 940-627-2177