On Monday, February 18th, the Lady Eagles traveled to Webb City to play Liberal in the first round of districts. The Lady Eagles and the Lady Bulldogs both started off strong but the Lady Bulldogs lead the first quarter 16-13. The Lady Eagles fought back ending the first half 28-26. During the third quarter, both teams put up a total of 10 points, making the score 38-36. In the fourth quarter, the Lady Eagles put a total of 30 points ending the game 68-43.
Top Scorers of the Game:
Leslie Jones: 20
Sydnee Prater: 19
Kendyl Hayward: 14
Katie Tindell: 6
Haley Portillo: 5
Chelsey Puckett: 4
The Lady Eagles took on College Heights in the second round of districts on Wednesday, February 20th. College Heights started strong and lead the first quarter 11-8. The Lady Eagles put up a fight but College Heights stayed in the lead, ending the second quarter 30-20. The Lady Eagles had a slow start to the second half of the game leaving the score 56-26. The Eagles gave it all the had but still came up short, ending the game 62-47. Coach Guerin was very proud of the girls and their performances throughout the season. He stated, "We played our best game of the season, just came up short. As a coach that's all you can ask for out of any team. I'm proud of how much the girls of grown and improved all season long."
Top Scorers of the Game:
Kendyl Hayward: 12
Katie Tindell: 11
Sydnee Prater: 11
Haley Portillo: 11
Leslie Jones: 2