Guest bleed orange Posted January 24, 2007 Report Posted January 24, 2007 Another good game. At one point in the 4 quater we could have gone up by 15 then all of a sudden we are only up by 7. The girls never lost their focus. They just kept playing and pulled out the victory. Great job ladies, I knew it was going to be tough in Kirbyville. This was a good win. Hats off to Kirbyville they never quit. No game is easy in 21 3A.
KFDM COOP Posted January 24, 2007 Author Report Posted January 24, 2007 No. 9 OF scratches past K'ville, 65-60Gabriel PruettThe Orange LeaderKIRBYVILLE — Two down and one more big road trip to go for the No. 9 Orangefield Lady Bobcats in the second round of District 21-3A action.So far, so good as well after the Lady Bobcats took down the Kirbyville Lady Wildcats 65-60 at Wildcats’ Gym.The victory kept Orangefield (22-6, 9-1) in a first-place tie with Silsbee in the district standings. Silsbee was a 86-70 winner Tuesday against Hamshire-Fannett.Orangefield has already defeated No. 10 Silsbee (74-69) on the road in the second half of district.The last major road hurdle on tap this district season for the Lady Bobcats is a Feb. 2 date at West Orange-Stark.Tuesday’s win was just as hard as Kirbyville’s Denetra Kellum poured in a game-high 34 points and 18 rebounds to continue her stellar play.“She (Kellum) is a real good player,†Orangefield senior guard Kristy Sanders said. “I did not get real up close to her because she is so quick.â€Sanders may not have put the clamps all the way around Kellum but she did her own on the offensive side of the ball to help key the Lady Bobcats’ win.Sanders knocked in a team-high 21 points to go with seven assists and five rebounds. Junior Kaylin Little put in 19 points to go with four assists, four steals and four rebounds. Senior Jessica Shores rounded out the Lady Bobcats in double-digit scoring with 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals.The Lady Bobcats led 57-44 heading into the fourth but the Lady Wildcats opened with a 6-0 run to make it 57-50.Sanders then knocked home a free throw and then the Lady Bobcats did a little number on the score clock.After a Kirbyville possession, Orangefield passed the ball around long enough to run 1:47 off the clock to bring the game time down.Then with 3:19 left and Orangefield up 62-55 remaining, the Lady Bobcats ran another :54 off the clock to put 1:41 left on the game clock.Little went 2-for-3 from the free throw line the rest of the way to put the game on ice.“We came in knowing Kirbyville wanted to knock us off on their home court,†Orangefield coach Sondra Ancelot said. “Our kids once again responded real well tonight. There were several let downs. This was definitely a playoff type game because we had to play buzzer to buzzer.â€Kirbyville took their last lead of the game in the midway point of the second period after Kellum scored six straight points giving the Lady Wildcats a 26-23 advantage.Sanders then popped a three before Paige Roy, who had eight points, and Shores followed with a bucket.The scoring was capped when Sanders drilled her second three-pointer of the period giving the Lady Bobcats a 33-26 lead.“It feels good to come here and get another district win,†Sanders said. “This points us a little closer to that district championship. Now we have to win out, especially at WO-S, and hope Silsbee slips up.â€Orangefield jumped out to a 8-2 lead to start the contest but Kirbyville would later fight back after a 11-0 run gave the home team a 15-12 lead.Shores tied the game up with a trey to finish off the first period scoring.The Lady Bobcats also got six points and eight rebounds from Laura Riddick.Orangefield continued its improvement from the free throw line by going 16-for-20 from the line while Kirbyville was 10-for-19.The Lady Bobcats travel to face the Bridge City Lady Cardinals Friday.Lady Bobcat tibits: The Orangefield JV squad is now 22-5 overall and 10-0 district play after Tuesday’s 49-24 win over Kirbyville. Allie Beach put in 17 points while Jessica Weldon added nine in the victory.
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