BHFAN Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 Congrats Eagles on a great season you did the school proud!!!!BH Sports write upDespite a gallant second half effort, Barbers Hill fell short in their attempt to reach the Class 4A regional tournament by losing to Dickinson 63-57. BH ends its first season in Class 4A with a 27-7 record. The Eagles will miss four seniors who have played at the varsity level during either their freshmen or sophomore year. Samantha Hardin, Kassi Sylvia, Traci Sandel and Sarah Daniels all battled to the end against a very skilled Dickison squad. Perhaps tonight's game was won in the first half. It came down to a matter of execution. Dickinson applied a strong man pressure creating several BH turnovers. The Lady Gators then converted them into fastbreak points. Meanwhile, Barbers Hill had a difficult time finishing their drives to the basket. Sometimes they missed close range shots. Or BH was able to draw the foul but missed from the charity stripe. The Eagles connected on only 1 of 9 second quarter freethrow attempts. Those efforts had Barbers Hill staring at a 16 point deficit as the second quarter raced to an end. Traci Sandel though gave the BH fans a bit of hope when she connected on a 3 pointer before the horn sounded to end the period. Dickinson lead 35-22 as both teams headed for the locker room.Most of the third period had Dickinson maintaining their 13 point advantage. With just over 4 minutes remaining, the Lady Gators lead 43-30. With 3:07 on the clock, BH was down 47-34. Then Paris Carter made a freethrow to cut the lead to 12. Barbers Hill made a defensive stop in which Sandel convert on the offensive end to make the score 47-37. With under a minute in the period, BH pushed the ball down the floor after a Dickinson turnover. Samantha Hardin quickly found Kassi Sylvia near the basket and the deficit was trimmed to eight. A Dickinson field goal end the third quarter with the Lady Gators leading 49-39. In the fourth quarter, Barbers Hill began one final surge to over take Dickinson. The Lady Gators had a 12 lead with six minutes remaining in the game. Sandel then scored moving the deficit back to 10. Moments later, Hardin connected from the left side of the arc making the score 53-46. Then Sylvia grabbed an offensive rebound and fed Hardin near the top of the key. Samatha connected once again and the Eagles were only down by 4, 53-49. The Lady Gators though would not allow the Eagles to get any closer. Dickinson converted on a pair of freethrows and a put back off an offensive rebound to lead 57-49. Barbers Hill managed to get back to within 4 at 59-55 but the Eagles were unable to score again until Sylvia hit a jumper just before the final buzzer.
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