KFDM COOP Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Posted January 15, 2008 No. 12 Lady Jags down Lady Bears, 78-43Van WadeThe Orange LeaderLITTLE CYPRESS — Showing why they’re ranked No. 12 in the Class 4A state poll and perfect in District 22-4A, the Central Lady Jaguars forced the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears into a whopping 40 turnovers to post an easy 78-43 victory at the Bear Cave Tuesday night.The Lady Bears (6-16, 1-7) were as close as 7-7 in the first period but the Lady Jaguars (20-5, 8-0) went on a 12-0 surge to end the period and they never looked back.The Lady Jaguar inside duo of Katrina Harris and Erikka Harris were too much inside for the Lady Bears. Harris poured in a game-high 17 points and yanked down seven rebounds. Meanwhile, Walker scored all 14 of her points and snared all 11 of her rebounds in the first 16 minutes to lead the Lady Jags to a comfortable 44-19 cushion at intermission. Central outrebounded LC-M 26-10 in the first half.Turnovers hampered the Lady Bears throughout and they committed 13 alone in the first period that helped Central score the quarter’s last 12 points. Central, using Walker’s eight second-period points, went on a 25-12 spurt in the second period.The Lady Bears played well on defense at times as they forced Central into 24 turnovers of its own. However, Central was also too much for the Lady Bears on the boards. The Lady Jaguars had a 42-24 rebounding edge.Feisty guard Ellen Williams paced the Lady Bear attack with 15 points. She hit two three-pointers and scored five points in both the third and fourth quarters.Katie Harrell pumped in nine points for the Lady Bears. Hailey Christian contributed six points and a team-high six rebounds while Nardis McBride added five boards.Forward Alexia Pickett had a solid outing for the Lady Jags, scoring 13 points and yanking down six rebounds. Forward Ashley Antwine and guard Ashton Massey scored eight points apiece. Meagan Byrd tallied seven points and Brandi Buckley pulled down five rebounds.The Lady Bears were strong at the free-throw line, going 18-of-23 as Harrell nailed 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.The Lady Jaguars struggled a bit, going just 6-of-15.The Lady Bears look to bounce back Friday when they head to the Reservation to take on the Port Neches-Groves Lady Indians.
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