Second half surges OF past BC

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Second half surges OF past BC

Gabriel Pruett

The Orange Leader

ORANGEFIELD — One down and three more to go for the Orangefield Lady Bobcats.

No. 13 Orangefield took control against Bridge City in the second half Friday night and never looked back en route to a 67-25 victory.

The Lady Bobcats (20-9, 11-0) are now three wins away from a perfect District 21-3A schedule.

Orangefield plays at Hamshire-Fannett Tuesday before playing host to West Orange-Stark next Friday. The Lady Bobcats finish the district slate off at Hardin-Jefferson on Feb. 5.

Bridge City fell to 6-16 on the year and 2-9 in the district standings.

The Lady Cardinals, led by Jenna Angelle’s 11 points and 12 rebounds, found ways to keep things close in the first half.

Orangefield was up 10-5 after the first period and then held a 30-17 advantage heading into half-time.

The third period is when the Lady Bobcats exploded.

Orangefield took off after the break, scoring the period’s first 22 points as Kaylin Little scored 13 of her 22 points in the frame.

Bridge City’s Lauren Angelle broke the run up with a free throw with just 21.3 remaining in the third to make it 52-18 Orangefield. Lauren Angelle added five points and a game-high 13 rebounds.

Little and the Lady Bobcats were not done just yet.

With the time expiring, the Lady Bobcats seemed content just passing the ball around.

Little received the ball with just seconds remaining and calmly drained a three-pointer to give Orangefield a 55-18 advantage heading into the fourth.

Allie Beach continued her strong play for Orangefield Coach Chris Jost as the junior post notched 14 points and seven rebounds.

Senior Laura Riddick put in eight points, six rebounds and four assists while freshman Marissa Wyatt had seven points and four boards. Jessica Weldon finished with seven points and four boards as every Lady Bobcats player scored in the game. Olivia Wagner finished with five points and 10 rebounds.

Whitney Knippers had a nice game for the Lady Cardinals with six points and three rebounds and junior guard Mallory Guidry showed nice hustle by grabbing five rebounds to go with three steals.

“We played well once again, especially in that second half,†Jost said. “We had some pretty good ball movement. We also have grown to love to chunk it up there, let Allie go up for a rebound and let her put it back in the basket. All of a sudden though we are having a free throw problem. We have to get back on track with them.â€

After finishing just 9-for-23 in a 73-31 victory over Kirbyville on Tuesday, the Lady Bobcats finished 3-for-17 from the line Friday night.

Orangefield opened the game on a 8-0 run behind three-pointers from Wagner and Weldon and a bucket from Riddick.

Jenna Angelle then cut the lead in half with a shot and a pair of free throws making it 8-4 Orangefield.

Wyatt put the Lady Bobcats up 10-4 with her first bucket of the night and Knippers finished the first period scoring off with a free throw making it 10-5 heading into the second.

In an almost identical start to the second, Orangefield started on a 8-0 run to take a 18-5 advantage.

Beach, who was held scoreless in the first, came up with eight points in the second to lead the Orangefield charge.

Both Jenna Angelle and Knippers each had five points in the second period for the Lady Cardinals who trailed 30-17 at the break.

The third period was a nightmare for the Lady Cardinals who were playing in the absence of head coach Allen Ashworth who was out with sickness.

Orangefield outscored Bridge City 25-1 after the break.

Lauren Angelle, who did not score in the first half, score four of her five points in the fourth as the Lady Bobcats outscored the Lady Cardinals 12-7 to finish off the game.

Jost was pleased with the entire Lady Bobcats roster Friday night and is also proud to see Beach grow with confidence after each contest.

“She is so confident right now,†Jost said. “She is posting up, calling for the ball, holding people off and then making moves to score. She gets stronger and more confident with each night out. She is also causing teams to collapse on her and then she can kick it out to our shooters. Allie is really starting to open things up for our offense.â€

The Lady Bobcats out-rebounded the Lady Cardinals 48-43.

Orangefield returns to action Tuesday with a road trip to Hamshire-Fannett while Bridge City will play host to Kirbyville.

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