Girls Basketball Comes Up Short In Home Opener

CFNN Reporter Grace Sherbert

The Lady Colts took to the hardwood Friday night for the first time this season in their home opener. Although they came up a bit short in their first game against E.E Smith, there was a large crowd on hand, expectations were high, and the girls performed well. Unfortunately, the Lady Colts ended the game on the short end 66-46. 

The Colts started strong, scoring 9 points to open the contest. E.E. Smith was forced to call a timeout almost immediately, setting the tone for the Colts. With their energy high, the Colts were confident on their home court. 

¨First quarter we started out really good, I thought we handled the pressure pretty well,¨ said Head Coach Brian Graham 

The Colts shooting cooled off in the second quarter, as E.E. Smith heated up, scoring 22 points to the Colts 9 in the quarter. 

¨The second quarter was the difference in the game because in the third and fourth quarters both teams were even in scoring.¨ Coach Graham said.

By half time the Colts were down 7, and they couldn’t muster up enough offense to cut into the Bulls lead. 

¨We suddenly stopped getting offensive rebounds, it was difficult to score if we couldn’t get any rebounds which messed us up.¨ Junior Samara Britt said. 

Coming back in from half time the Colts were eager to score.The girls played with high intensity. It quickly became a head to head game, as the Colts cut the lead to 5 points. The Golden Bulls answered quickly and continued their hot shooting into the third quarter, shooting left and right until Coach Graham was forced to call a timeout to regroup. 

As the Colts pushed to come back in the fourth quarter, they were assessed a technical call for attempting a 6th timeout, causing some frustration among the Colts.

¨When everyone becomes frustrated we just end up falling apart.¨ Samara Britt says. 

¨We played well,” said Sophomore Kayia Starling. “We put up quick shots and scored, but couldn’t get back on defense in time on a few possessions.¨

Overall, the Lady Colts played an outstanding game and learned what they can improve on throughout the season. 

¨The girls never gave up, they fought to the very end,” said Coach Graham. “We faced a very good basketball program in E.E. Smith, it was a good test for us!”

The Colts have a busy week this week as they take on Overhills Monday and a rematch against EE Smith on Friday! Be sure to come out and show your Colt Pride!