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Page 1-B ❖ THE BAYTOWN SUN ❖ Sunday, November 24,1996
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BASKETBALL
Woodrow Wilson 7th A 22
Cleveland 7th A 14
The Woodrow Wilson Junior School
Lady Ponies 7th grade A team defeat-
ed the Indians of Cleveland Middle
School with a 22-14 win bringing their
record to 2-0.
The Ponies were led by Kourtney
Kelsey, who contributed 10 points in
the game. Ebony Rivon scored four
points for the Lady Ponies. Beth Wiez-
erwiski also scored four points. Noelle
Haseldon had four and also played well
on defense.
Others playing well for the Lady
Ponies were Meredith Todd, Ashley
Brand, Chellsey Smesney, Tiffany
Stringer, Andrae Ivester, Crystal Hess,
Natalie Kindle, Morgan Lewis, Jenny
McLemore and Jennifer Wyndham.
Woodrow Wilson 8th A 17
Cleveland 8th A 17
The Woodrow Wilson Junior School
Lady Ponies 8th grade A team came
from behind to tie the Cleveland Junior
School Indians 17-17 with eight sec-
onds remaining in the game.
Roxie Etheridge tied the game when
she sank a free-throw after a technical
foul was called against the Indians.
The Lady Ponies top rebounder was
Bobbi Strickland. Kelli Kolarik was a
standout on defensive.
Others who played well for the Lady
Ponies were Joni Arnold, Jessica Trot-
ter, Elisa Brooks, Amber Oliver, Ashley
Holt, Renee Robinson, Coco Sanders,
Nicole Herndon and Leah Yates.
Barbers Hill 7th A 26
Hardin 7th A 10
Thl BarberSMfMlddfe School girl’s8
7th grade beat the Hardin Middle
School 7th grade A team 26-10 to
improve their record to 2-0.
Jennifer Maris and Sarah Fontenot
led the team with six points each.
Shalena Hodges and Calyn Copeland
both scored three points. Allison
Keese, Janna Oliver, Kelli Anderson
and Katie Anderson all score two
points apiece in the contest.
Standouts on defense were April
Jordan, Rebecca Howell and Lori
McAdams.
Barters Hill 8th A 44
Hardin 8th A 10
Improving their record to 2-0, the
Barbers Hill Middle School 8th grade A
team defeated Hardin Middle School
8th grade A team 44-10.
Leading the way for Barbers Hill was
Hannah Denbigh with 10 points. Julia
Durdin wasn’t far behind with nine
points. Tiffany Davis had six points,
while Kelley Andrews and Denise Mon-
civais scored five and four points,
respectively.
Other players to score were Rachael
Boaz, Jenifer Martin, Jamie Harris and
JinaHong.
On defense, Malena LeBouf, Lauren
Obermeier and Laura Moffett joined
Denbigh in good play.
Satunfav, Nov, 23
Lee College at Paris JC, 7:30 p.m.
RSS at TISCA Zone Championship
at Texas A&M, all day
Monilay, Nov, g
BH-men at Katy Taylor, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday Nov, 26
RSS-men vs. Raybum, 7:00 p.m.
RSS-women vs. So. Houston, 7:30 p.m.
REL-women at No. Brook, 7:30 p.m.
BH-men vs. NW Academy, 7:30 p.m.
BH-women vs. No. Shore, 6:00 p.m.
Thorsday.Nov.28
Basketball
REL-men at Lee College Classic
RSS-men at Lee College Classic
BH-women at Lovelady Tournament
Rangers shoot down Eagles
By ROBERT GEIGER
The Baytown Sun
The Sterling Rangers men’s basketball
team prevailed over the Pasadena Eagles in
an exciting 61-56 contest Friday night.
In the friendly confines of the Winnie
Brown Gymnasium, the Rangers never
trailed the visitiors. But the victory didn’t
come easy.
The Eagles kept the game interesting
from the second quarter on, never trailing
by more than eight. In fact, the men from
Pasadena tied the score midway through
the fourth before the Rangers put it away.
‘“Refuse to lose’ is a phrase we’re
always saying to the team,” head coach
Robert Shaw said. “And that’s what our
kids did tonight - they refused to lose.”
It initially looked like it might be an easy
night for the Blue as they out-scored
Pasadena 15-5 in the first. Savalas Trower
scored all six of his points while showing
great hustle on both ends of the court.
Kourtney LeDay started off his best night
of the season with a couple of baskets of
his own, including one while being fouled.
Those two men were helped by the inside-
out play of Mike Bridwell and Jon Flowers.
The machine seemed to be clicking.
“That’s how we practice it,” Shaw said.
The bad news for the Rangers was that
Bridwell and Flowers found themselves in
quick foul trouble that put both of them on
the bench.
Pasadena, behind their now unopposed
big man Ray Smoko, methodically worked
their way back into the game. Smoko
scored seven points in the second quarter,
and coupled with the all-around decent
play of Cedrick Andrews, the Eagles
trailed by only four at the break.
The foul trouble continued for Sterling in
Score bvQuarters^
Rangers 15 15 13 18 61
Eagles 5 21 13 17 56
the third when Flowers picked up his
fourth personal within seconds of the half
starting. This time Eric Mercer stepped up
for the Rangers, doing the work under the
hoop, while LeDay hit a 12-foot jumper
and a three-point shot to help the Rangers
keep pace. The margin remained at four
points going into the final period.
LeDay, along with Bridwell, who played
a full five minutes with four personal fouls
until finally picking up his fifth with three
minutes left, kept the game in check while
the Eagles mounted their last ditch assault
to win the game.
Pasadena fought hard and did manage to
tie the game at 49, but that was as close as
they could get.
A fully-rested Flowers came in at that
point and made the difference down
stretch. Add two clutch Tim Ford free-
throws in the final minute and the night
was over. Rangers win 61-56.
The JV improved to 2-1 with an exciting
53-49 win over Pasadena. Terrence
Lawrence had 14 points while Jermundy
Mackey put in 13.
The sophomores started the evening off
with a 56-41 win. Four players, Ray Neal,
Roderick Critton, Ian Henry and Julio
Mora, reached double-digits in scoring.
Across town the freshman ‘B’ team suf-
fered their first loss of the year, falling to
Alief Hastings 66-57. Chad Green scored
16 in the losing effort. On Thursday, the
freshman ‘B’ squad beat Hastings 87-85
behind Jason Woodall’s 16 points. Kerwin
Lewis and Brandon Davis helped with 12
and 11 points each, respectively.
Photo by A4son Ashworth
Kourtney LeDay extends for two of his team-leading 14 points on the night as the
Rangers won their first game of the year over Pasadena by a 61-56 margin.
Ganders roped by Rayburn Texans
By JESSE W. COLEMAN
The Baytown Sun
The Lee Ganders men’s basket-
ball team lost their third game in
a row this season, this time to the
Sam Raybum Texans 79-67 at the
Lee Gymnasium Friday night.
The Ganders couldn’t over-
come a 22-15 third period run by
the Texans, who began the quar-
ter with just three points more
than Lee.
Down at the break, the Ganders
tripped and fell into a hole, which
allowed the Texans to build an
11-point lead after just four min-
utes of play in the third quarter.
Lee tried to climb out but
struggled as though they were in
quicksand.
The Texans, who were led by
Adam Gonzales and Cedric Bal-
lard pulled away the stick every-
time the Ganders tried to climb
out. They led by as many as 16
points in the quarter. Gonzales
and Ballard tormented the Gan-
ders on offense and defense. Bal-
lard scored 21 points while Gon-
zales tossed in 18 points more.
In the fourth quarter, the Gan-
ders again would try to excavate
themselves, but turnovers and
fouls pushed them to a point of
no return.
“We have to play under control
on offense and defense,” Lee
head coach Jim Ledbetter said,
referring to the team’s mental
breakdowns in the second half.
“The mental mistakes, foul
trouble and turnovers hurt us. We
have to eliminate those mis-
takes,” Ledbetter said.
Foul trouble hurt the Ganders
in this game. They lost three
starters in the second half when
they fouled out while sending the
Texans to the free-throw line 10
times. The Texans capitalized,
hitting 11 of 18 from the charity
stripe on the night.
As a result, the Ganders had to
attempt a comeback run without
the services of their big man
Jason Baggett. A force for the
Ganders inside, Baggett collected
nine rebounds and contributed 12
points.
The leading scorer in the game
for Lee was MacArthur Spencer,
who scored 16 points, before also
exiting early, collecting his fifth
foul with more than six minutes
to play in the game.
Guard Mike Vivaldi would join
Spencer and Baggett minutes
later.
In the absence of those three
starters, reserve center Joe Har-
ris, who scored six points in the
fourth period, along with Derrick
Shepherd, did draw the Ganders
within five points of the Texans
at 65-61.
Then the mistake bug bit the
Ganders and pushed them back
into the hole for good. Two
missed layups, four turnovers ahd
the Texans on the free-throw line
alot spelled doom for the
Maroon.
“We made a great run at them,”
Ledbetter said about the team’s ;
effort. “We have a young team
that’s learning to play at this
level. Only practice and time will
make them better.”
I
Score by Quarters
1 2 3 4 M
Ganders 15 20 15 17 67
Texans 17 21 22 19 79
Moore aims high, hits mark
By ROSS FERGUSON
Special to the Sun
Most high school students today
are involved in at least one sport
or activity. However, David
Moore, a
senior at Bar-
bers Hill High
School, is
involved in
two.
Even though
basketball is
his first love, it
was the spot he
earned on the
cross-country
team that saw him make the trip
to the state meet this year. After
three years and many ups and
downs along the way, Moore was
given a chance to compete for the
ultimate prize - a state title.
Moore joined the track team as
a sophomore and immediately got
a taste of the upper-echelon of the
sport when the Eagle team made
it to the state meet. Competing
with the best Texas has to offer,
the squad from Barbers Hill fin-
ished in a respectable eighth place
overall.
As a junior, Moore would make
it as far as the regional meet
where his team finished fifth.
Becoming a factor on his own,
Moore finished just three spots
away from a chance to advance to
the state meet on his own merits.
His times that year saw him in
thirteenth place.
With his goal clearly in front of
him, Moore attacked the circuit
this season.
From the onset, his presence
was noted immediately by his
coach, Charles McManus, and his
teammates, who were drawn in by
his leadership and experience.
“David led the team this year
along with Danny Robertson,”
McManus said. “They both kept
the team going the entire year.”
Moore made it through the sea-
son and the district meet in great
shape. It was then time to conquer
the Regionals and earn his rightful
spot on the state roster.
Moore answered the call and
exploded with the race of his life
(his personal best) at the meet
“David ran smart,” McManus
said. “That’s what allowed him to
advance.” Moore’s finish at
regionals was good enough for
eighth place and - more impor-
tantly - advanced him to state.
McManus and Moore set their
goal at finishing in the top 20 of
the state. Things didn’t go exactly
as planned.
“In the first mile he was in the
top 10, but his pacing was off and
he wasn’t able to hold on for all
three,” said McManus.
Still, his coach was proud of the
effort and was thrilled to have him
on the team.
“He set a goal - to reach the
state meet - and he accomplished
it. That says a lot,” McManus
said.
Moore now begins his first love,
basketball, where he again plays
the role of leader as the Eagles’
team captain. Moore said he used
cross country to condition himself
physically and mentally for the
basketball season and now hopes
to lead the Eagles basketball team
to post-season play.
Moore
Eagle women swab deck
with Lady Pirates, 87-36
By ROSS FERGUSON
Special to the Sun
The Barbers Hill Lady Eagles
added another win to their
record Friday night as they
plundered the Vidor Pirates 87-
36.
Barbers Hill sunk the Pirates’
ship early in the game with a
13-1 run and they never looked
back.
Once again, Danyelle Grimes
led the way for the Eagles with
Aarika Floras following closely
behind her. Grimes finished the
game with 20 points, eight
assists and five steals. Floras,
who was face to face with
Vidor’s tallest player the entire
night, finished with 19 points.
With Floras having to guard a
fellnw 6-fOOt-4 player, the
opportunities opened up for
Julie Sanderfur. Sanderfur took
advantage, scoring 12 points,
grabbing seven rebounds, five
steals and three ,'ssists.
Jackie Sanders’ relentless
play on defense resulted in five
steals on the night. She also had
five assists to go along with her
13 points. Jennifer Dover
scored four points and also had
a great defensive game.
With a 22-9 lead to start the
second quarter, head coach
Penne Hall was not doubting
Vidor’s players.
“When we went on our 13-1
run in the first, 1 was worried
about us getting into foul trou-
ble,” Hall said, “but our defense
held strong and broke their con-
centration.”
“Our bench didn’t let up
defensively. Aggresive defense
from start to finish allowed us
to win,” said Hall.
Score by Quarters
1 2 3 4 M
I Eagles 22 23 27 15 87
Pirates 9 8 6 13 36
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