star-news sports The Goodland Star-News / Friday, February 15, 2008 9a Cowgirls get whipped by Lady Eagles, 56-23 By Tom Betz [email protected] managed to score just three points, few more shots to fall in the fourth The Cowgirls led for the first all on free throws, with junior Whit- quarter. five minutes against at the Colby ney Schields making one of two and “Our girls are trying, and we may Community Building on Tuesday, Archer making her two shots. have an opportunity to face Colby but the Lady Eagles kept their win- Goodland scored three points in again, but we have to be prepared ning streak alive and whipped the the third quarter, with Hall making for the next week. We knew this Cowgirls 56-23. a free throw and Raymer hitting would be the most difficult stretch The win clinched the Northwest a basket with 5:52 left to stop the of the season. Kansas League title for the unde- Eagles’ 23-point scoring run. The “We have faced some of the feated Lady Eagles, extending their Eagles were leading 38-13 at the best-ranked teams in a lot of our season record to 18-0. Including the end of the third. games.” wins from the last part of last year The Cowgirls found a little life in Looking ahead to a road game the Eagles are 26-0 back to Feb. the final quarter, scoring 10 points, against the Lady Indians in Hoxie 17, when they lost to the Cowgirls, but that did not cut into the Colby tonight, Smith said it will be impor- 55-50. lead as the Eagles scored 18 to win tant for the Cowgirls to keep Hoxie The Lady Eagles had a 24-2 re- 56-23. from playing the type of game they cord last year, both loses at the hands With the large lead, the game like. of the Cowgirls. The Cowgirls beat went to a continuous clock with “Hoxie is another difficult team the Eagles 47-43 in the Topside about four minutes left in the final for us,” he said. “We saw a little bit Tip-off in December 2006, and then quarter. Freshman Jade Herl hit of it against Colby. Hoxie will full- again in February of last year. three field goals for her six points, court press us all night. Hoxie wants The Cowgirls lost to the Eagles in and juniors Courtney Sheldon and to play a fast-paced game, and their substate, 54-44, on March 3 as the Erika Gonzales each had a field press is more aggressive. Colby girls began their march to the goal. Gonzales’ shot came in the last “The games Hoxie have lost are Class 4A state championship. 15 seconds. when they are kept down in the 40s The magic has not been there Herl and Raymer each had 6 rather than let them run up the score this season for the Cowgirls, who points while Hall and Archer had 3 into the 60s.” lost their previous game against the each. Gonzales and Sheldon had 2 Smith said it will be senior night Eagles 55-26 on Jan. 17. each and Schields had 1. in Hoxie, as it was in Colby on “We got a good old fashioned Goodland shot 23 percent in Tuesday. whipping,” said Coach Don Smith. the first half and 43 percent in the “What we have to do in the next “It is very tough when the other second for a game average of 33 two weeks is keep our heads up and team is undefeated. They have done percent (9 of 27). Colby shot 37 play the best we can,” he said. “We a good job of continuing to play at percent in first half and 46 percent have a chance to take some good the top of their game. in the second half for an average of things from this season and grow “They are the top team in Class 41.5 percent (23 of 56). for next year. We have a good op- 4A in my opinion and will continue The Cowgirls had 14 turnovers portunity to advance with the girls to be until someone stops them. I in first half to four by Colby. For we could have returning and be very find it hard to understand how they the game, the Cowgirls had 21 competitive. can be ranked No. 2, but I know the turnovers to eight for the Eagles. “It takes the parents and commu- other top team (Andover Central Colby out rebounded the Cowgirls nity to help support the girls.” 17-0) is undefeated, too.” 34 to 21. With substate looming, Smith Tuesday, the Cowgirls took an Coach Smith said he thought that said he thinks the Cowgirls will early lead on an opening basket by with all the offensive rebounding probably be on the road for the first junior Shelbi Hall and kept the lead the Eagles got, the actual number round on Monday, Feb. 25. He said with two baskets from senior Sam- is probably closer to 45 or 50 for the state formula will decide who mie Raymer and a free throw by Colby. plays where on Wednesday, and it freshman Ashley Archer. After the “They did a nice job defensively,” would take some great wins and first five minutes, they let 7-4. Smith said. “We made some mis- some loses by other teams to give Colby took the lead on a basket by takes. Out biggest difficulty was the Cowgirls a home game. senior Lisa Mazanec ,who had eight getting into our offense and finding “We expect to be on the road,” he of her 14 points in the first quarter. some shots. said, “but will have to wait to see She was helped by junior April Gee, “At half time, I thought we were what happens.” who had four of her team-leading 16 still in the game. We had turned the Other teams in the substate in- Cowgirls freshman Jade Herl (right) and jumior, Shelbi Hall (left) blocked a shot by Colby’s Tasha points in the first. ball over 14 times, but only had clude Russell (0-16), Hugoton Wagoner during a game Tuesday at the Colby Community Building. The Cowgirls lost 56-23. The Eagles led 14-7 at the end of 13 shots. We were not any more (3-13), Ulysses (8-7), Pratt (2-15), Photo by Joey Falkoff/Colby Free Press the quarter and 23-10 at half time. successful in the second half, but Nickerson (11-5), Kingman (7-8) In the second quarter, the Cowgirls we had less turnovers and got a and Colby (18-0). Sports television Crossword Puzzle schedule Chickening Out Saturday 5:30 p.m. 30/27 FXSP College Basket- ACROSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10 a.m. 22/28 ESPN College Basketball Georgetown ball Duke Blue Devils at Wake Forest De- 1. Talladega event 14 15 16 Hoyas at Syracuse Orange from The Carrier Dome mon Deacons from Joel Memorial Coliseum 5. Egypt's Anwar 11 a.m. 7/11 CBS College Basket- 6:30 p.m. 28/40 TNT NBA Basketball 10. Ayatollah's home 17 18 19 14. Pundit Colmes ball Virginia Tech Hokies at North Caroli- 2008 All-Star Game from New Orleans Arena 15. 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