Bridgeport girls’ basketball teams have another great week
by Marissa S
December 12, 2007
December 1st was a day of a game against fierce rivals, the
Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs and the Bayard Lady Tigers. Bridgeport won
the contest 39-24. The game started off slow with Bayard leading
with two inside shots to put them up 4-0 in the first two minutes
of play. Natalie Hadden made the first shot for Bridgeport making
the score 4-2. At the end of the first quarter the score was 4-5
Bridgeport. The second half Bridgeport scored 4 more points to
Bayard’s 1 point. At the end of the first half the Bulldogs had a
9-5 lead. The third quarter was looking better for the Bulldogs,
scoring nine points to Bayard’s seven making the score 14-23. The
game was coming to an end. The Bulldogs would have to step it up in
order to take the lead for good. Making a few quick baskets in the
first few minutes put the Bulldogs up to a 28-20 lead. Making their
last nine free throws ended the game, with the Bulldogs winning
with a score of 39-24. Leading scorer of the night was Renae
Jacobson with 10, following closely was Natalie Hadden with 9,
Molly Steer and Charlee Wallesen with 8, and following with Ashley
Vergil and Manda Steer with 2 points.
The JV Bulldog girl team came up with a win also, beating the
Tigers 32-12. Molly Steer had 7, Marissa Steer had 6, Emily
Pankowski, Alyssa Peters, and Nicole Hass all had 4, Karlee Palmer
with 3, and Manda Steer and Emily Wright had 2.
The Freshman game was on the 3rd against Morrill. The Bulldogs won
with a 34-20 win. Alyssa Peters was leading scorer with 15,
following was Nicole with 10, Karlee Palmer with 4, Emily Pankowski
with 3, and Taylor Huck with 2.
