Our girl’s basketball team traveled to Tintic High School on Monday night. It was the first time that the Lady Eagles had gone to Tintic to play basketball.

The JV game was really exciting. We trailed through the first half. Ellice A. helped keep us close scoring four, of our 12, first half points. Kareena P. scored her first points this season in the first half as well. The score after the first half was 16-12 in favor of Tintic. Stephanie S. came alive in the second half, scoring 6 points. The lead changed hands several times during the half and with 4 seconds left the score was tied. Jessi O. was fouled and went to the line to shoot free throws. She calmly made both of them. The buzzer sounded before Tintic could get a shot off and our JV team left the floor with their first victory of the season. 

The Varsity game did not go as well. We started off well and had the lead at one point. The tight man to man pressure defense was tough for our girls to play against. We had not practiced against man to man yet and our girls, while playing as hard as they could, did not fare well. As mentioned however, the girls played with a lot of heart and not one of them gave up. As a team, we now know some of the things that we need to work on to improve ourselves. The final score of the Varsity game was 40 – 10. Alexa L. had 4 points before leaving in the first quarter with a sprained ankle. Ellice A had 4 points and Michaela B. scored 2.

Next up is Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant. That game will be on Dec. 1.

Thursday night was our first game of the 2009-2010 basketball season. The Mustangs form Dugway made their way down I-80 to the Eagle’s Nest. Our girls were nervous. Most of the team had never played in a competitive basketball game.

 The JV game pretty much was dominated by Baily F. She scored all 8 of our points. She was a force in the paint, backing down the competition. At halftime we were up by a score of 6 to 4. The Mustangs used their team speed to make a run on us in the beginning of the second half. We were never able to recover after that. The final score was 19 -8 Mustangs.

 Our girls looked a little bit shell shocked during the Varsity game. Dugway jumped all over us 14 – 0 in the first quarter. We were a tad bit better in the second quarter being out scored 8 – 2. Half time score was 22 – 2. During halftime we talked about rebounding, something we did not do well in the first half. The girls came out more focused on that area of the game in the second half. We were able to control the ball much more efficiently and played even with Dugway through the second half.

Leading Scorers

• Alexa L.               4
• Michaela B.         8
• Cami D.               2
• Baily F.                2

 We play again tonight in Eureka, Utah. JV start time will be 4:15 and Varsity will be 6:00. Wish us luck.

Kareena P. goes for the steal

Tonight we had our annual Night With The Lady Eagles preseason scrimmage. The team was divided into two groups and they played a shortened game. Most games have four – eight minute quarters. Tonight the girls played four – five minute quarters. For many of the girls this was the first time they had played in a game that was timed and had officials (Thanks to Stacey Leak who was our official for the scrimmage). The girls showed that they have been working hard in practice and learning a lot.

The White team pulled ahead early on a couple of shots from Alexa L. She was getting great passes from Jesse O. The White team was able to push the lead to 14 -6. The Blue team was not going to quit and lay down. In the closing moments of the game they were able to bring the score to 14 – 12 behind a couple of putbacks by Michaela B. and some great free throw shooting by Ellice A. The Blue team ran out of time and as the buzzer sounded the final score remained 14 – 12. The girls had a great time and we, as coaches, were able to see what we need to work on. We also saw tons of progress.

The Blue Team gets instructions from coach Sarah M. during a timeoutWe are excited for the season to start.

Our first game will be played at West Ridge on Thursday night. The Mustangs of Dugway High School will be coming to the Eagle’s Nest to try thier luck against us. Last years game with the Mustangs went right down to the last second. Thursday’s game is sure to be exciting as well. We hope to see you there.

The Lady Eagles feel great after a successful scrimmage