On Friday, January 7th, the Coleville Lady Wolves defeated the visiting Smith Valley Bulldogs, 50-49. The Jackie Giorgi Gymnasium housed a packed crowd as the girls battled until the regulation buzzer.
The girls played cohesively all four quarters but it was in the fourth quarter when it all came together.
Throughout the fourth quarter, the defense of the Lady Wolves disrupted the Bulldog offense, causing turnovers and creating several late-scoring opportunities.
With the game on the line, an offensive-rebound and put-back by Lindsey Garcia sealed the win at the buzzer, 50-49.
The girls played cohesively all four quarters but it was in the fourth quarter when it all came together.
Throughout the fourth quarter, the defense of the Lady Wolves disrupted the Bulldog offense, causing turnovers and creating several late-scoring opportunities.
With the game on the line, an offensive-rebound and put-back by Lindsey Garcia sealed the win at the buzzer, 50-49.
It was a thrilling end to a hard-fought battle.
Congratulations Lady Wolves!
In the nightcap, the Coleville Wolves jumped out to an early lead over the Smith Valley Bulldogs only to see the lead diminish and the first quarter end with a score of
18-17 Bulldogs.
The second quarter proved to be all Coleville as the Wolves outscored the Bulldogs, 15-9 and went into the locker room with a half-time lead, 32-27.
In the third quarter, the Bulldogs gave themselves second-chance opportunities with their offensive rebounding, and once again took the lead, 45-44.
The Wolves and Bulldogs traded baskets throughout the fourth quarter. With the game on the line, Emmi Sandoval went to the line and sunk critical free throws putting the Wolves up by 3 with a minute to play in regulation.
The Wolves fouled a Bulldog ball-handler with 3.6 seconds left and the Bulldogs went to the line, making both free throws and bringing the game within 1.
The Wolves threw the inbound pass the length of the court and the Bulldogs fouled the receiver with 1.1 seconds remaining. The freethrow was missed and the Wolves sealed the win,
58-57.
It was a GREAT night of basketball. Congratulations Wolves!!!
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