The Lady Redskins traveled alone on Friday, January 29, 2021 to take on the Lady Pirates at Byng. The Redskins were quarantined and did not make the trip.
Coach Chad Rumer and his Lady Redskins showed some resolve during the game and picked up a win. The Ladies from Byng are the 14 th rated team in class 4A, and they were on a ten-game win streak. The Lady Redskins, in a low scoring defensive battle, broke Byng’s winning streak and survived 37 to 36.
In the first quarter, Avri Weeks got busy early. She had three field goals and a free throw. She was also active on the defensive end of the court. She had two blocks and a steal and picked up two fouls. Ethel Stewart came in at 2:35 left to give her a much needed break. Ryan Herndon hit a three-pointer. Overall, the ladies were looking good and forcing turnovers. However, they trailed by five points, 15 to 10.
The second quarter came and the ladies turned on the heat. Weeks was once again inside for two field goals and 2 of 2 from the line. Herndon added a field goal and Stewart was 2 of 2 from the line. The defensive intensity was on. The Ladies Pirates called a timeout at 3:37 having not yet scored in the quarter. The game was tied at 15 all. Out of the timeout, the Lady Pirates righted their ship. At 1:37 Rumer and the Lady Redskins needed a timeout. The Lady Redskins were trailing now 24 to 18. Stewart again came in for Weeks and was fouled, hitting both. Heading into the locker room, the Lady Redskins trailed, 24 to 20. In the first half, Weeks had 13 points, 3 of 3 from the line, four blocks and two steals.
In the third quarter, Weeks paid no attention to the constant double team and often triple team when she caught the ball in the high post. She had four baskets and was 1 of 2 from the line. Kamry Bohannon pitched in two field goals as well. The Lady Pirates needed a time out at 3:37, now trailing by five, 31 to 26. Each team traded goals and at the end of three, the Lady Redskins were leading, 33 to 28.
The fourth quarter had quite a bit of back-and-forth. Byng hit a three at the 6:24 mark to cut the lead to one, 33 to 32. Byng scored again, and now led 34 to 33. Time out was called by Coach Rumer. At 3:50, the Lady Pirates hit again to take a three-point lead, 36 to 33. Byng needed another time out and took it at 2:53 still leading by three, 36 to 33. Weeks scored again on a drive to the bucket. The lead was trimmed to one, 36 to 35. Weeks again scored underneath. Now, back to a one-point lead, 37 to 36 with 1:34 left to play. The Lady Redskins hold on and win 37 to 36.
Box score: Weeks lead the team with 26 points, 4 of 5 from the line. On the defensive end she had 10 rebounds, eight blocks and two steals. Herndon had five, and Bohannon had four. Stewart scored two points.
Coach Rumer and his girls were perfect this week with two wins and no losses. They came into the night ranked #8 in class 3A and a 10 win and four loss record. They extend that to 11 wins, now. Next up they will play host to Tishomingo on February 2, 2021. On Friday, February 5. they will travel to Sulphur to take on the Lady Bulldogs. They are currently rated # 16 in Class 4A. On Saturday, February 6, they will travel to Vanoss to take on the 20 and 0, # 1 team in class A. Vanoss has had some interesting wins this year. They have scored in excess of 100 points twice, they have broken 90 points six times, and they have scored over 80 pints five times. That is an average of 81 points per game. By comparison, the Lady Redskins in 15 total games are averaging 42 points per game. It should be interesting.