Ladycats opening wins Part I
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Q Back -to-back wins in three-day span totals 121 points By Dominic Genetti The Community News Aledo Ladycats junior guard Kelcie Childs was consumed with sadness as tears streaked down her face after a five-match loss to the Canyon-Randall Lady Raiders in the Div. II-4A volleyball Regional Tournament. But those tears eventually dried and Childs was back in uniform the next day on her home court playing basketball. And just to prove she had gotten over that volleyball loss, the 5’6” player wearing No. 10 leapt beneath the left side of the basket and gently lifted the ball for a layup with 4.2 seconds on the clock for the final basket of the game. The final bucket helped the Ladycats defeat the visiting Decatur Lady Eagles 59-40 and gave Aledo a win for their home opener of the 2010-2011 season. “We’re going to spread the floor and we’re going to attack off the dribble,” Aledo Head Coach Rusty Johnson said after the Nov. 13 vic- tory. “I think that when we get after it defensively, you’ll see us go into spurts offensively.” The Ladycats wasted no time in getting points on the board early. Senior guard Logan Mittie shot a three-pointer two-minutes and 47- seconds into the first quarter to give Aledo its first field goal of the sea- son. Decatur, who initially moved fast on defense, which in turned pressured the Ladycats into having inconsistent passes, crawled back to tie the game at five, but additional points from Mittie, fellow senior guard Shelby Stockard, and junior guards Kaitlyn Jackson and Caileen Tallant put Aledo ahead by seven, 16-9, at the end of the first quarter. “Everyone did really well,” Tallant said. “I think around the end of the first quarter, we started doing what we normally do.” Tallant finished the game with a total of seven points. Stockard racked up 15 points by the end of the night. The shots kept on coming and the points began to collect for the Ladycats. Aledo kept Decatur at nine points almost halfway through the second quarter until the Lady Eagles scored two-points with 4:37 on the clock making the score 24-11. Aledo was beginning to get into a groove on offense completing passes consistently and keeping a steady pace, but it was the team’s defense, which at one point held a 30-13 lead, that was showing signs of inconsistency. “Conditioning, still, I think is a part of it,” Johnson said. “It’s some- thing we can certainly address at practice. I think we did get fatigued a little bit.” The veteran Mittie also saw a need for improvement on defense. “We’re inconsistent when it comes to the length of time we can play defense,” she said. “I think if we get our stamina up in practice, get a little more conditioning in, we’ll get better at it. ” The Ladycats led 31-15 at half- time and after a short break, the Lady Eagles came back in the third quarter to be within 10 points of Aledo. Decatur put up five points to cut the Aledo lead to 31-21. “We’re getting lazy on defense,” Johnson shouted to his players on the court. “Why?” BASKETBALL Ladycats start season with convincing wins His words clearly did some- thing for his players. Mittie began to put more points on the board as did Tallant and freshman Megan Wood. The Ladycats finished the quarter with a 44-29 lead and kept a large lead throughout the rest of the game. Decatur added 11 points in the fourth quarter and Aledo gained 13 before the final buzzer sounded. Mittie finished the game with a total of 27 points. Wood and junior guard Alanna Martin finished the night with four points a piece. “We need to work on our defense, but overall I think it was a good first game,” Mittie said. Ladycats go full strength against Lady Rebs With another volleyball season in the books, the Ladycats were able to go full force for their second game of the season Tuesday (Nov. 16) when they faced the Birdville-Richland Lady Rebs at the Aledo High School gymnasium. The Ladycats held the Lady Rebs to one basket the entire first quarter and were able to keep them at bay from gaining more than 10 points for almost an entire half. Aledo led 17-2 at the end of the first quarter and 36-14 at halftime. Turn to HOOPS, page 9A DOMINIC GENETTI/THE COMMUNITY NEWS Senior guard Shelby Stockard sinks a free throw in the season opener against Decatur. The Ladycats won 59-40.
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Q Back-to-back winsin three-day spantotals 121 points
By Dominic GenettiThe Community News
Aledo Ladycats junior guardKelcie Childs was consumed withsadness as tears streaked down herface after a five-match loss to theCanyon-Randall Lady Raiders inthe Div. II-4A volleyball RegionalTournament.
But those tears eventually driedand Childs was back in uniform thenext day on her home court playing basketball. And just to prove shehad gotten over that volleyball loss,the 5’6” player wearing No. 10 leapt beneath the left side of the basketand gently lifted the ball for a layup with 4.2 seconds on the clock for thefinal basket of the game.
The final bucket helped theLadycats defeat the visiting DecaturLady Eagles 59-40 and gave Aledoa win for their home opener of the2010-2011 season.
“We’re going to spread the floor
and we’re going to attack off thedribble,” Aledo Head Coach Rusty Johnson said after the Nov. 13 vic-tory. “I think that when we get afterit defensively, you’ll see us go intospurts offensively.”
The Ladycats wasted no time ingetting points on the board early.Senior guard Logan Mittie shot athree-pointer two-minutes and 47-seconds into the first quarter to give Aledo its first field goal of the sea-son.
Decatur, who initially movedfast on defense, which in turnedpressured the Ladycats into havinginconsistent passes, crawled back totie the game at five, but additional
points from Mittie, fellow seniorguard Shelby Stockard, and juniorguards Kaitlyn Jackson and CaileenTallant put Aledo ahead by seven,16-9, at the end of the first quarter.
“Everyone did really well,” Tallantsaid. “I think around the end of thefirst quarter, we started doing what we normally do.”
Tallant finished the game witha total of seven points. Stockardracked up 15 points by the end of the night.
The shots kept on coming andthe points began to collect for theLadycats. Aledo kept Decatur at ninepoints almost halfway through thesecond quarter until the Lady Eaglesscored two-points with 4:37 on theclock making the score 24-11.
Aledo was beginning to get into agroove on offense completing passesconsistently and keeping a steady pace, but it was the team’s defense, which atone point held a 30-13 lead, that wasshowing signs of inconsistency.
“Conditioning, still, I think is apart of it,” Johnson said. “It’s some-thing we can certainly address atpractice. I think we did get fatigued
a little bit.”The veteran Mittie also saw a
need for improvement on defense.“We’re inconsistent when it
comes to the length of time we canplay defense,” she said. “I think if weget our stamina up in practice, get alittle more conditioning in, we’ll get better at it.”
The Ladycats led 31-15 at half-time and after a short break, theLady Eagles came back in the thirdquarter to be within 10 points of
Aledo. Decatur put up five points tocut the Aledo lead to 31-21.
“We’re getting lazy on defense,”Johnson shouted to his players onthe court. “Why?”
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Ladycats start season with convincing wins
His words clearly did some-thing for his players. Mittie beganto put more points on the board asdid Tallant and freshman Megan Wood. The Ladycats finished thequarter with a 44-29 lead and kepta large lead throughout the rest of
the game.Decatur added 11 points in the
fourth quarter and Aledo gained13 before the final buzzer sounded.Mittie finished the game with a total
of 27 points. Wood and junior guard Alanna Martin finished the night with four points a piece.
“We need to work on our defense, but overall I think it was a good firstgame,” Mittie said.
Ladycats go full strengthagainst Lady Rebs
With another volleyball season inthe books, the Ladycats were able togo full force for their second game of
the season Tuesday (Nov. 16) whenthey faced the Birdville-RichlandLady Rebs at the Aledo High Schoolgymnasium.
The Ladycats held the Lady Rebsto one basket the entire first quarterand were able to keep them at bay
from gaining more than 10 pointsfor almost an entire half.
Aledo led 17-2 at the end of thefirst quarter and 36-14 at halftime.
Turn to HOOPS, page 9A
DOMINIC GENETTI/THE COMMUNITY NEWS
Senior guard Shelby Stockard sinks a free throw in the season opener against Decatur. The Ladycats won 59-40.
