Bulldog Basketball Update
Author: Gary Bauman, MT43 News Sports Correspondent
Bulldog Basketball Update
Gary Bauman
MT43 News Sports Correspondent
Twin Bridges Lady Falcons are too much for the Lady Dogs
Monday night the Townsend Lady Dogs hosted the Twin Bridges Lady Falcons in a non-conference matchup. The Falcons proved why they were the defending runner-up state champions in class C with a 64-41 romp of the Bulldogs.
The Lady Dogs played good defense by causing 22 turnovers to the high-powered offense of the Falcons, led by senior Emma Konen who finished with 18 points. Yet it was the rebounding ratio that ultimately did the Bulldogs in, losing that battle 37-27. The Dogs were led by Kaitlyn Noyes with 13 total points, 8 in the first quarter along with 8 rebounds. Coach Lawson was very proud of his team though they fell behind early, down by 14 at the half, but they never quit. He was very happy with their grit all game and is excited about the game on Tuesday against the Three Forks Wolves.
Kaitlyn Noyes 13, Holly Newman 11, Emmalin Fischer 8, Ella Begger 4, Bryleigh Erickson 3, Cassidy Flynn 2
Lady Dogs host the Three Forks Wolves
Tuesday night the Lady Dogs hosted fellow 5B division rival Three Forks in the 4th game in 5 days at home. It was a back-and-forth game early in the first quarter with the Bulldogs finding themselves behind by one with a score of 14-15. Coach David Lawson made some early adjustments to try to give his team an advantage. “Three Forks presented a lot of problems for us at the beginning of the game with shooters. We made adjustments by aggressively forcing their shooters to dribble instead of catch and shoot,” he said.
This would prove to be the key as the Bulldogs went on a 16-7 run in the second quarter that saw the Wolves make just 2 of 17 field goals. The Lady Dogs came out of the half hitting key shots and extending the lead behind the sophomore trio of Kaitlyn Noyes with 17 points and 15 rebounds, Holly Newman with 12 points and Emmalin Fisher with 15 points and 5 assists, along with Senior Ella Begger who added 6 more assists to go with her 5 points. The final score of the game was 63-42 as the Lady Dogs improved to 4-2 and 2-0 in the conference.
Kaitlyn Noyes 17, Emmalin Fischer 15, Holly Newman 12, Cassidy Flynn 7, Ella Begger 5, Jazel Ragen 3, Bryleigh Erickson 2, Taylor Cartwright 2
Bulldogs take on non-conference foe, Twin Bridges
The Townsend Bulldogs got a much-needed win against the Twin Bridges Falcons on Monday.
Deegan Mattson started the Bulldogs offense with a couple of key shots in the first quarter, where the Dogs found themselves down 2, 11-13.
From there, the Bulldog found their rhythm, outscoring the Falcons 23-11 in the second quarter. Mattson, who finished the game with 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, and Tavyn Anderson, who finished with 14 points and 4 offensive rebounds, orchestrated an attack that the fans had not seen yet this year from this Bulldog offense. The third quarter was a lot similar to the 2nd, with the Bulldog defense only letting up 1 field goal in 14 attempts, extending the lead to 28 points. The Dogs had 11 players in the book with points, defeating the Falcons 66-39.
Tavyn Anderson 14, Deegan Mattson 13, Grady Erickson 9, Peyton Toney 6, Trenton Hoveland 5, Ryedan Reed 5, Sawyer Horne 4, Blake Graham 4, Tannen Tuffelmire 3, Wyatt Robertson 2, Kaden Richtmyer 1
Bulldogs play host to the Three Forks Wolves
Tuesday night the Three Forks Wolves came to town to face the Bulldogs in a matchup of the southern 5B conference.
The Wolves led 22-4 after the first quarter after the Dogs couldn’t find the net in their first 7 attempts. Hot shooter Dylan Swensen, who finished the game with 26, kept the Wolves out front going into the half 34-15. The Bulldogs kept pace in the 3rd quarter, but just couldn’t get the game back to single digits, as they trailed going into the final quarter 44-25. 6’1” junior Deegan Mattson led the Dogs with 9 points, and 4 rebounds but he was not able to bring the Dogs back as they dropped their second conference game against the Wolves, 57-35.
Deegan Mattson 9, Tavyn Anderson 6, Grady Erickson 6, Ryedan Reed 3, Trenton Hoveland 3, Sawyer Horne 2, Kaden Richtmyer 2, Peyton Toney 2, Marek Robertson 2
