Bulldog Basketball
Author: Gary Bauman, MT43 News Sports Correspondent
Bulldog Basketball
Gary Bauman
MT43 News Sports Correspondent
Townsend Bulldogs Travel to Boulder
The Bulldogs travel to Boulder on Thursday to take on the Jefferson Panthers in the Elkhorn Rivalry. Both teams came out of the gates shooting very well, shooting almost 63% in the first quarter, the Dogs down three. Sawyer Horne, who finished with a season-high 25 points went 4 for 4 in the quarter. At the end of the half, Jefferson’s Marcus Lee’s key three-pointers had their lead up to 4 points 41-37, but the Dogs just wouldn’t go away. Tavyn Anderson, who finished the game with 21 points and 4 assists, had the dogs to within 3 again with some big-time drives to the basket. Hunter Stevens broke the game wide-open in the fourth quarter. Stevens, who had 26 points on the night led the Panthers to a 12-point victory, 84-72.
Sawyer Horne 25, Tavyn Anderson 21, Ryedan Reed 16, Grady Erickson 6, Deegan Mattson 4
5-3 Townsend Lady Bulldogs Take on the 7-1 Jefferson Lady Panthers
Coach David Lawson’s Lady Bulldogs traveled to Boulder on Thursday to try to upset the high-powered Jefferson Panthers. Jefferson was ready for the Dogs. They limited the Bulldog scoring in the first half to just 9 points as the Dogs struggled from the field, making just 2 out of 30 attempts. The Dogs found themselves down 34-9 early in the first half and were doing anything they could do to get more shot attempts. Kaitlyn Noyes had 7 offensive and 5 defensive rebounds and Holly Newman was the only Bulldog scoring in double digits. But the Panthers, led by Cameron Toney’s 17 points were just too much, as the Lady Dogs fell 65-35 to the Jefferson Panthers.
Holly Newman 10, Kaitlyn Noyes 6, Ella Begger 5, Emily Bird 4, Jazel Ragen 4, Bryleigh Erickson 2, Cassidy Flynn 2, Emmalin Fischer 1, Abby Wickens 1
