Photos by Amanda Hall
Tonight the Lavaca Golden Arrow Basketball teams closed out the week against the Hackett Hornets. Anytime these two schools face off, there is liable to be a battle break out, and tonight was no exception. First up were the Junior High Boys. The Junior Arrows came into the game undefeated and the Hornets definitely put that in jeopardy. The Junior Hornets gave Lavaca all they could handle and played them to what would be the closest game to date. This was a back and forth defensive battle. Hackett held the size advantage which Lavaca struggled with. Coach Reed explains,
“The Junior High struggled offensively tonight with Hackett’s size, but we kept pushing. Avery hit a huge shot and from there we out competed them in the end.”
The game went into overtime where the Arrows finally took control. They went on to win 39-34. It was a great game and a great struggle. For the Arrows it was good to “gut out a win”. That kind of resilience will payoff later in the season. The Great Pele’ once said,
““The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.”
Next up was the Senior High Girls. The Lady Arrows owned this game from the opening tip. These girls are playing better and better each time the step on the court. BethAnn May, Hope Headley, Avery Green, Sierra Lamb, and Skylar Hyatt are playing at a high level as a team. If they continue to play the way they did tonight, they will be very hard to beat. Coach Wyles broke down the point leaders tonight saying,
“Hope led with 19, BethAnn had 12, and Avery and Sierra both had 11. We will go to Westside Tuesday for another big conference game. They’re always tough so we’ll have to play well again”
The Lady Arrows cleared the bench to start the fourth quarter, giving the starters a chance to rest and our younger players a chance to play. Lady Arrows won 67-25.
The Senior boys game was a tale of two halves. The first half was a low scoring defensive battle. Both teams had a hard time scoring and the end of the first half was still anyone’s game. The second half the Arrows turned up the intensity and was eventually able to pull away. Coach Reed was not happy about the way the Arrows performed in the first half saying,
“ tonight we had our worst half of the year but turned it up in second. Our transition and feeding the post opened up outside shots. Andrew had a great game with 23 points.”
Arrows went on to win 62-44. Like the Junior High game, this was a game of resilience and will pay dividends later in the season.
