The Bulldogettes split a pair of games this weekend losing a road game against Borden County on Friday and earning a hard fought victory against Snyder at home on Saturday.
After two straight losses, Coahoma got its preseason back on track with a close 60-56 victory against the 4A Snyder Lady Tigers at the CES competition gym.
“We got ahead by the end of the first half and then we lost some intensity and allowed them to come back in the third,” said Bulldogettes Head Basketball Coach Jim Kinnear. “It’s a good trait for our girls to have that when we are down we can do things right, bring the intensity up, get the tempo back, regain the lead, and hang on to get the win.”
Senior Julia Cox led Coahoma with 20 points including three 3-point goals. MaKynlee Overton had 14 points, and Isabella Cox had 11 and nailed two three-pointers. Brynn Rodgers rounded out the top Coahoma scorers with seven points.
On Friday, the Bulldogettes set No. 10 Borden County Lady Coyotes back on their heels in the first quarter racking up a 10 point lead. However, the Lady Coyotes regrouped and nailed two 3-pointers and a field goal within the last minute of the first to end the quarter. When the two teams resumed after the short break, Borden County effectively worked a pressured offense and defense to win 66-51.
Overton was on fire during the game. She netted an impressive 30 points for Coahoma.
“The first quarter we played extremely well,” Kinnear said. “We were up but their pressure just wears you down and makes you do things you wouldn’t do before. Losing by 15 points to a 10th ranked state team, I’ll take that.”
SNYDER 56, COAHOMA 60
Snyder: 14, 12, 21, 9 -- 56
Coahoma: 14, 20, 10, 16 -- 60
Snyder —Taryn Nobles 2, Aaliyah Braziel 10, Melanie Martinez 14, Kamiah Davis 12, Abby Benitez 6, Hayley Humphrey 12.
Coahoma — Julia Cox 20, Madison Rodgers 4, Isabella Cox 11, Brynn Rodgers 7, Kenzi Canales 4, MaKynlee Overton 14.
Free Throws — Snyder 6-9, Coahoma 8-12; 3-Point Goals — Snyder 4 (Martinez 2, Davis 2), Coahoma 6 (J. Cox 3, I. Cox 2, B. Rodgers); Fouls — Snyder 12, Coahoma 16.
COAHOMA 51, Borden County 66
Coahoma: 15, 9, 9, 18 -- 51
Borden County: 13, 22, 17, 14 -- 66
Coahoma — Julia Cox 7, Madison Rodgers 2, Isabella Cox 8, Katelyn Johnson 2, Brynn Rodgers 2, MaKynlee Overton 30.
Borden County —Brette Katie Behrens 3, Kenzie White 17, Kambell Schmidt 4, Allison Buchanan 5, Haddie Flanigan 7, Maggie Miller 17, Callie Edwards 13.
Free Throws — Coahoma 11-18, Borden County 9-16; 3-Point Goals 2 (J. Cox, I. Cox), Borden County 13 (White 4, Miller 4, Edwards 3, Buchanan, Flanigan); Fouls — Coahoma 17, Borden County 18.
JV Bulldogettes players prepare for the ball to be thrown in during the Coahoma versus Snyder JV game held Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020.
JV Bulldogettes continue win streak
The JV Bulldogettes improved their season record to 7-1 after a couple of weekend wins against Snyder and Borden County.
Shae Lang led Coahoma to victory amassing a team high of 16 points against Snyder on Saturday and 14 points against Borden County on Friday. Cayhill Lewis had five and 11 points respectively for each of the games and Analyse Mendoza scored two and nine points over the weekend.
JV COAHOMA 25, JV SNYDER 24
Snyder: 2, 8, 4, 10 -- 24
Coahoma: 6, 8, 6, 5 -- 25
Coahoma — Shae Lang 16, Analyse Mendoza 2, Karliegh Burt 2, Cayhill Lewis 5,
Free Throws — Snyder 6-12, Coahoma 3-12; 3-Point Goals — Snyder 2; Fouls — Snyder 11, Coahoma 14.
JV COAHOMA 40, JV BORDEN CO. 36
Coahoma: 11, 11, 10, 8 -- 40
Borden Co.: 9, 14, 5, 8, -- 36
Coahoma — Shae Lang 14, Analyse Mendoza 9, Karleigh Burt 6, Cayhill Lewis 11.
Free Throws — Coahoma 1-4, Borden Co. 6-13; 3-Point Goals — Coahoma 3 (Mendoza 2, Lewis), Borden Co. 6; Fouls — Coahoma 9, Borden Co. 10.