Sophomore Audrey Manz attempts a basket for the Panthers in the first quarter.
The Lady Panthers hosted the Lady Bearcats on Thursday, December 17. The home team came out pounding Spencerville. When I arrived in the first quarter the score was 9-2 and the Paulding girls with Faith Vogel and Samantha Meggison were scoring left and right. The whole team was working together, stealing the ball and hitting shots from the under the basket. It didn’t last long though. It went from 9-2 to 9-12 very quickly and the girls were just beat down. The Lady Bearcats scored 4 in the first to 16 in the second period, while Paulding scored 9 in the first and 4 in the second. The tides had turned.
In the second half of the game neither team was on fire and between the two, only 14 were scored. The final quarter was sweet for the Ladies at home. They pulled together 15 points, but it wasn’t enough to take back the game and the Panthers lost 34-39.
Coach Mark Rhodes stated, “Despite a furious comeback by Paulding in the fourth quarter, Spencerville did a nice job of hitting free throws late to hold on for the victory.”
Score by the Quarter:
Paulding – 9 4 6 15 = 34
Spencerville – 4 16 8 11 = 39
Scorers of the Game:
Paulding – Meggison 13; Vogel 2; Manz 4; Townley 4; Hale 2
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