Smart playmaking leads to 47-41 girls' basketball win
Posted Jan. 26, 2022
Staff Editor
Smart offensive decisions and strong defense allowed girls’ basketball to win the small battles and beat the Nelson Hawks at home, 47-41, on Jan. 17.
The game started with a Hawk’s lay-up. The first Douglas point was a 3-pointer. The Hawks scored another lay-up, then the Scots made a lay-up. Nelson scored its first 3-pointer, giving them a 1-point lead, 8-9. The last basket of the quarter was a 3-pointer, the quarter ending 11-9.
The second quarter started with a Nelson lay-up, making the score 11-16. Douglas’ first basket of the quarter was a 3-pointer followed by two lay-ups. The Hawks then made a lay-up. Their last basket was a jump shot, the score 22-20, Douglas.
The third period started with a Hawks' jump-shot. The Scots responded, making the score 26-22. Nelson tied the score 26-26 then took the lead with a jump-shot, but Douglas tied it back up with a rebound. The Hawks made a jump-shot, then the Scots made a 3-pointer, taking the lead, 31-30. The Hawks’ last basket tied the game, 31-31. The quarter ended 32-31.
The last quarter started with a Nelson lay-up. Douglas’ first basket was a jump-shot, then the Scots made a lay-up, giving Douglas the lead, 36-33. The Hawks made a jump-shot and Douglas made a lay-up, the score now 43-39. The game ended, 47-41, David Douglas.
“The game against Nelson was a battle the entire 32 minutes as a team we did all the little things we needed to in order to pull out a win,” said coach Heather Marshall. “We out rebounded them, made good offensive decisions, and played great defense. I am proud of how everyone showed up that night.”