Lady Grizz Off To A 3-0 Start

The Grace Lady Grizzlies kicked their season off last week with three victories all  coming against 3A schools.  The girls started the week on the road at Aberdeen to face the Lady Tigers.  The Lady Tigers have struggled in recent years so the Lady Grizzlies entered the game feeling fairly confident in their ability to win the game. As things got underway Grace did not exactly dominate the game though they did grab the lead in the first quarter.  Entering the second quarter with just a slim three point lead Grace senior Tessica Jorgensen took over the game.  Jorgensen would put up eight points in the quarter while five of her teammates would each add a bucket.  The Lady Grizzlies ended the second stanza with nineteen points in the quarter and a fifteen point lead.  The big quarter may have given the Grizzlies too much confidence as the Lady Tigers made a run of their own in the third quarter. The Grace defense gave up eighteen points in the third.  Fortunately they were able to get to the foul line several times where they went seven for eleven and were able to maintain a twelve point lead.  The Lady Grizzlies survived the Aberdeen run and ended the game by pulling away to a nineteen point victory.

Presliegh Steadman ran the point position for the Lady Grizzlies in last weeks games.

In their next game the Lady Grizzlies faced their biggest challenge of the week when they hosted the West Side Lady Pirates.  The Lady Pirates began the game with some hot shooting from the outside hitting four three pointers in the opening quarter.  The Lady Grizzlies were able to keep within striking distance while spreading the scoring around.  At the end of the first quarter West Side held a small three point lead over the Lady Grizzlies.  After a solid offensive output by each team in the first quarter things would take a dramatic turn in the second.  The Lady Grizzlies only managed to make three field goals and three foul shots in the second quarter but their defense stepped up and held the Lady Pirates completely scoreless.  As a result the Grizzlies captured the lead and never relinquished it.  The Lady Grizzlies exploded in the third quarter putting up eighteen points with six different girls contributing.  The Lady Grizzlies went on to outscore the Lady Pirates thirty one to nineteen in the second half of play and secured their second win in a row.

Grace capped off their opening week by taking on the West Jefferson Lady Panthers once again on their home court.  This game was a tight one in the early going.  At the end of the first quarter the Lady Grizzlies held just a one point lead.  Like they had done in both of their earlier games the Lady Grizzlies took control of the game in the second.  The Lady Grizzlies took their lead from one point up to a ten point lead.  The Lady Grizzlies continued to dominate in the second half winning once again in convincing fashion.

After a busy opening week the Lady Grizzlies will slow things down during the Thanksgiving Holiday week.  That being said they did take on yet another challenge from a 3A team.  On Tuesday the Lady Grizzlies traveled across the county to take on the Soda Springs Lady Cardinals.  That game had not yet taken place at the writing of this article so check out next week’s edition to see how things went in that game.

Grizzlies 11 19 15 14 59

Tigers 8 7 18 7 40

C.Smith 10, A.King 3, K.Mansfield 4, A.Rasmussen 4, P. Steadman 8, C.Yost 12, A.Cooper 2, T.Jorgensen 18

Grizzlies 11 9 18 13 51

Pirates 14 0 13 6 33

C.Smith 7, K.Mansfeild 9, A.Rasmussen 4, P.Steadman 13, C.Yost 3, T.Jorgensen 15

Grizzlies 11 14 15 16 56

Panthers 10 5 10 12 37

C.Smith 4, A.King 7, K.Mansfield 8, P.Steadman 6, C.Yost 13, A.Cooper 6, T.Jorgensen 12