Lady Grizzlies Play In Bulldog Shootout

The Lady Grizzlies spent last weekend in Ririe taking part in the Bulldog Shootout.  Grace took their perfect 4-0 record into the tournament riding a wave of momentum built on wins over 3A schools.  The Lady Grizzlies would not survive the weekend unscathed but were still able to pick up a pair of wins.

Grace began their weekend facing off with 4A Marsh Valley.  The Lady Grizzlies got out to a solid start putting up thirteen points in the first quarter of play while holding the Lady Eagles to just three points.  After the hot start the Lady Grizzlies went cold in the second quarter and the roles were reversed.  Marsh Valley outscored the Lady Grizzlies by ten in the second and the teams were all tied up at the half.  In the second half of play, some missed opportunities by the Lady Grizzlies combined with some hot shooting from the Lady Eagles saw Marsh Valley get enough of an advantage to walk away with a ten point victory.  The Lady Grizzlies suffered their first loss of the year in that game but still had two more on their schedule for the weekend.

Next up Grace took on the North Fremont Lady Huskies.  Once again the Lady Grizzlies got off to a hot start.  Junior guard Presliegh Steadman rattled off nine points in the first quarter and Grace earned a nine point lead.  Also just like their previous game the Lady Grizzlies offense slowed in the second quarter and by the halftime break Grace’s nine point lead had dwindled to just a single point.  Determined to not let another game slip away from them, the Lady Grizzlies went back to work in the third quarter though things were not easy for them.  Grace was able to add a few points to their lead but still only led by four points going into the final period of play.  In the fourth quarter the Lady Grizzlies turned up the defense and held North Fremont to just a single field goal to go along with a handful of foul shots.  Grace ended up pulling away in this game winning by thirteen points.

In their final game of the weekend the Lady Grizzlies took on the Ambrose Lady Archers out of the Boise Valley.  This game followed the same pattern as the first two games of the tournament.  Once again the Lady Grizzlies jumped out to an early lead and once again they saw that lead evaporate in the second quarter.  At the halftime break the Lady Archers led the Lady Grizzlies by two points.  In the third quarter of play the Lady Grizzlies had six different girls score and added eighteen points to their running total.  Entering the fourth quarter Grace now held a slim lead.  In the fourth quarter both teams spent a lot of time on the foul line.  The Lady Archers would make five of eleven foul shots while the Lady Grizzlies would hit nine out of sixteen.  Grace survived their third game of the weekend winning by four points.

This week the Lady Grizzlies will travel to the west side of the state to take on New Plymouth on Friday and Prairie on Saturday.  Both games will be played in New Plymouth.

Grizzlies 13 5 8 14 40

Eagles 3 15 13 19 50

C. Smith 7, K. Mansfield 12, A. Rasmussen 4, P. Steadman 4, C. Yost 9, T. Jorgensen 4

Grizzlies 17 7 14 15 53

Huskies 8 15 11 6 40

K. Stoddard 2, C. Smith 14, K. Mansfield 3, P. Steadman 16, C. Yost 10, A. Cooper 2, T. Jorgensen 6

Grizzlies 14 10 18 13 57

Archers 6 20 13 14 53

K. Stoddard 7, C. Smith 4, K. Mansfield 5, A. Rasmussen 2, P. Steadman 11, C. Yost 12, A. Cooper 4, T. Jorgensen 12