(November 28, 2014) – EDON: It was a sloppy game, to be sure.
Of course, a lot of that had to do with the aggressive defense the Junior Varsity brand of the Lady Aces put on display on Friday night. Yet Edon had no answer for the attacking, opportunistic strategy enacted by their guests from Hicksville.
The result was a 35-14 defeat for the hometown Bombers.
Hicksville jumped on the passing lanes all evening long, routinely intercepting passes and pushing the ball down the court. The youthful Lady Bombers had fallen behind quite early, though, and continued to try and get the ball down the court quickly themselves in an effort to come from behind. That wasn’t an ideal method of play for their talents, however, and was likely the result of some panic from a young team trying to force their way back into the game.
There was a lot of things done by the girls from Edon in which they could take pride, despite how the final score read. Shayla Mason, a freshman for the Bombers, had a decent game in her first outing at the high school level. She led her team in scoring with 8 points. Not only that, but she also showed great effort and tremendous speed, running down from behind Hicksville girls with clear paths to the hoop on the break repeatedly. Shot selection is something Mason will need to work on, but that’s to be expected so early into her high school career.
Fellow freshman Kati Ewers also seemed to find her rhythm late in the game, making a couple of baskets to bring Edon a bit closer to the Lady Aces. She also handled the ball throughout the contest, and did so quite well.
The Junior Varsity girls of Edon made a lot of mistakes in their first game of the season, but that’s understandable with four freshmen getting their first taste of a new level of competition. They never gave up, though, and that bodes well for their potential to improve throughout the year.