Lady 'Dogs lose nail-biter to Spartans

The CCHS Lady Bulldogs lost in a nail-biter on December 17th in Baker. Blue had a 10-point lead at halftime but turnovers in the second half let the Spartans back into the game. By the end of the third, the lead was down to four. In the final minute of the game, a turnover led to an easy transition bucket for the Lady Spartans. CCHS went on to lose by three points after a last-second heave wouldn’t fall. Codi Melton had 12 points to lead CCHS. Heidi LaBree had 9 of Blue’s 29 rebounds.

CCHS 10 25 35 42

Baker 8 15 31 45

CCHS: Codi Melton 12 pts, 6 rbnds, 4 trns; Heidi LaBree 9 pts, 9 rbnds, 14 trns, 2 assts, 3 stls; Nasya O’Connor 9 pts, 3 rbnds, 6 trns, 2 stls; Kendra Tooke 5 pts, 2 rbnds, 4 trns, 1 stl; Kendall Shepherd 3 pts, 2 rbnds, 1 trn, 3 slts; Kenzie Tooke 2 pts, 1 rbnd; Kendall Kittelmann 2 pts.

The next night the girls fell to conference rival Melstone, 46-60. Draya Wacker had a game-high 20 points to lead the Broncs. Three Lady Bulldogs, meanwhile, finished the game in double figures, led by Tyra O’Connor with 16. CCHS shot 60 percent from the charity stripe.

CCHS 10 22 31 46

Melstone 11 25 43 60

CCHS: Tyra O’Connor 16, Heidi LaBree 15, Codi Melton 10, Kenzie Tooke 5

Mesltone: Draya Wacker 20, Avery Eike 15, Kayla Kombol 13...