Lady Bucks win close one, 33-31

It appears the Lady Bucks Varsity Basketball team enjoys cutting it close to win a game in another nail-biter against the Tolar Lady Rattlers, winning 33-31.

The Lady Bucks had a 52-52 tie on Friday, Nov. 6 against the Clyde Lady Bulldogs that required a three-minute overtime to win, 60-58.

The leading scorers from that game included:

Kylee Willis #22 - 22 pts. - 5 Rebounds - 8 Steals

Zaea Ragle #23 - 14 pts. - 4 Rebounds - 2 Steals

Nora Ramirez #24 - 8 pts. - 3 Rebounds - 3 Steals

Coach Bryan Goehring said, “We were able to come out with the victory, 60-58 in overtime. The girls fought through adversity and showed improvement from the scrimmages. All the girls played great and we are looking forward to an exciting season. Go Lady Bucks!”

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Lady Bucks traveled to Tolar to play the Lady Rattlers. Once again, the Lady Bucks prevailed with another close score, winning 33-31.

Leading scorers in that contest included:

Kylee Willis #22 = 15 pts.

Aimee Toliver #2 = 8 pts.

Nora Ramirez #24 = 4 pts.

Coach Bryan Goehring said, “The Lady Bucks played hard and got the win, 33-31.

The Lady Bucks BB team played the Ponder Lady Lions Friday, Nov. 13 and were beat but didn’t get the score but I heard they took a beating.

Then, on Saturday, Nov. 14, the Lady Bucks hosted the Lady Panthers of Gorman at noon and JV at 1:30 p.m. Both teams got off to a slow start and at the end of the first quarter, the score was 8-5, with buckets from Kylee Willis and Zaea Ragle and a three-pointer from Nora Ramirez. However, by the half, the Lady Bucks were behind 10-17, with neither team in the fast mode.

The Lady Panthers continued to pop in the buckets in the third quarter and the Lady Bucks gradually crept up on the Lady Panthers and by the end of the third quarter, the score was 24-29.

In the fourth quarter, the Lady Bucks managed to stay with the Lady Panthers for a short time, but then slid behind to end the game 31-39, with a second loss in a row.

On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the Lady Bucks will host the Lady Mustangs of Sweetwater and on Friday, Nov. 20, the Lady Bucks will travel to Windthorst before they are back home to host the Hawley Lady Bearcats on Monday, Nov. 23 at noon and 1:15 p.m.