Lady Eagles-Del Rio Basketball Game Report: Fri. Jan. 12, 2018

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LADY EAGLES BASKETBALL HOOPS NEWS

Lady Eagles fall to

Del Rio Queens 56 to 35

By: Conrado Perez, Jr. – Eagle Pass Sports Central

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The Eagle Pass Lady Eagles varsity girls basketball team mentored by head coach Ruben Besa and assistant coaches Arturo Gonzalez, Norman Carreon and Rachel Menchaca ventured to Del Rio, Texas on Friday, January 12, 2018 to tipoff against the home standing Del Rio Queens in a 7:00 PM District 29-6A hoops encounter.

This game started out like the weather plaguing South Texas as both teams came out cold as indicated by the 4 to 2 lead by the Del Rio Queens at the end of the opening quarter. In the second quarter the scoring tempo picked up with the Del Rio Queens enjoying the luxury of playing on their own home court outscoring the visiting Lady Eagles 17 to 9 in that period enabling them to takea a 21 to 11 lead into the halftime break.

In the second half the valiant Lady Eagles stormed back to attempt a comeback getting scoring production from Paola Hernandez Ceci Guerrero, Yoanna Velasquez and Sophia Rodriguez but the Del Rio Queens just kept knocking down baskets to eventually come away with the 56 to 35 victory.  Paola Hernandez took high point scoring honors for the Lady Eagles with 10 points.  Cecilia Guerrero and Sophia Rodriguez led the team in the rebounding department with 6 boards apiece and Yoanna Velasquez led the team with 3 blocked shots in this game.

Scoring by Quarters:

EPHS DEL RIO

1            2           4

2            9         17

3          10         14

4          14         21

Final    35         56

Lady Eagles Individual Stats:

Paola Hernandez 10 points 5 rebounds 3 steals 1 block

Cecilia Guerrero 7 points 6 rebounds

Yoanna Velasquez 7 points 3 rebounds 3 blocks

Sophia Rodriguez 5 points 6 rebounds 3 assists 1 steal 1 block

Brisa Padilla 2 points 3 rebounds 1 assist

McKayla Hernandez 2 points 4 rebounds 2 assists 6steals

Cristabel Martinez 2 points 2 rebounds 1 assist 2 steals

 

Sonia Gomez 1 steal