Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Curley Wolves Now 2-1; Loses To Nevada Blue Jays

Prescott's Curley Wolves are now 2-1 on the young basketball season, having split with Nevada and Blevins last week.

PRESCOTT 53

NEVADA 57

This was a game of two different halves. Prescott had the momentum during the first 16 minutes, with old Mo shifting to Nevada for the second 16.

The Wolves jumped out to an18-10 lead at the end of one, and led 28-19 at halftime.

Nevada fought back to cut the lead to five by the end of three at 40-35, then outscored Prescott 22-13 in the final eight minutes to steal the win.

The Wolves hit five of 10 from the charity stripe, while the Blue Jays connected on 12 of 16 free throws.

Kevin Fulks paced Prescott with 16 points, while Justin Tidwell and Decolon Prater added 10 each.

Matt Young led the Jays with 16, with Jemarrio Beasley adding 11 and Jason Yarbrough netting 10.

Prescott Coach Larry Newsom said the team didn't rebound well in the second half, and lost a lot of its intensity from the first half to the second.

In addition, the Jays tightened their defense and took away the inside. This, coupled with Prescott not shooting well outside, was enough to allow Nevada to fight back and win.

PRESCOTT 81

BLEVINS 35

Tuesday, Nov. 21, the Wolves hosted the Blevins Hornets and took out their frustration on them with an 81-35 win.

The Hornets never were in the game, as Prescott opened with a 23-6 lead in the first quarter. Halftime arrived with the Wolves smelling blood and up 46-24.

Prescott's defense was all but impenetrable in the third quarter as the Wolves allowed only three points. At the end of three, the score was 61-27.

From the line, the Wolves hit 13 of 22, while Blevins netted nine of 22.

Brandon Young was the game's leading scorer with 19 points. Fulks was close behind with 17, while Joe Stewart scored 11 and Prater added 10.

C. Newton led Blevins with 15.

WOLVERETTES 53

LADY BLUE JAYS 48

Prescott's Wolverettes earned their first win of the season with a 53-48 win over Nevada Monday, Nov. 20.

This evened their record at 1-1 at the time.

The teams played dead even in the first period, which ended with a 14-14 score.

Prescott gained a slim lead by halftime, 25-23, and held it at the end of three, 36-34. The Wolverrette offense poured in 17 during the final eight minutes to seal the win.

Sophia Dunn led the way with 22 points, with Brandy Jackson adding 13.

Pam Young led all scorers with 29, while Tyrunza Heard added 13 for Nevada.

Prescott was 14 of 24 in free throw shooting, while Nevada hit 10 of 23.

PRESCOTT 18

BLEVINS 93

The Wolverettes suffered the worst defeat ever Tuesday as they fell to 1-2 on the year, and were humbled 93-18 by the Lady Hornets.

Blevins jumped all over Prescott early, taking a 20-5 lead at the end of one.

The Lady Hornets continued with the pressure in the second quarter, as they ran out to a 47-10 halftime advantage.

This wasn't enough, as Blevins kept pouring it on in the third period, running the score up 70-14.

The worst part is the Lady Hornets didn't slow down any in the fourth quarter, even though the Wolverettes had no chance to come back and challenge.

Prescott hit seven of 17 free throws, while Blevins connected on 16 of 28 from the line.

Jackson led Prescott with 10 points.

Kera Rogers was the game's leading scorer with 23.Alison Jordan canned 20, while Kayla Jordan ripped the cords for 15, as did Keshia Gilliam.

CUBETTES 32

LADY JAYS 36

Prescott's Cubettes fought the good fight, but fell just short Monday night, Nov. 20, against Nevada, as they succumbed 36-32.

Katie McCauley and Madeline Taylor scored eight each for Prescott.

Nevada was led by Regina Leaks with 13 and Latoya Beasley with 12.