Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Gurdon Teams Faltering On Courts

Gurdon's senior girls fell to 3-4 on the season after a 50-33 loss to Blevins Friday, Dec. 1.

The game began with the Lady Hornets taking the tip and scoring.

From there, though, turnovers marred the contest and neither team was able to score much.

At the 6:46 mark, Blevins led 4-1.

It was a physical affair with players on both sides spending quality time on the floor diving after loose basketballs and simply being knocked down by the intense play. It was even rougher in the paint, to the point of being dangerous.

Gurdon was able to tie the game at 6-6 with 5:16 left in the first, only to see the Lady Hornets outscore them 7-2 for the rest of the quarter.

The Lady Devils were in the bonus almost at the start of the second period because of the harsh play, but had problems hitting free throws.

Blevins began pulling away, going up 17-8 with 5:17 left in the half, before the Lady Devils went on a 5-0 run to make it 17-13 with 2:53 to go in the quarter.

The Lady Hornets were able to score the final three points of the half, and went to the locker room leading 20-13.

The Lady Devils were more settled down in the third quarter, but still had problems putting the ball in the hole.

Gurdon forced turnovers, drove the court, but had the ball bounce off the iron and land in the hands of a Lady Hornet.

In spite of the adversity, the Lady Devils were able to narrow the margin to 22-21 with 5:50 left in the third.

At this point the Lady Hornets began using a full-court press and forcing turnovers of their own. Blevins did a better job at converting turnovers into points than Gurdon as they outscored the Lady Devils 11-2 for the rest of the quarter and led 34-23 at the end of three.

The Lady Devils kept battling, but had fits with the Blevins press. Still, Gurdon was able to get within 10 at 39-39 with 4:59 showing.

As the game wound down, Gurdon was forced to foul, with Blevins hitting more than they missed and taking the win.

GURDON 55

LEWISVILLE 73

The Lady Devils dropped a tough 73-55 loss at Lewisville, though they played close in the first half of the game.

Gurdon trailed 24-22 at the end of one, but wound up on the short end of a 37-28 score at halftime.

Lewisville started pulling away in earnest in the third quarter as the Lady Red Devils led 54-41 at the end of three.

Alisha Henry led Gurdon's offense with 22 points. Lindy Escalante added 10.

Clarissa Willis led Lewisville with 18. Cassandra Henry scored 14.

GURDON 46

CAMDEN HG 31

Gurdon traveled to Camden Harmony Grove and returned home with a 46-31 win.

The Lady Devils led 10-9 at the end of the first period, and clung to a 23-21 lead at the half.

The game remained nip-and-tuck in the third period, with the Lady Devils still hanging on 31-30. Gurdon turned up the heat in the final eight minutes, shutting CHG down.

Sally Beasley led the attack with 16, while Sharonda Bell added 11.

GURDON 69

HERMITAGE 44

The Lady Devils ran their record to 3-1 with a 69-44 win over Hermitage.

Gurdon posted a 10-7 lead at the end of one and was up 22-17 at the break.

By the end of three the Lady Devil lead was 45-35. Gurdon poured it on in the final period for the victory.

Tonya Russey had the hot hand in this game as she poured in 23 points. Vanesha Young contributed 12 in the win.

Kenita Hemphill led Hermitage with 13, while Kim Davis scored 12.

GURDON 51

ARKADELPHIA 60

The win streak ended at two when Gurdon entertained Arkadelphia and fell 60-51.

The two squads played dead even for three periods, before the Lady Badgers were able to pull away in the fourth quarter.

Arkadelphia led 14-13 at the end of one, but trailed 31-29 at the half. The Lady Devils maintained their lead at the end of three with the score 43-41.

Young led Gurdon in this game with 12 points.

Adrienne Ford had 13 for Arkadelphia.

GURDON 34

WALDO 40

The Lady Devils saw their record evened at 3-3 in a low scoring loss to Waldo.

Gurdon got off to a slow start and was unable to overcome an early deficit as Waldo posted a 40-34 win.

The Lady Devils were on the short end of a 10-3 first quarter score, and trailed 21-10 at halftime. Gurdon fought back in the third, but was still behind 30-21.

Beasley led Gurdon with 11, while Russey added eight.