Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Nashville Ruins Prescott's Senior Night

Senior night didn't go as planned for the Curley Wolves and Wolverettes, as both fell to Nashville in the final home game of the season.

WOLVES 48

SCRAPPERS 62

The Wolves, leg weary from a Thursday night road game at Fountain Lake, weren't able to keep pace with the fresher Scrappers as they lost 62-48.

Prescott won the opening tip, lost the ball and saw Nashville put the first two points on the board. The Wolves rallied with three straight three-pointers to go up 9-5.

Play inside was rough as both teams fought for rebounding position, as neither shot particularly well early on.

At the 3:15 mark in the first, Prescott held a 13-10 lead. The Scrappers then went on an 11-2 run for the remainder of the period and led 21-15 at the end of one, nailing a trey at the buzzer.

The Wolves again had the ball to start the second, lost it and saw the Scrappers score.

While the Wolves hustled all over the court, they were inconsistent offensively and turned the ball over several times.

Nashville, being better rested, was sharper and began pulling away from Prescott in the second.

With 4:32 left, the Scrappers were up 29-18, and led 34-23 with 2:47 showing.

The Scrappers, when open, were deadly from the perimeter, and posted a 36-25 lead at halftime.

The third quarter got off to a sloppy start as both teams turned the ball over. However, Prescott scored on a fast break finished off with a dunk.

The Wolves cut the lead to 36-32, only to see Nashville score the next six and push the lead to 42-32.

Prescott wasn't ready to mail it in yet and battled back to make it 42-37 with 2:03 remaining, but was outscored 7-3 for the rest of the quarter and trailed 49-40 going into the fourth.

The Wolves missed their first shot of the fourth quarter, with Nashville pulling down the rebound and scoring on a fast break.

Fatigue began taking its toll on Prescott players in the final eight minutes as the Scrappers were able to pull away and secure the win.

Justin Tidwell led the Wolves with 18 points.

Keadrean Finley was the game's leading scorer with 24 for Nashville, while Brad Gordon chipped in 17.

The Wolves were 11 of 16 from the line, while Nashville hit six of 14.

PRESCOTT 43

FOUNTAIN LAKE 64

The Wolves fell to Fountain Lake 64-43 Thursday, Feb. 1.

Prescott never really got in the game as the Cobras opened with a 16-8 first quarter lead, pushing this to a 32-21 margin by halftime.

By the end of three the Cobras were up 50-31.

Kevin Fulks paced Prescott with 19 points.

Jared Chaney led all scorers in the game with 20, while Thong Tran added 14 for the Cobras.

Prescott hit 10 of 14 from the line, with Fountain Lake netting seven of eight.

PRESCOTT 52

FOUKE 35

The Wolves got the week started off on the right foot by whipping the Panthers 52-35 at Fouke.

Prescott jumped on the Panthers early, leading 16-7 after one, and 26-19 at the break.

The Wolves poured it on in the third, pushing their lead to 17, at 37-20.

Tidwell led all scorers with 12, while Fulks and Joseph Stewart scored 11 each.

C. Carter led Fouke with nine.

Prescott connected on 13 of 19 free throws, while Fouke hit seven of 14.

WOLVERETTES 40

SCRAPPERETTES 51

Prescott led two of the game's four quarters, but not the most important one  the last one, as the went down 51-40 to Nashville.

The Wolverettes took the opening tip, but were unable to score. Nashville opened the game with a three in a first quarter filled with plenty of action, but little scoring.

Nashville built an 8-4 lead with 3:44 left in the first, with Prescott scoring the last three points in the period.

The Wolverettes had several opportunities to take the lead, but had problems finding the bottom of the bucket. However, the team was aggressive and hustled on both sides of the ball.The second quarter was much like the first, though the Wolverettes opened by taking the lead.

Prescott and Nashville ran up and down the court, with neither able to shoot well, though both had chances.

Midway through the second, the Scrapperettes split their defense from a 3-2 zone to a triangle-two.

While it bothered Wolverette players Prescott was still able to fight back and take a 19-16 lead at halftime.

The first half was played at a blazing pace, taking a scant 32 minutes to complete.

After both teams missed to get the third underway, Nashville got the scoring started.

The Wolverettes were patient on offense, working the ball for a good shot, then pressing on defense to harass Nashville ball handlers.

Still, there was little scoring as Prescott clung to a 26-25 lead at the end of the third.

The game at Fountain Lake Thursday, Feb. 1, took its toll on the Wolverettes in the fourth quarter against Nashville, as fatigue started to set in.

With 6:53 left the Scrapperettes were in the bonus situation. Nashville built a 31-26 lead before the Wolverettes hit a pair of free throws at the 6:26 mark.

Fouls slowed the pace of the game considerably in the fourth quarter, as Prescott entered the bonus with 5:55 left in the contest.

Nashville began to find its range and stretched its lead to 36-28 with 4:54 showing, and 41-35 at the 2:06 point in the game.

The major difference was Nashville was able to hit its free throws down the stretch, while Prescott was forced to shoot threes to try and catch up.

Late in the contest, it became a war of attrition as several Prescott players fouled out.

Sophia Dunn led Prescott with 14, while Lateisha Heard added 11.

Prescott hit 13 of 21 free throws, while Nashville netted 18 of 35.

PRESCOTT 42

FOUNTAIN LAKE 57

Getting off to a slow start against the Lady Cobras was more than Prescott could overcome as the Wolverettes fell 57-42 at Fountain Lake Thursday, Feb. 1.

The Lady Cobras opened with a 15-8 lead at the end of one, and were up 29-13 at the half.

The third quarter saw Fountain Lake up by 16, with the score 42-36.

Heard led the way in this outing with 16 points.

Julie Marin was the game's leading scorer with 24, with Maggan Reynolds adding 12.

Prescott hit 13 of 21 from the line, with the Lady Cobras almost perfect at nine of 10.

PRESCOTT 50

FOUKE 54

The Wolverette's week got off to a bad start as they dropped the game Tuesday, Jan. 30, 54-50 at Fouke.

The Lady Panthers held a 17-11 lead at the end of one and were up 32-23 at the break. Prescott fought back in the third, but trailed 42-35.

Dunn led the attack with 20, with LaSheena Gillard adding 14.

Tera Duree scored 17 for Fouke, while Holly Smith chipped in 13 and Celia Pilgren tossed in 10.

The Wolverettes were eight of 22 from the line, with Fouke connecting on 13 of 17 free throws.