Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Girls Drop Two Games During Week

Grit and determination led the Nevada BlueJays to a 54-50 win over league-rival Bradley, Tuesday, Feb. 4.

The Jays opened with a 13-12 lead at the end of one, but trailed 29-25 at the half.

The squad rallied in the third to regain the lead, at 44-40, and held on for the rest of the contest.

Joseph Young led the Jays with 23 points. Ricardo Young and Julius Gulley added nine each. Casey Curtis scored seven, while Eric Murphy ha six.

The Bears were paced by a 20-point effort from Cawaski Stewart. Darnell Howard scored 10.

The Jays converted six of nine from the stripe, while the Bears were five of 10.

NEVADA 31

BRADLEY 38

The Lady Jays weren't as fortunate as their male counterparts as they dropped their game to the Lady Bears 38-31.

The problem came from a scoreless first quarter for the Lady Jays, while Bradley's girls were able to put 10 on the board.

From there, the Nevada quintet had an uphill battle and just ran out of time.

They had fought back in the second, but trailed 21-13. By the end of the third period, they had cut the lead to three at 26-23, but fell short in the final period.

Shonda Young led the Lady Jay attack with 13, but fouled out with 5:47 left in the game.

Lakeshia Moore paced Bradley with 13, with teammate Sonya Harris adding 12.

The Lady Jays were three of seven from the line, while Bradley was eight of 18.

Regular season is over for the Nevada teams, as they prepare to host the 7A Central District Tournament.

The top four teams in the league will head to the regional contest in Dierks. According to Rick McAffee, Nevada School superintendent, both Jay teams must win one game to advance to the next level.