SUBSCRIBE NOW

Enjoy all your local news and sports for less than 6¢ per day.

Subscribe Now

BURNET — The Burnet High School girls basketball team took sole possession of first place in District 8-3A after its 47-36 win against Gatesville on Jan. 8.

The Lady Dawgs cruised to a 21-2 lead in the first quarter, but foul trouble forced the Lady Dawgs to play conservatively in the second and third periods, head coach Mike Cavender said.

“(It) slowed our aggressive defense down the rest of the way,” he said. “We just need to mentally learn how to play the complete game.”

jfierro@thepicayune.com

[tabs style=”default”] [tab title=”GAME STATS”]

TOP PLAYERS: Bryanika Grady 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 deflections, 2 assist, 2 steals, 1 block; Riana Bond 14 points, 7 steals, 5 rebounds, 4 deflections, 1 assists

ON OFFENSE: Points – Riley Scott 7, Makayla Adair 6, Sarah Poe 2, Shaylah Hullum 2, Lauren Beckwith 2, Danielle Lindley 1; assists – Scott 4, Poe 1; rebounds – Scott 3, Poe 3, Beckwith 2

ON DEFENSE: Steals – Scott 3, Hullum 2, Lindley 1; rebounds – Poe 4, Adair 2, Lindley 2, Beckwith 1, Lindley 1; blocks – Poe 4, Beckwith 1; deflections – Lindley 3, Scott 1, Hullum 1, Poe 1, Beckwith 1

QUOTABLE: “If we can learn to play solid for 32 minutes like we now play for 22 minutes a game, we could be very hard to handle,” Burnet coach Mike Cavender said.

RECORDS: Burnet is 13-9 overall and 2-0 in District 8-3A.

UP NEXT: Burnet vs. Liberty Hill, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at The Doghouse, 1000 The Green Mile in Burnet

[/tab] [tab title=”DISTRICT STANDINGS”]

Burnet, 2-0

Liberty Hill, 1-1

Lampasas, 1-1

Brownwood, 1-1

Llano, 1-1

Gatesville, 0-2

[/tab] [/tabs]