Mineral Wells Index, Mineral Wells, TX

January 22, 2008

State-ranked Strawn bombs Moran in 86-7 district win


By Craig Holamon
sports@mineralwellsindex.com

STRAWN — If this had been a sixman football game instead of a girls basketball game, it would have been over at halftime via the 45-point rule.

Unfortunately for the players and fans at Moran High School, there’s no mercy rule in the Texas high school basketball rule book.

The 13th-ranked Strawn Lady Greyhounds stayed unbeaten in Class 1A Division II Girls District 17 basketball play on Friday with an 86-7 win over Moran.

Strawn took a 34-0 first-quarter lead and outscored Moran 52-7 in the final three quarters.

Kirsten Crabb led Strawn in scoring with a game-high 27 points and added nine steals, seven assists and seven rebounds.

Strawn post Margie Copeland had 12 points, six rebounds, four steals and two assists while Jamie Heflin posted a double-double that included 12 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and one blocked shot.

Strawn freshman Zakia Winegeart added 10 points, four rebounds, two steals, one assist and a blocked shot while Lacey Day had eight points, three assists, three steals and a rebound.

Strawn’s Katy Tretter piled up seven points, five steals, three assists and a rebound while Myra Prado had six points, two steals and two rebounds.

Kaitlin Boyd had three points, six assists and four steals while Ariel Sharp completed the Strawn scoring with a free throw and added two rebounds and a steal.

Strawn’s Lorena Juarez had four steals.

The 79-point win moved Strawn to 21-7 on the year and to 4-0 in district play while the loss left Moran at 0-20 on the year and 0-4 in league play.

Notes ... The Gordon Lady Longhorns stayed in second place in the district race with a 40-26 \win over the Lipan Lady Indians. The win moved gordon to 15-6 on the year and to 4-1 in district play.

The Lipan Indians handed the Gordon Longhorns an 84-35 loss while the Strawn Greyhounds beat Moran.

The loss left Gordon at 5-7 on the year and 2-3 in district play while the win moved the Strawn Greyhounds to 1-3 in district play and 3-12 on the season.

No information about the three games was reported by the Gordon and Strawn coaches.

Varsity Girls

Strawn 86, Moran 7

Strawn 34 16 18 18 — 86

Moran 0 4 0 3 — 7

Strawn scoring: Kirsten Crabb 27, Margie Copeland 12, Jamie Heflin 12, Zakia Winegeart 10, Lacey Day 8, Katy Tretter 7, Myra Prado 6, Kaitlin Boyd 3, Ariel Sharp 1. Strawn record 21-7 and 4-0. Moran record 0-20 and 0-4.

Class A Division II Girls

District 17 Basketball Standings

Team District Season

Strawn 4-0 21-7

Gordon 4-1 15-6

Lipan 3-2 10-13

Lingleville 1-3 9-14

Huckabay 1-3 5-18

Moran 0-4 0-20

Friday’s Scores

Gordon 40, Lipan 26

Strawn 86, Moran 7

Class A Division II Boys

District 17 Basketball Standings

Team District Season

Lipan 5-0 18-6

Huckabay 3-1 14-9

Lingleville 2-2 8-15

Gordon 2-3 5-7

Strawn 1-3 3-12

Moran 0-4 10-12

Friday’s Score

Lipan 84, Gordon 35