In their home tournament, the 7th Grade Maroon Fillys won Consolation! In their first game against Lytle, the Fillys faced an aggressive team for a loss of 33-8. The young players were excited to compete in their first tournament and played hard the entire game.
Makayla Rivera scored 8 points with 6 steals. Mackayla Schnautz had 3 rebounds, Yari Mercado 2, Pam Cardona 2, Zoe Ortiz 2, Lizbeth De Los Santos 2, and Kelsey Dishman 1 rebound. De Los Santos had 1 steal, Dishman 2, and Yari Mercado 1 steal.
“Lytle did a great job. They played smart and aggressively which was really good for my girls to play at that level of competition. We had a lot of opportunities to score but the ball just wouldn’t go in the basket.” Coach Shana Beaty
In the consolation game against Pleasanton, the Fillys played a much better game and didn’t face the pressure from Pleasanton that Lytle had. Devine lead the entire game. The Maroon Fillys are now 4-2 overall and 2-0 in district. Scores by quarter: Q1 13-1, Q2 27-3, Q3 39-9, Q4 41-14.
Dishman scored 14 points, Rivera 11, Avery Mobely 6, De Los Santos 5, Schnautz 4 and Mercado 1 point. Liah Romero had 7 rebounds, Schnautz 3, Mobley 3, De Los Santos 1, and Ortiz 1 rebound. Mobely had 5 assists, Dishman 4, Schnautz 2, Rivera 2, Ortiz 1, De Los Santos 1, and Romero 1 assist. Dishman and Schnautz each stole the ball 9 times, Rivera 7, Romero 4, Cardona 3, Ortiz 3, De Los Santos 3, Meracdo 2, and Mobley 2 steals.
“We had a lot less turn overs. We were able to pull out a win and take 3rd place so I am really proud of this group!” Coach Beaty
The 7th grade Fillys will face Hondo at home on November 29th with games starting at 5:00.
By Dicy Chambers
Sports Writer