Jerel Beaty
Staff writer
It is understandable that a middle school basketball team would come out just a tad rusty after a long break off the court.
That is what Coach Leigh Anne McIver experienced with her 8th grade Fillys as they took on Uvalde January 9, which was her team’s first games since mid-December.
However, both the A team and the B team came away victorious in their initial games of 2025.
“It was great to get two wins even though we all could definitely tell it was first game back from a break!” a relieved McIver stated.
Ah, but those games against Uvalde set the stage for Devine to hoist the team championship in their own tournament two days later, defeating Hondo in Game One and then ousting Lytle in Game Two to end the Fillys perfect 3-0 week.
A team
In what looked like might be a battle to the end after Devine held a slim 7-6 lead after the first quarter, quickly turned into a blowout as the Fillys ran away with the 26-7 win.
Devine allowed only a single free throw to Uvalde the rest of the way in their 19-point win.
“We struggled with playing against a zone in the first half and making shots, but were able to make adjustments at halftime,” commented McIver.
Hali Carroll scored…
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