On Monday, January 27, the town of Waldron flooded into Mansfield with their Jr High teams ready to lay claim on Tiger territory. An immense amount of hullabaloo is guaranteed to ensue when the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs take to the hardwood. And boy did it. Basketball is a sport that always seems to come easy for Waldron and last night was no different.
The Jr High Lady Bulldogs have a roster piled high with raw talent that is just ready to bust down the door. Although their stats this season might not have reflected all of the many skills that the team holds, when the Lady Bulldogs do take off, watch out because they are going to dominate. Leading the Lady Bulldogs pack offensively was Daileigh Hunt with six points and Ale Johnson with one. Waldron Jv walked away from the match with an 11-7 loss.
Defensively, Waldron brought the boom with the Lady Bulldogs taking away nine steals like a thief in the night. Cherish Rhinehart stole three while Kayle Redmon, Daileigh Hunt, and Darien Hunt each earned two. Helping the Lady Bulldogs bring in 11 rebounds was Katie Stringer with three followed by the Hunt sisters with two apiece, and Redmon, Rhinehart, Johnson, and Lily Woodard with one each.
Next, the Jv Bulldogs were able to capitalize on the Tiger’s miscues as they ended the night victoriously 12-11. The Bulldogs are always able to flawlessly carry out teamwork with their clear communication skills on the court along with their natural ability to read each other’s movements. Offensively three players were able to keep the scoreboard rolling up with Chris Lopez, Alex Hernandez, and Tobias Brown all securing four points apiece.
The Bulldogs were able to reach double-digit glory in both the steals and rebounds department. With a total of 10 steals Hernandez led the team with four followed by Scout Young and Lopez with two each and Noah Patrick and T.J. Olivares with one apiece. Laying claim to two rebounds each was Kason Davis, Steven Newman, Connor Beck, and Hernandez. Rounding out with one rebound apiece was Lopez, Patrick, Brown, and Kason Moudy.
The Waldron Jr High Bulldogs will be back in the game on Thursday, January 30 when they face the Cedarville Pirates starting at 4 p.m.
