Basketball Cooper

Last night the 7th and 8th grade girls from Shallowater went to Cooper to play basketball we were told they had really good teams and it would be a challenge and the scouting report was right they had some real good players and they played as a team for the most part.
 Our 7th grade team is just that a team they are small not physical they don't look that impressive but they just keep winning they are unselfish and pass the ball to each other as good as any team of girls I have ever seen
Cooper looked bigger stronger and faster but they were not as good a team. Morgan Bennett ran the show at point guard making nice pass after nice pass penetrate and dish always hitting the back door man who was wide open. Then Brandy Gillette played her usual steady game passing and ball handling she is a pure shooter she has the most effortless release I have ever seen. Candice Pope played her fiery brand of ball nonstop defense attack attack attack. Kellen played great down low she is a force in the middle and will soon be a force out side. Shotts is turning into a real post player. There are many more girls I could brag about but I will stop it here and just say great game girls 45 to 18  final score.

Now the 8th grade was not so easy yes Cooper has a real good 8th grade team. The girls have played them a few times last year at Tri-County  and back in the Summer and have never lost to them but they were always good games. I really wished our girls could pass the ball like the 7th grade team does. But what we have is some girls are trying to make an impression on the coaches so they can move up next year to Varsity
so they don't pass the ball to the girls they feel like they are in competition with. It is hurting our team this year
And the fact that our Head Coach always moves up a freshman to varsity and there is only room for one
So the competition is fierce. Anyway here is the game It was neck in neck the first quarter then in the second Cooper went to there bench and got exposed that is right Summer Pearson and Alyssa Johnson trapped and pressed and stole the ball and got a 8 point lead that just broke Coopers will. They were playing catchup
the rest of the game out of control and out of luck. Summer Pearson played one of her better games 10 points but more important than that when you put her a post player on there fastest and best point guard and she shouts her down the whole second half. That was outstanding. Kelsey Smith played her usual steady game. Shelby did her job down low rebounding and making put backs.Hannah played a good game. Carly got into it a few times and let the other team know they were going to take this game.Alyssa came off the bench and played some great defense.The two Macy's came off the bench and scored points.Tatum was sick but she came to watch.
 I was disappointed that Hannah Sampley did not get to play for Cooper she use to live here then moved over there last year and rode the bench the whole game   Her father was not happy but what are you going to do He should be happy she is on the A-team It is hard to move to a new school and fit in and play the first year. Anyway final score 39 to 30 Great game girls...