Bulldogs Roll Past Cardinals in Easy Win
They continued their winning streak by beating South Laurel 79-47 on Feb. 7.
#12 Jared Gadd dribbling.
#11 Taveion Hollingsworth jumps up to shoot a jumper.
#10 JaQuice Gray raises the ball above his head, getting ready to pass.
#10 JaQuice Gray jumping to pass the ball.
#2 Isaiah Yeast jumping up to avoid the defense in order to shoot a jumper.
#2 Isaiah Yeast passing the ball.
#2 Isaiah Yeast keeping the ball away from his opponent.
#11 Taveion Hollingsworth passing the ball to #2 Isaiah Yeast.
#11 Taveion Hollingsworth contemplating who to pass the ball to.
#2 Isaiah Yeast about to pass the ball across to court.
#11 Taveion Hollingsworth shooting a floater over a South Laurel player.
#13 Star Ifeacho guarding his opponent.
#11 Taveion Hollingsworth shooting the ball from the three point line.
#2 Isaiah Yeast throwing the ball in bounds for the save.
#12 Jared Gadd blocking his South Laurel opponent.
#0 Javea Richardson driving to the basket.
#11 Taveion Hollingsworth blocking his opponent after tip-off.
The team got off to a fast start, putting the half court pressure on the Cardinals and then turning the pressure into turnovers. The Cardinals couldn’t figure out a way to get past the defense, so they ended up being down by a major deficit at the end of the first quarter, 30-5. Senior guard Taveion Hollingsworth and sophomore forward Star Ifeacho each had 9 points in the quarter.
“We got to get back to the way we started out playing if we really want to win the rest of these games,” said Hollingsworth.
The Cardinals started applying pressure, slowing down the teams momentum in the second quarter. They capitalizing on the Bulldogs turnovers and missed shots, bringing the lead down to 15. The Bulldogs made a small run at the end of the half to make the score 46-23 at the half.
“We just have to prepare better. When we don’t prepare for games we don’t play good [sic],” said senior Javea Richardson.
The Bulldogs controlled the rest of the game and played at their pace. They outscored the Cardinals 33-24 in the second half.
They had four players score in double figures,with only seven turnovers.
Taveion Hollingsworth went 9-17 and scored 23 points. He had seven rebounds and seven assists.
Javea Richardson went 7 for 11 and scored 17 points. He had five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
