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The battle of Howard County schools was the setting last night in New Franklin, as the Bulldogs squared off against arch-rival Fayette in a winner take all.
Unfortunately for New Franklin, they wound up dropping both games as the Fayette girls defeated the Lady Bulldogs 50-42 while the Fayette boys used a 21-15 advantage in the second quarter against New Franklin for a 62-47 victory.
The Lady Bulldogs, fresh off a 44-38 win Tuesday night against Sturgeon, opened the game with a 26-19 halftime lead against Fayette but couldn’t hold on as the Lady Falcons rallied back with a 31-16 advantage in the second half for the victory.
Despite the loss, which dropped New Franklin to 12-7 on the season, head coach Chris McGowan said this was a very contested game throughout. “Both teams played hard and both teams had some nice runs throughout the game,” McGowan said. “We had 24 turnovers and were 10 of 22 from the free throw line. Certainly we need to be better in both of those areas in order to win games like this.”
Samantha Reed had 15 points and Ellie Johnson 13 for Fayette, who improved to 13-7 on the season.
As for the New Franklin boys basketball team, they actually played Fayette close for the first half while trailing the Falcons 12-10 after first period’s end and 33-25 at the half. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, they were unable to make up any ground in the second half as Fayette outscored New Franklin 29-22 for the victory.
While the loss dropped New Franklin to 7-12 on the season, head coach Jim Schlotzhauer said his team gave a much improved effort over Tuesday night’s effort against Sturgeon.
“We competed the entire night,” Schlotzhauer said. “Fayette made a couple of runs and were able to capitalize on our mistakes. Marshall was tough to stop. He played much better than in our first meeting.”
Bruce Marshall led the scoring attack in the game for Fayette, who also improved to 13-7, with 35 points.
Tyler White had the team-high for New Franklin with 16 while Tanner White added 14, Ryley Lyons six, Alex Holem five, Dalton Welbern four and Tyler Hull with two.
Tyler White was also presented a plaque in-between games for scoring his 1,000th point back on Tuesday, Jan. 10 against the Pilot Grove Tigers.
The New Franklin boys and girls basketball teams will travel to Salisbury tonight for a non-conference game starting at 5 p.m.
Courtwarming will be held on Friday, Jan. 10 against the Glasgow Yellowjackets starting at 6 p.m.
The battle of Howard County schools was the setting last night in New Franklin, as the Bulldogs squared off against arch-rival Fayette in a winner take all.
Unfortunately for New Franklin, they wound up dropping both games as the Fayette girls defeated the Lady Bulldogs 50-42 while the Fayette boys used a 21-15 advantage in the second quarter against New Franklin for a 62-47 victory.
The Lady Bulldogs, fresh off a 44-38 win Tuesday night against Sturgeon, opened the game with a 26-19 halftime lead against Fayette but couldn’t hold on as the Lady Falcons rallied back with a 31-16 advantage in the second half for the victory.
Despite the loss, which dropped New Franklin to 12-7 on the season, head coach Chris McGowan said this was a very contested game throughout. “Both teams played hard and both teams had some nice runs throughout the game,” McGowan said. “We had 24 turnovers and were 10 of 22 from the free throw line. Certainly we need to be better in both of those areas in order to win games like this.”
Samantha Reed had 15 points and Ellie Johnson 13 for Fayette, who improved to 13-7 on the season.
As for the New Franklin boys basketball team, they actually played Fayette close for the first half while trailing the Falcons 12-10 after first period’s end and 33-25 at the half. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, they were unable to make up any ground in the second half as Fayette outscored New Franklin 29-22 for the victory.
While the loss dropped New Franklin to 7-12 on the season, head coach Jim Schlotzhauer said his team gave a much improved effort over Tuesday night’s effort against Sturgeon.
“We competed the entire night,” Schlotzhauer said. “Fayette made a couple of runs and were able to capitalize on our mistakes. Marshall was tough to stop. He played much better than in our first meeting.”
Bruce Marshall led the scoring attack in the game for Fayette, who also improved to 13-7, with 35 points.
Tyler White had the team-high for New Franklin with 16 while Tanner White added 14, Ryley Lyons six, Alex Holem five, Dalton Welbern four and Tyler Hull with two.
Tyler White was also presented a plaque in-between games for scoring his 1,000th point back on Tuesday, Jan. 10 against the Pilot Grove Tigers.
The New Franklin boys and girls basketball teams will travel to Salisbury tonight for a non-conference game starting at 5 p.m.
Courtwarming will be held on Friday, Jan. 10 against the Glasgow Yellowjackets starting at 6 p.m.
