8th combo ends on high note despite loss to visiting Falls City
B rundrett Middle S choo l's combined

Lady Marlin Whitney Williams travels through heavy traffic.

seventh and eighth grade Lady

Marlin team faced an uphill battle in

their final game of the season.

They hosted Falls City on Monday,

Feb. 5, and came out behind, 10-42.

No t only did F all s City ha ve a b e nch t hat was 18 play e rs deep ,

they were strong, fast a nd athletic,

s a id Lad y M a r li n C o a c h J a vi e r

Mendoza.

"Our gir ls have come along this

season, and held thei r own against

most every team we played," Mendoza

said.

Against Falls City, Mendoza said

he saw a lot of improvement by every

player.

" It is not j us t ab ou t d r ib bli ng

and passing; it also has to do with

knowing where to go on offense and

defense, and getting on the floor to get a loose ball," Mendoza said.

In th i s las t game of the se aso n,

Mendoza witnessed his players "turning

into true basketball players."

The team ended the season with a 6-5 season record, and they were 5-2

in district.

"I am so proud of these girls for

wh a t th e y h a ve a c co mp li sh e d , "

Mendoza said.

SCORING               QUARTERS
            BY
BMS               5     1     0     4       10
FC             12     16     10       2       42
POINTS: NYCOLE CHAMBERS, 2; ERIKA

WITTEN, 6; SAMANTHA RICHARDSON,

2 ASSISTS: CHAMBERS, 1 REB OU N DS : ME G A N HA RD EGR EE , 1; T AYLO R GRI FF IN, 1; WITTEN, 5 ; RICHARDSON, 6; JESS I CA ETHRIDGE , 1; ERIN REED, 1

STEALS: CHAMBERS, 2; WITTEN, 1 ; RICHARDSON, 1; REED, 2