8th grade falls short versus Falls City

Lady Mar li n Chels e a P erez shoots under pressure from a Falls City defender.

The eighth grade Lady Marlins had

their chances, but fell short, 24-32,

when they hosted Falls City for the

final game of the season on Monday,

Feb. 5.

Despite the loss, "It was a very

good game to w atch, " said C oach

Javier Mendoza.

Mista ke s ear l y in the game put

the Brundrett Middle School team

b ehind . They k ic ked it up in the

second half, however.

"By playi ng h ard i n the g am e,

we were still in position to have a

chance to win. A couple of missed

shots toward the end hurt us," Mendoza

said.

The Lady Marlins ended the season

with a 10-2 overall record and a 6-2 record in district play.

"I am real proud of the girls. They

ended the season on a good note even

though we lost," Mendoza said.

SCORING               QUARTERS
            BY
BMS             6     2     6   10         24
FC           14         4     5     9       32
POINTS: KELSEY ABEL, 2; KALANI BALCOM,

8; SAVANNA NIXON, 2;P MARINA

MILLIGAN, 2; CHELSEA PEREZ, 4; TARRYN

MURRAY, 4; KATIE SAMUDIO, 2 ASSISTS: NIXON, 1; MURRAY, 1 R E BO UN DS: ABEL, 4; B A LCOM, 1 ;

NI XON, 5; MI L LIG NA , 1; PEREZ , 2;

MURRAY, 5; SHELBI FOLEY, 4; SAMUDIO,

1

STEALS: ABEL, 5; BALCOM, 2; NIXON,

6; MILLIGAN, 2; PEREZ, 1; MURRAY,

3; FOLEY, 5; SAMUDIO, 3