Lady Buffs hit difficult stretch of 3A competion

By: 
Marlys Good

The Greybull Lady Buffs faced three 3A schools last weekend at the Big Horn Basin Hoops Classic and lost to all three. They came out on the losing side to Lovell, 47-26, to Glenrock, 43-27, and to Worland, 35-33.

The Lovell Bulldogs, the Buffs’ first opponent, “were very aggressive,” Coach Jeff Hunt said. “They put a ton of pressure on our guards. We struggled to even get our offense started. They did a good job keeping us out of sync and we never got into a flow.”  

Perla Rodriguez was the only Greybull player in double figures with 12 points

Looking at the Glenrock game, Hunt said the Herders have improved. “They hit some early shots and got up on us quickly.  We made a run at the end of the first quarter and our press gave them fits at times, but we couldn’t get anything to work on offense again.”  Seven of the Buffs scored in the game with Mataia Henderson leading all scorers with eight, followed by Shayne Cheatham and Perla Rodriguez with six each.

In the final game with Worland, the Warriors “jumped out and pressured our guards. We got down early but made a run to get back in the game. We were down by 14 at one point and ended up tying the game late in the fourth quarter. We missed some shots in the game and just couldn’t get the win.”  Shayne Cheatham was the only Buff in double figures with 10 points.

Hunt said he was proud of his athletes, adding, “It is difficult to play three games in a weekend, but even more difficult mentally when they are all 3A schools with a lot of size and speed.”

“Rocky is playing really well but is pretty comparable to us. We have a little size over them, but they are quick and will pressure us all over the court.”  Hunt said the Buffs need to cut down on turnovers and do a better job in getting into their offensive sets.

 

Lovell 8 12 19 8 — 47

Greybull 4   9   9 4 — 26

GREYBULL — J. Rodriguez 2-3 0-0 4, Henderson 0-3 1-2 1, Cheatham 1-1 0-0 2, Henson 2-4 0-0  5, P. Rodriguez 6-10 0-0  12, Whaley 0-2 0-0 0, Acuna 1-3 0-0 2, Oatman 0-1 0-0 0.  Totals 12-of-27 1-of-2 26.

3-POINT GOALS — Henson.  REBOUNDS — Greybull 25 (P. Rodriguez 5).  STEALS — Greybull l0 (Henderson, Diaz-Rios, P. Rodriguez 2).  ASSISTS — Greybull 11 (Acuna, Henderson 3).  TURNOVERS — Greybull 49.

Glenrock 12 12 6 13 — 43

Greybull 11   7 5   4 — 27

GREYBULL — Jasmine Rodriguez 0-3 1-2 1, Mataia Henderson 3-8 0-3 8, Shayne Cheatham 2-7 1-1 6, Marlee Henson 0-2 0-2 0, Sherlyn Diaz-Rios 0-4 0-0 0, Perla Rodriguez 3-8 0-2 6, Wyatt Whaley 1-2 0-0 2, Camila Acuna 1-4 0-0 2, Mya Oatman 0-1 2-6 2.  Totals 10-of-39 4-of-16 27.

3-POINT GOALS — Henderson 2; Cheatham.  REBOUNDS — Greybull 36 (P. Rodriguez 7). STEALS — Greybull 13 (Henderson 4).  ASSISTS  — Greybull 7.  TURNOVERS — 29.

Worland 14   5 9   7 — 35

Greybull   2 13 5 13 — 33

GREYBULL — J. Rodriguez 1-5 0-0 3, Henderson 3-14 0-0 7, Cheatham 4-9 0-0 10, Henson 2-6 0-0 4, P. Rodriguez 3-7 0-6 6, Acuna 0-2 0-0 0, Oatman 1-4 1-2 3.  Totals 14-of-47 1-of-8 33.

3-POINT GOALS — Cheatham 2, Henderson, J. Rodriguez.  REBOUNDS — Greybull 31 (P. Rodriguez 13).  STEALS — Greybull 17 (Henson, P. Rodriguez 3).  ASSISTS — Greybull 11 (P. Rodriguez 4). TURNOVERS — Greybull 35.

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