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Sulphur Bluff’s Bailey Neal drives past her defender in the Lady Bears’ 81-14 win over Union Hill Friday. Neal and teammate Jada Wade were the leading scorers, finishing with 21 points each. Staff photo by Todd Kleiboer
Defeat Yantis, Union Hill
The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears had back-to-back district games last week, starting with a trip to Yantis Thursday and a home game against Union Hill Friday.
The Lady Bears started their back-to-back with a huge win against Yanits, defeating the Lady Owls by a final score of 61-30. “We started out slow but came back from halftime ready to play,” coach Zandra Peyton said.
Alley Collet and Skylar Stanley were the leading scorers for the Lady Bears, each finishing with 12 points. The two also cleaned up the glass, with Stanley grabbing nine rebounds while Collet had seven rebounds. Bailey Neal also
Bailey Neal also finished in double-digits with 10 points and a pair of assists. Jada Wade had a big game for Sulphur Bluff, finishing with eight points while also pulling in 11 rebounds.
The Lady Bears turned around Friday and had an even better game, beating Union Hill by a final score of 81-14.
Neal and Wade were the leading scorers in this one, finishing with 21 points each. Wade also had 10 rebounds, giving her a double-double in the blowout win. Wade wasn’t the only Lady Bear with a double-double, however, as Stanley had 12 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.
Collett stuffed the stat sheet as well, posting 11 points, eight steals, six rebounds and five steals. Other notables for Sulphur Bluff were Molly Kelley with eight points and Tori Raine who had two points, six rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists.
“This season has been different without tournaments and cancellations due to COVID,” Peyton said. “The girls have pushed though and set goals each week. They really work together and each game I have different girls stepping up and leading in different ways.”
The Lady Bears return home for their homecoming game Friday against Bloomburg. The varsity girls are set to start at 5:30 p.m. with the varsity boys to follow.