Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
Logan junior Kesleah Shields tries to get inside positioning against Melrose senior Brette DeVaney in the first half of Friday's Eastern Plains Athletic Conference girls semifinal at Greyhound Arena.
Logan salvaged a stinging loss to Melrose on Friday by defeating state-ranked Tatum 65-47 in the third-place game Saturday of the Plateau EPAC Tournament at Eastern New Mexico University at Portales.
The Lady Longhorns (13-2) seized a 27-8 lead in the first quarter and commanded a 41-17 advantage at halftime.
Logan coach Glynna Stand said Saturday her team "played much better tonight." She added her squad "wasn't ready last night for whatever reason, but it's always a good thing when they refocus and bounce back after a disappointment."
Karli Webb led the Lady Longhorns with 20 points, while Harlie Roach added 14 and Jordan Hines 13.
Tatum, ranked No. 3 in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, dropped to 9-3 overall. Celeste Jimenez paced Tatum with 11 points.
Melrose 49, Logan 45
Melrose knocked off top-seeded and district foe Logan 49-45 in the semifinals Friday of the Plateau EPAC Tournament at Eastern New Mexico University.
Webb led the Lady Longhorns with 20 points.
From late in the first quarter until early second, a 14-10 Lady Buffaloes lead remained unchanged on the Greyhound Arena scoreboard. It finally became 15-10 not far into the second quarter, before Logan went on a 7-0 run to grab a two-point lead.
Then it was Melrose's turn to go on a run, this one 14-0 including in order - a foul shot by Hailey Martin, a steal and layup from Nataley Mondragon, an off-the-dribble three-point bank shot from Mondragon after a Brette DeVaney steal, a Shannon May putback just before the halftime buzzer and another Martin foul shot to begin the third-quarter scoring.
When the surge was over, Melrose led 24-17.
Logan was behind much of the second half. The Lady Longhorns trailed just 43-40 in the final period, but Melrose's Kiki Roybal and two Brette DeVaney foul shots gave it insurance with 38 seconds left.
The Buffaloes improved to 8-3 overall.
Floyd 50, Grady 42
Teryn Foote scored 13 points in a losing effort Friday during a 50-42 loss to Floyd in the consolation round Friday of the Plateau EPAC Tournament at Eastern New Mexico University.
Morgan Becerra added 11 points for the Lady Bronchos, who fell to 2-11 overall.
Floyd improved to 3-6.
Fort Sumner 55, Grady 16
The Vixens overwhelmed the Lady Bronchos 55-16 during the consolation round Thursday of the Plateau EPAC Tournament at Eastern New Mexico University.
Becerra and Foote each led Grady/San Jon/House with four points apiece.
Fort Sumner improved to 6-7.
Portales JV 42, Grady 36
Foote scored 14 points for the Lady Bronchos during a 42-36 loss Wednesday to the Portales junior-varsity team during the first round of the Plateau EPAC Tournament at Melrose.
