Salado Lady Eagles are third in district after losses to La Vega and Connally last week.
SHS 37
CHS 48
Salado Lady Eagles lost to Connally Lady Cadets 48-37 at home Jan. 27. The loss splits the conference foes with a loss to each other. Salado is 4-3 in district 23-4A with two losses to La Vega. Connally is 5-2 with a loss to La Vega and a second meet-up on Feb. 2.
Connally took a 19-10 lead after the first quarter and led 32-17 at the half. The Lady Cadets led Salado 39-21 after three. Salado closed the gap in the fourth, hitting 10 of 15 free throws and outscoring Connally 16-9.
Harley Droulliard led Salado with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a deflection.
Karlee Konarik followed with 10 points, 5 rebounds, a steal and a block.
Also scoring for the Lady Eagles were Brooke McLaurin, 6 points and 7 rebounds, Elsie Law, 3 points, 4 rebounds and an assist; Lorali Bookout, 2 points and 4 rebounds, Giselle Salazar, 2 points, 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal; Ally Ihler, 2 points, 2 rebounds, an assist and 2 deflections and Ariel Cebreco, a point, 7 rebounds and a deflection. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”21″ display=”basic_thumbnail” thumbnail_crop=”0″]
Lady Eagles 30
La Vega 70
La Vega showed why it is ranked #5 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association state poll, beating Salado Lady Eagles 70-30 on Jan. 24.
The Lady Pirates led 24-18 at the half but poured on 30 points in the third and holding Salado to just 3 in the third and 16 in the fourth for the 70-30 win.
Elsie Law led the girls with 7 points and 9 rebounds.
Also scoring were Lorali Bookout, 6 points, 6 rebounds, a deflection, a steal and a block; Harley Droulliard, 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 deflections; Karlee Konarik, 5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, a deflection, a steal and a block; Ally Ihler, 3 points, 5 rebounds, 2 deflections and a steal; Brooke McLaurin, 3 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, a deflection and a steal and Ariel Cebreco, an assist.
Salado JV Red 32
La Vega JV 72
Salado JV Red lost to La Vega JV squad 72-32 on the road Jan. 24.
Ainsleigh Liebig led the girls with 14 points.
Also scoring were Brooklyn Williamson, 8 points, Abigail Klein 4 points, Riley Guthrie, 4 points and Lola Haas, 3 points.
Salado JV Red 65
Connally JV 51
Salado JV Red Lady Eagles beat Connally JV in a home game Jan. 27.
Riley Guthrie led the girls with 19 points.
Ainsleigh Liebig and Brianna Tutor followed with 16 points each.
Also scoring were Abigail Klein and Brooklyn Williamson, 6 points each and Mechell Estrada and Lola Haas, 2 points each.
Salado JV White 28
Holland JV 36
Holland JV girls scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to hold on for 36-28 win over the Salado JV White basketball team Jan. 23.
Presli Thompson led the girls with 19 points, followed by Reese Franks, 6 points, and Haley Yohner, 3 points.