2009-12-17

Bulldog JV basketball 4-1 in early season play

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It’s basketball season, and the Bulldogs are off and running. The Bandera boys junior varsity has played five games so far and are 4-1 after the Bandera tournament.

After defeating Hondo in the season opener, the Bulldogs traveled to Pleasanton to do battle with the Eagles. After a 14-14 first quarter, the running Bulldogs outscored the Eagles 44-26 in the next three quarter to win the game 58-40.

With two wins under their belts, the Bulldogs went into their tournament with high expectations. The first opponent was Hondo. Out scoring the Owls in every quarter, the Dogs went on to defeat the Owls 58-35.

Game two pit the Bulldogs against the new district opponent, Canyon Lake. Coming out a bit slowly, the Dogs found themselves trailing after the first quarter 7-3. By half time, the Dogs had managed to take a slim lead into the locker room. Canyon Lake owned a one point lead at the end of the third quarter, but the Dogs out scored them 22-11 in the final seven minutes for the victory.

In the championship game, Bandera met the defending tournament champions, the Antonian Apaches from San Antonio. The Dogs came out of the gates early with an 11-8 first quarter lead. Antonian came out on fire in the second quarter outscoring the Dogs 19-9, taking a 7 point lead into the half.
The Apaches built their lead to 11 during the third quarter. The Dogs came out fighting in the fourth quarter, clawing the way back to within 3 points. In the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, the Apaches made key free throws, and the Dogs saw their first loss of the season 43-50. It was a great tournament, and we are extremely proud of the way our boys played.