If you come from a long line of bobcats you can see that this rivalry from across the river as been going on since our grandparents were at the old high school. The Burley/Minico games are the highlights of the year. Everyone knows about them and everyone goes to scream and cheer for their team. All of the girls fought ’til the end tonight. Exciting and stomach wrenching games from the Freshman to the Varsity. People’s stomachs dropped when a shot was missed and jumped to their feet when the ball sunk into the net. There are few games that come every once in a while when everyone leaves, win or lose, they still smile and say, ‘That was a really great game!’ And since these games come so few and far between it’s a great moment that you can say, ‘Hey! We were there!’
The freshmen beat down the Spartans in the end with a slim win but a victory none the less. Powerhouse Junior Varsity stole the spotlight with a game full of come-backs and fast-break plays. Sophomore starter for JV, Delta Jones, commented on the game with a grin, “We had to play hard to execute our offense out there. We played well and showed a lot of heart out there tonight!” Her statement wasn’t far off the mark of the game either. They showed enough heart and enough skill and took the second win of the night with a final score of 37 to 32.
Varsity showed up and put their Bobcat ferocity to the test. The girls battled back and forth, raising the intensity of the game from the start. With a score of Minico up with a slim lead at the half, 20 to 19, Burley brought it on in the second half. Coach Marshall Lagge, coach to JV girls and asst. coach to the Varsity girls, commented on the Varsity game, “They hit some shots and our girls played a good team. Our girls gave them all they could handle. It was a fun game to watch and people definately got their money’s worth tonight.” But even with a great game, someone has to lose and tonight our Varsity girls played their hardest and came up short, but just barely. Minico brought it all home with a final score of 32 to 38.
A close game, a real nail-biter, and it’s just one of those times when the game ends and people beg for more. And if you’re a die-hard Burley fan, then come and support our Bobcats and LadyCats in their up-coming games. Burley Boys play Canyon Ridge for a homegame this Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at 6 o’Clock. And our LadyCats play next Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, against Wood River at 6 o’Clock. Don’t miss these last few games as our legendary Burley Cats basketball comes to a close for this year.
Reported By: Leslie Fowler
