University of Missouri signee Natalya Hodge and her Bearden High teammates blitzed the Coalfield Yellow Jackets 80-60 Saturday in an opening round game.
Hodge scored 33 points and added four rebounds, four assists and four steals in guiding the Bulldogs to the win. Bearden started strong with a 23-18 first quarter lead and they rapidly increased that margin in the second frame, holding a 48-28 lead at intermission. The lead grew to 30 points in the third period.
Emma Rainey netted 16 points in support for Bearden (12-2).
Mattie Beard had 18 points including six 3-pointers to pace the Jackets (10-3). Lily Wright and Lillyclaire Lowe each scored 16 points.
Bearden (80): Natalya Hodge 13-21 4-4 33, Hunt 4-12 0-0 8, Emma Rainey 6-15 0-0 16, Mills 0-2 1-2 1, Foster 4-5 0-0 8, Corum 0-1 0-0 0, Lemarbre 2-4 0-0 4, Myers 2-5 0-0 5, Hudson 1-3 1-1 3, Nesbit 1-2 0-0 2, Doettl 0-0 0-0 0, Ferraris 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS: 33-71 5-6 80.
Coalfield (60): Lily Wright 5-16 4-6 16, Lillyclaire Lowe 7-14 0-0 16, Nichols 1-1 0-2 3, Mattie Beard 6-13 0-0 18, Davis 1-3 1-2 4, McDaniel 0-0 0-0 0, Carson 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Jenkins 1-2 1-2 3. TOTALS: 21-49 6-12 60.
3-Point Goals: BHS—9 (Rainey 4, Hodge 3, Myers, Hudson). CHS—12 (Beard 6, Wright 2, Lowe 2, Nichols, Davis).
Score by quarters:
Bearden 23 25 19 13–80
Coalfield 18 10 7 25–60
