ANDREW SALMI [email protected]
GRANGER — The Granger High School girls varsity basketball team capped off a hard-fought 2023-24 season Monday, Feb. 12 as the Lady Lions were defeated by Flatonia High School in the 2A bidistrict round of the playoffs.
GRANGER LADY LIONS 59, BARTLETT LADY BULLDOGS 40
Following a 51-45 win the previous night over Thorndale High School that clinched the Lady Lions a postseason berth, Granger was locked in Feb. 9 to play for the No. 3 seed out of 2A-District 27 and needed to get through the Lassies of Bartlett High School.
Despite losing two close games in the first two meetings between the rival schools, Granger got the best of Bartlett this time in the seeding game with a convincing 59-40 victory at neutral site Thrall High School.
Lady Lions senior Montana Moore could not be stopped by the Lassies as she went off for a gamehigh 28 points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal. Granger junior Marissa Hall nearly had a triple-double against Bartlett as she had nine points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and five steals.
FLATONIA LADY BULLDOGS 67, GRANGER LADY LIONS 38
Against a Flatonia team Feb. 12 that entered the night with a 28-5 overall record, the Lady Lions had their journey to the playoffs come to an end with a 67-38 loss to the Lady Bulldogs at neutral site Giddings High School.
In the loss, Granger senior Destiny Cotten scored in double figures with 11 points, junior Sofia Bernal had nine points, Moore added seven points and senior Clarissa Miller scored seven points of her own.
This Granger squad under Head Coach Kendall Cotten finished 2023-24 with an 11-24 overall record, a 7-7 mark in district play and made the playoffs a second consecutive season.
Granger High School girls varsity basketball senior Montana Moore (13) aggressively dribbles down the court Thursday, Feb. 8 during the Lady Lions’ 51-45 district victory over Thorndale High School at neutral site Taylor.
Photo by Andrew Salmi
