| Show Rebels with a cause Dee Herfel Staff Writer The Lady Bruins went over the weekend to improve their record to 14 Friday night the Bruins crushed the Snow Badgers but the real battle battle battle bat bat- tle was Saturday with the Dixie Rebels winning 80 The first half resulted in a see-saw see battle with Cheryl Tye using superior athletic ability to go over and around opponents opponents opponents op op- and score 14 points Vida Powell used hey her It game savvy to run the team and score 7 points The duo that has fueled the team all year long could only keep the team within 2 points after the first period The second period started like the first with teams trading trading trading trad trad- ing baskets The Rebels started to press but to no prevail Powell was breaking the press with diagonal passes With remaining both teams entered the bonus and went to the charity line with every foul By the mark Dixie increased increased increased in in- creased the lead to 64 The press started taking its toll The Bruins started rushing their offense and making turn turn- overs Ellen Doane Doan and Tye picked up the pace but the Rebels continued to fight off the attack With remaining the game turned to the foul line The Rebels not only had the advantage in that sinking 9 to the Bruins' Bruins 6 but they picked up a lot of turnovers The Bruins failed to put pressure pressure pressure pres pres- sure on the Rebels until thelast The Bruins' Bruins press only allowed the Rebels to score two quick hoops It was evident evident evident evi evi- evi- evi dent that the teams were closely matched but the I Rebels pressure was the dif dif- dif dif- ference The game ended with 1 Dixie on top with four players in double figures Bruin highlights were Tye with 30 points Doane with 16 points who played very wellin well wellin wellin in the trenches and Vida Powell with 15 points L T iL 10 r Ss I w 7 I L LI a J 1 i tn El ElN N Y 1 I Charyl Tie lie Give me that photo by Ed Lyle |
