A Comeback Falls Short

A comeback fell short for the Lady Ravens as they traveled to Lawrence Free State Friday night.

From the start of the game, the Lady Ravens found themselves chasing the Firebirds. Down at the half 26 to 20, the girl’s basketball team had a resurgence and tried to pull off a comeback. The game’s final score ended 59 to 63.

At the end of the 3rd quarter the game seemed to be over with the Firebirds up 48 to 30 on the Ravens.

“We got a lot of good looks and rebounds but we did not convert on a lot of them, which cost us in the end,” Branstrom said.

The Lady Ravens were down big multiple times in the game. They tried crawling back, but could not dig themselves out of the hole they put themselves in.

“We went from scoring only 30 points in the first half to scoring 29 points just in the 4th quarter. We dug back but in the end it wasn’t enough,” Branstrom said. “At practice we do a drill where we put a minute and ten seconds on the clock and we go up and down the court trying to get a minimum of 15 points. Majority of the time we make the 15 points but we want to try and get 16 or 17 or 18 points consistently.”

Coach Branstrom was upset about the loss, but was more proud that his team fought back and stayed calm. The Ravens played good basketball to lead to their comeback.

“As a team, everyone contributed to the comeback. But Shaleia Jamison knocked down 3 or 4 three points. All together we were 8 of 11 just in the 4th quarter. Shaleia not only knocked down three’s but also got in the paint. Defensively Ashley Heller came up big and shut them down. But all together we played well,” Branstrom said.

The Lady Ravens look to shake off there game from Friday night and come out strong in their next game.