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Defensive game plan works for Falls City
But the girls basketball team falls after Perrydale hits a key three-pointer.
Adhelia Meza (5) of Falls City looks for an opening in the Jan. 29 game at Perrydale.
FALLS CITY -- Falls City's girls basketball team devised a defensive game plan to slow Perrydale's inside game, and it worked, too.
But the Lady Pirates connected for a key three-pointer when the two teams were separated by two points late in the fourth quarter and pulled away for a 29-21 victory Jan. 29 at Perrydale.
"We designed a zone defense to stop their two post players," Falls City coach Mickel Kidd said. "We slowed them down for most of the game. We tried to keep the ball out of the hands of (Hailey) Woods and (Calandra) Cruickshank as best as we could. We stayed close."
The game was a defensive struggle of the highest order. Falls City led 7-4 at the end of the first quarter. Perrydale then outscored the Lady Mountaineers 2-0 in a second quarter that left you wondering if the baskets were covered with plastic wrap.
The pace accelerated in the second half but not by much. Perrydale was ahead by two points in the final minutes of the fourth quarter when Audrey Regan connected for Perrydale's only three-pointer of the night.
At this point in this game, a five-point difference was not a hill. It was a mountain.
Adhelia Meza paced Falls City (7-9 overall, 4-6 Casco Conference) with 12 points. Alea McConnell added three, and Kayla Kidd, Aubree Rodewald and Kayla Mack chipped in two apiece.
"We wanted to make them beat us from the outside, and Regan hit a big shot," Mickel Kidd said. "I thought our girls played really well. They did a good job executing the game plan and limiting their mistakes."
Falls City posted a 51-17 victory Jan. 26 at home against a struggling Oregon School for the Deaf team.
"Everybody got to play, and OSD only has five girls," Kidd said. "It was a good win for us."
