Both the Lady Cubs and Runnin’ Cubs took on district rival Denver City Tuesday night with both splitting games. The Lady lost 63-39 and Runnin’ Cubs won 86-47.
The Lady Cubs entered their second district game with high hopes. The Fillies scored first with two points, and Brownfield quickly responded with a layup by #35 Reagyn Watkins. However, DC then went on a 4-0 run, taking a 6-2 lead. Lucy Guzman displayed solid defense by stealing the ball, but DC managed to tie the game. Brownfield regained the lead, but the Lady Cubs turned the ball over, and DC could not capitalize on the opportunity. Coach Carver called a timeout with 4:29 remaining in the first quarter.
After the timeout, DC scored another two points. The Lady Cubs then went on a 6-0 run, beginning with #23 Caylee Stell, who made a floater for two points. Brownfield’s defense held strong, allowing Stell to score another layup. After a turnover by DC, the Lady Cubs brought the ball down the court, where #5 Fisher executed a putback to tie the game at 8-8. DC advanced the ball and scored another two points, but Brownfield turned the ball over again, allowing DC to hit a three-pointer, making the score 13-8. The Lady Cubs managed to score one more time before the end of the first quarter, thanks to another layup from Stell.
The second quarter proved to be the toughest of the night, with Brownfield being outscored 19-7. DC went on a 10-0 run before #25 Yesenia Mata scored with an alley-oop with 2:47 left in the quarter. Mata then got the ball back and made a layup, bringing the score to 23-14. DC drew several fouls and went 1-1 at the free-throw line. #15 Kayleigh Saldaña also scored with a layup. However, DC quickly moved down the court to hit another three-pointer. Lucy was fouled but went 0-1 at the line, while DC added four more points, ending the first half with a score of 32-17 in favor of DC.
The third quarter resembled the first, with DC outscoring Brownfield 13-10. Lucy started strong with a jump shot and completed a three-point play. Although the Lady Cubs came out firing, the Fillies drew fouls and went 7-11 at the free-throw line, adding six points from jump shots. The Lady Cubs went 4-9 from the line and scored six points in the paint. At the end of the third quarter, DC led 45-27.
In the fourth quarter, both teams matched each other with three-pointers, with DC hitting two and Lucy scoring two as well. Lucy also added another four points from the paint, while Saldaña contributed another two points. The Fillies outscored Brownfield 18-12, resulting in a 63-39 loss for the Lady Cubs, dropping their district record to 0-2.
Coach Carver said, “The girls played hard all 4 quarters last night. It’s been a challenge combining teams as we are low in numbers. Overall, we’re laying the foundation of accountability, consistency, leadership, trust, and the buy in. I can’t complain about our effort because we go hard the whole time and never back down.
Trusting the process is never easy when you have young players who are learning the game and learning the new coaching styles. Overall, I’ll choose this team day in and day out.
winning and losing doesn’t matter to me, what matters is the growth that comes with winning and losing and how we apply it to life. We are a young group and I have been throwing A LOT of different things at them on and off the court to expand their knowledge within the game and life.
We will grow and learn as we continue to play.”
Top scorers for the Lady Cubs, was Lucy Guzman with 16, Kayleigh Saldaña with 8
Lady Cubs (0-2, 3-14)
| TEAM | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | TOTAL |
| LADY CUBS | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 39 |
| FILLIES | 13 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 63 |
The Brownfield Runnin’ Cubs had a significant victory in their district opener against the Denver City Mustangs. The Runnin’ Cubs allowed the Mustangs to score the first two points of the game, but #11 Trey Timmins quickly set the tone for Brownfield by making a three-pointer. After regaining possession, #12 Jeron Lawrence also hit a three-pointer, putting the Runnin’ Cubs ahead 6-2 with 6:25 remaining in the first quarter. The Mustangs responded with a quick two points, but Timmins followed up with a putback, extending the lead.
DC was awarded a foul shot after driving to the basket, bringing the score to 8-7. #1 Kam Gibson then hit a short jump shot, and after a turnover by the Mustangs, Lawrence scored with a two-point jump shot. The Mustangs made it interesting by sinking a three, but Timmins answered with a layup, increasing the score to 14-10 with 2:25 left in the first. Brownfield’s defense remained strong, allowing #22 Zyre Guzman to hit a three-pointer. Lawrence was fouled afterward but only managed to score one free throw. DC drew another foul on a good shot and converted the extra point, making the score 18-13 at the 1:13 mark. Brownfield regained possession and Guzman hit another three, followed by Lawrence, who made another three after a steal, ending the first quarter with the Runnin’ Cubs leading 24-13.
In the second quarter, the Mustangs struck first, but the Runnin’ Cubs responded with a 9-0 run, seven of which came from Lawrence and two from Busby. Denver had another opportunity to make a three-pointer, but #13 Jonah Franco scored with a putback, making the score 35-19 with just under two minutes left in the half. Brownfield stole the ball again, leading to a layup by Gibson. DC added four more points before the end of the quarter, finishing the half with a score of 37-23 in favor of Brownfield.
The Runnin’ Cubs started strong in the third quarter with a layup by Busby. Denver responded, scoring a plus-one. Brownfield scrambled down the court, and Lawrence added another putback to increase the lead to 41-26. The Mustangs drained another three, but Timmins made a layup with an excellent assist from Busby. Brownfield’s defense was overwhelming for the Mustangs, and Timmins hit another three, leading 46-29 at the 3:24 mark when DC called a timeout.
The timeout had a temporary effect, as the Mustangs outscored the Runnin’ Cubs 7-2 in less than two minutes. Coach McPherson called a timeout at 1:39, after which the Runnin’ Cubs went on a 9-0 run to end the third quarter, with Lawrence contributing six points and Timmins three. DC was outscored 20-13 in the third, and Brownfield led 57-36.
Entering the fourth quarter, the Runnin’ Cubs continued their momentum with a 6-0 run, featuring four points from Lawrence and two from Busby. The Mustangs halted the run when they were fouled shooting, converting a plus-one. #13 Braylon Bruno then scored a three-pointer for DC. Lawrence followed by getting fouled while attempting a three, allowing him a chance to extend the lead; he went 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. DC went to the line again but managed just 1 of 2.
Brownfield launched another scoring spree, this time a 7-0 run, with contributions of two points from Lawrence, two from Busby, and three from #13 Jonah Franco. DC attempted another shot from the charity stripe, hitting only 1 of 2. Timmins scored a layup but missed the subsequent free throw. He then stole the ball and scored with an alley-oop. Brownfield added seven more points, including a three-ball from #3 Kanyon Cantrell, while DC scored four, resulting in a commanding victory for the Runnin’ Cubs with a final score of 86-47. The Runnin’ Cubs improved to 1-0 in district play.
Coach McPherson said, “Our kids really played hard last night and are finally starting to put together full games. We have been really good for quarters in some games but until the last week had not played an entire game too many times so we were really happy with that! We also had some guys step up and play with more confidence last night and that will help us going forward as we rely on those guys to come in and give us important minutes.”
Top scorers for the Runnin’ Cubs, was #12 Jeron Lawrence with 34 points, #11 Trey Timmins with 21 points,
Runnin’ Cubs (1-0, 10-7)
| TEAM | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | TOTAL |
| RUNNIN’ CUBS | 24 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 86 |
| MUSTANGS | 13 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 47 |
Both the Lady Cubs and Runnin’ Cubs hit the road for another district matchup in Odessa against Odessa Compass Academy.
