Normally when the top 2 teams in a region in high school basketball get together for an important, late in the season match up.., the game is tight. A slugfest, a rock fight, a tractor pull.., it’s nip and tuck all the way. Well, Tuesday night when the #1 in Class A North Girls, Lawrence Bulldogs hosted the #2 Cony Rams the game was anything but a back and forth affair. Lawrence clobbered Cony, 70-36 to retain the top spot in Class A North. The Bulldogs were led by the two headed monster of Maddie Provost and Ashley Shores. Provost led all scorers with 26, with 16 of those coming in the second half. Shores added 15 points, with 12 of them coming in the first half. Abby Morrill led Cony with 10 points, Morgan Fichthorne had 9 and freshman Gabby Vachon had 7 points.
The first quarter was low scoring as Lawrence led 12-4 after the first 8 minutes. But the Bulldogs opened it up in the second, outscoring the Rams 22-11 on their way to a 19 point lead at the break, 34-15. It didn’t get any better for the Rams in the 3rd, as Lawrence outscored them 20-10 and for all intents and purposes the game was over as the Bulldogs had a 54-25 headed to the 4th. The 4th quarter was basically garbage time as Lawrence outscored the Rams 16-12 in the final stanza to get their 15th victory of the season to go to 15-0. Meanwhile, the Rams who suffered just their second loss of the season, fell to 13-2.
Oh.., these two teams play again next Tuesday night in Augusta to complete their season series and don’t be surprised if they hook up again later in February at a little larger venue.., the Augusta Civic Center.
