Junior Lady Bears Split Their First Four Games

CARLISLE - The Carlisle Junior Lady Bison used a big third quarter to overcome a three-point deficit at halftime as they knocked off the Woodlawn Junior Lady Bears, 34-22, in the season opener last week at Carlisle.Woodlawn was leading 12-9 at halftime before Carlisle outscored the Junior Lady Bears 17-5 in the third quarter to take the lead for good.Molly Shelby had 12 points, nine rebounds and four steals to lead Woodlawn.“I have a young group this, starting three 8th graders out of the five starters,” said Coach Synthia English. “I thought we played a fairly decenty first half of basketball. Turnovers in the second half helped Carlise go on a run in the third. Also we have got to capitalize when other team put us on the charity stripe.”England 41, Woodlawn 17WOODLAWN - England used an explosive start to take control early as the England Junior Lady Lions breezed by the Woodlawn Junior Lady Bears, 41-17, in a non-conference game last week at Woodlawn.The Junior Lady Lions jumped out to a 16-2 lead by the end of the first quarter and were up 26-4 by halftime. Molly Shelby had five points and three steals for Woodlawn while Paisley Scharf had two points and nine rebounds.Coach English said the Junior Lady Lions were just too athletic for her Junior Lady Bears to match up with. Still, she said they learned some things they can build off of from the loss.Woodlawn 25, Camden Harmony Grove 14WOODLAWN - Woodlawn had 15 steals as the Junior Lady Bears controlled much of the game in knocking off the  Camden Harmony Grove Junior Lady Hornets, 25-14, for their first win of the season last Thursday inside the Woodlawn gym.The Junior Lady Bears led 16-4 at halftime, and extended their lead to 21-7 by the start of the fourth quarter.“This group got after it defensively,” said Coach English. “Got lots of deflections that led to steals a...