I knew there would be upsets last night, didn't expect The Woodlands to lose to Sasche however I did think Manvel could pull off the victory against Ozen and even though the game start off with a pace I hoped would continue throughout the night, it didn't and it's didn't. Down 18-15 in the first quarter, Manvel's Jordan Hosey picked up her 2nd foul @ 1:17 and the Mavericks didn't score again during the period and was down 22-15. In fact while Hosey on the bench, the Panthers went on a 12-3 run and extended the lead to 16 at the half
Ozen simply had too much firepower and as bad as they had looked against Summer Creek and Huntsville, last night they looked like the best team on the floor, period. Nekia Jones is simply amazing, she can do so many things on the court that you have never seen a player this size do
Manvel missed too many lay-ups and free throws while committing several unforced turnovers and when you look at the final score, 71-61, you know just how close they are. With Brianna Tuner blocking shots whenever she wanted while elevating over defenders on offense, she and Jordan Hosey still have a couple of years left to do big things for the Mavericks
But for now, Ozen is still undefeated the Panthers and Asia Booker have one more HILL to climb before Austin