Miners dig too deep

By Janice Kurbjun
Times staff writer

Playing three game in three days, the Lady Miners felt the effects on Saturday as they lost to Guernsey-Sunrise by 13 points, 47-34.

“We just dug too deep of a hole (in the first half),” Miner coach Jackie Jones said. Her team was up against a deep bench and a crew that liked to push the ball.

The scoreboard read 24-13 going into the second half, but the Hanna Elk Mountain Medicine Bow girls rallied to close the gap. Their aggressiveness stopped the Guernsey-Sunrise offense, putting HEM point for point with its opponent. The Miners allowed only one unanswered two-pointer in that half.

“We kept fighting and kept working on Saturday,” Jones said. “We played to the buzzer.” Overall, the coach was pleased with her team’s performance, given all the adverse factors. “We hustled and had great transition defense,” she said.

Amanda Booth topped the scoring charts with 12 points, followed by Jennifer Korkow with 11. Penny Blauvelt contributed six points. Sarah McAtee led the team in rebounds with 15, assisted by teammates Blauvelt, with nine, and Korkow, with seven. Booth also had eight steals. Jones mentioned a positive performance from freshman Barbie Croteau who stepped into Saturday’s varsity game to deepen the Miner bench.