Saratoga can't take a step forward

By Janice Kurbjun
Times staff writer

The Lady Panthers were still shaking off the dust Thursday night after their time off, and it cost them a forward step in the regional tournament.

Losing 52-38 to Hulett in Torrington, the Saratoga High School girls basketball team seemed to not see each other on the court, coach Amy Davis said. They played tough defense, but were slightly outmatched in size. The girls also turned the ball over a few too many times.

“(Hulett) didn’t beat us as much as we beat ourselves,” Davis said. “It just means we have to play more games to get to state. The girls seem to like to take the hard way.”

Channing Love was the high scorer with nine points, followed close behind by Allison Young and Kelsey Jones, who bucketed seven each. Other contributors were Katie Clegg, Brooke Forster and Chelsea Collver.

Facing Upton on Friday at 10 a.m., the Panthers should face great outside shooting from a team that plays up close and personal. They are smaller girls, according to Davis, but play a tough game. “(The Saratoga girls) will have to come with an offense,” she said.