Weldon Valley girls hoops picks up a win

Even in a season marred by tough competition, Weldon Valley girls basketball is finding ways to
win.

On Saturday, when the Warriors welcomed an opponent from across state lines, they sent
Banner County straight back to Nebraska with a 40-23 victory. They held control from the very
beginning and never relinquished it.

The Warriors came out shooting hot in the first half, netting 10 points in each quarter, all while
holding the Wildcats to a total of eight points. That 20-8 lead at the midway point came in handy
during the third frame, when the Wildcats fought back against a deflated Weldon Valley offense.
The Warriors still held the edge, if ever so slightly, with seven points to Banner County’s six.

By that point, a victory was well out of reach of the Wildcats, but the Warriors still outshot them
13-9 in the final quarter just to dot the exclamation point on their third victory of the season.
They had another strong shot at victory on Tuesday night when they made the trip over to Lone
Star, which entered the contest with a 2-6 record.

Weldon Valley boys pick up two wins

Much like the ladies, Weldon Valley’s boys basketball team has struggled to log games in the
win column this year. That changed in the last couple of weeks.

First, the Warrior boys hosted Two Roads Charter School, earning a 60-31 victory in the
process. Then, eight days later, they did it again when Deer Trail came to town. Two high-
octane quarters pushed them over the edge toward a 65-55 win, after netting 22 points in the
second frame and out-matching the Eagles 25-17 in the final one.

Both underclassmen and upperclassmen alike stepped up to the challenge, as junior Camron
Rodriguez and freshman August Filter netted 16 points apiece and senior Jayden Felts added
14 more.

Much like the ladies, the Warriors had a better chance than usual to secure victory No. 3 when
they visited Lone Star on Tuesday night.