Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
The Banner County girls basketball team dropped games to Crawford and host Sioux County at the Sioux County tournament over the weekend.
Crawford 61, Banner County 15
Crawford (9-1) jumped out to the early lead and went on to defeat Banner County, 61-15, on Friday.
The Lady Wildcats trailed 16-6 after the first quarter and 38-9 at halftime.
Paige Cross and MaKenna Dahlgrin scored six points each to pace Banner offensively. Dahlgrin also led the team with seven rebounds.
Score by quarter
Crawford 16 22 10 13 - 61
Banner 6 3 4 2 - 15
Points
Paige Cross 6, MaKenna Dahlgrin 6, Ashlynne Hanan 2, Taylor Evans 1.
Rebounds
MaKenna Dahlgrin 7, Ashlynne Hanan 6, Savannah Jordan 3, Paige Cross 3, Taylor Evans 3, Shay White 2.
Assists
Shay White 1.
Steals
Savannah Jordan 2, Shay White 1.
Blocks
MaKenna Dahlgrin 1.
Sioux County 45, Banner County 31
Sioux County (4-5) used a strong third quarter run to put Banner County away in a 45-31 win on Saturday.
Sioux led 27-15 at halftime when it outscored Banner 15-1 in the third quarter. The Lady Wildcats (1-7) roared back in the fourth quarter, outscoring Sioux 15-3, but the comeback was too late.
Dahlgrin led the team with eight points and 12 rebounds. Ashlynne Hanan and Cross chipped in with six points each, while Shay White added 11 rebounds.
The Lady Wildcats host Hay Spring on Friday and travel to Hemingford on Saturday.
Score by quarter
Sioux 16 11 15 3 - 45
Banner 9 6 1 15 - 31
Points
MaKenna Dahlgrin 8, Ashlynne Hanan 6, Paige Cross 6, Shay White 5, Taylor Evans 4, Emily Singleton 2.
Rebounds
MaKenna Dahlgrin 12, Shay White 11, Taylor Evans 6, Ashlynne Hanan 6, Paige Cross 3, Savannah Jordan 2, Courtney Knisley 1, Christina Grubbs 1, Emily Singleton 1.
Steals
Ashlynne Hanan 3, Taylor Evans 1, Shay White 1, Savannah Jordan 1.
Blocks
Taylor Evans 4, MaKenna Dahlgrin 2, Paige Cross 1.