Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

Merryfield Leads Lady Longhorns In Scoring Twice

Kimball's Lady Longhorns basketball team returned from the holiday break on Tuesday, January 4, traveling to Big Springs to match up against the Lady Blue Knights.

The contest started as a defensive showdown, with both teams doing their best to limit good looks and easy baskets by the other team. But the South Platte girls were more successful in the first half, getting their shots to fall and taking advantage of Kimball miscues to build a 24-15 lead at the half.

South Platte put the game away in the third period, exploding for 23 points while putting the clamps down on the Kimball offense, op...