The Mirror / McLouth squads split with PRHS

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Mirror staff reports

February 3, 2010

The McLouth High girls basketball team won its third game in a row Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs trailed by seven after three quarters but rallied for a 47-41 home win against Pleasant Ridge.

MHS (9-5) dominated the fourth quarter, outscoring PRHS 18-5.

McLouth seniors Missy Rome and Kylie Shufflebarger led the team with 16 points apiece.

Fellow senior Cassidy Bristol scored seven.

MHS boys suffer 1-point loss

The McLouth boys came painfully close to picking up their fourth win of the season Tuesday, but fell 55-54 to Pleasant Ridge.

A two-point first quarter came back to haunt the Bulldogs (3-11). Even though they outscored PRHS in the second and third quarters and both teams scored 12 in the fourth, the early deficit was the difference.

Senior MHS guard Cole Batman scored a game-high 25 points, powered by five three-pointers.

Alen Kramer and Trevor Roberts scored nine points apiece and Shawn Dailey chipped in eight.

McLouth’s basketball teams play host to Valley Falls on Friday night, beginning at 6 p.m.

Point of View

Do you plan on attending the St. Patrick’s festivities Saturday in Tonganoxie?

I like seeing Tongie being festive and all dressed up for the occasion. Along with my family, I will be attending the parade, watching the Wild Women of the Frontier, snarfing up some corn beef and cabbage and listening to the pipes. I’m only Irish on St. Paddy’s Day, and sometimes the weekends before and after. The rest of the time, I’m Scottish and both cultures regard pipes as heavenly. To me, it is also a celebration of spring’s imminent arrival, and the green color carries that message, too.

— Jacque Admire

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