Now most of you know that Joboo loves me some small school ball.  And that I keep an eye out for up & coming talent.  With that in mind, I headed to Sarcoxie last night to catch the Everton Lady Tigers and Jessica Holland.  She of the triple double to start the season.  I arrived a little late and by the time I got settled in, Everton was already down by double digits.  But they started to hit some shots, applied the press, and started to chip away at the lead.  Holland at 5′ 9″ had a few inches on the Sarcoxie guards and decent speed, allowing her to go inside and outside pretty confidently.  Sarcoxie lead 24-18 at the half and I had Holland for 8 points in the time I had been watching.

In the second half, foul trouble and an injury to starter Linsey Denney kept Everton from throwing the pressure back on.  But sophomore Paige Limpus hit for 9 second half points to help them pull within 2 starting the fourth.  In the final frame, Sarcoxie’s solid backcourt took care of the ball, took advantage of the Everton foul trouble, and started penetrating to score.  Holland had 9 more in the second half, but the Lady Bears got scoring from 5 different players to finish with the 47-37 win.  No seniors on Everton’s squad and there is some potential there.  Keep an eye on them as the year moves along, and next year.
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