girls basketball 1-8-08

Lady Dogs Win Over Panthers
Jan. 8, 2008

The Osborne Bulldogs hosted the Phillipsburg Panthers in an MCL preview game.
The Osborne vs Phillipsburg game at Phillipsburg later in the season will be the game that counts towards the MCL record.

JV Game

The Panthers controlled the opening tip off- Throughout the first quarter, both teams were working out the jitters and sizing up the other squad. The first quarter came to a close with Osborne ahead 8 to 6. In the second quarter, the Lady Dogs stepped on the gas doubling the Panthers by scoring 12 to P-Burgs 6. In the third quarter the Lady Dogs came out on fire. They put up 13 points and held the Panthers to just 2. The Panthers came out in the 4th quarter roaring. The Bulldogs allowed P-Burg to score 12 points, while only scoring 4 points. Osborne shot just 42% from the charity stripe.

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Final score:
Osborne - 37
Phillipsburg - 26

By quarter:
1st - OHS 8 - PHS 6
2nd - OHS 20 - PHS 12
3rd - OHS 33 - PHS 14
4th - OHS 37 - PHS 26

Individual JV scoring was not recorded.

Varsity Game

The clash of the top two teams in the MCL. This game promised to be excellent as both teams are powerhouse MCL teams. The Lady Panthers took the opening tip off and things were underway. Osborne started hot and with pressure putting up big points on P-Burg in the first quarter. As time ran out on the first quarter, the Lady Dogs held a comfortable 13 to 4 lead. P-Burg's power player Lindsay Dusin got into foul trouble early and spent time on the bench in the first quarter. Dusin returned in the 2nd quarter and made her presence felt until drawing a foul and returning to the bench. The Lady Dogs continued to play aggressive defense and score the ball. Half time arrived and found the Lady Dogs leading the Panthers by a score of 26 to 15. The third quarter the Bulldogs continued to score the ball, but Phillipsburg scored it a little more holding the scoring edge at 10 to 7. The fourth quarter found Phillipsburg’s starting lineup on the floor, and they started clicking. Unfortunately for them, the Bulldogs were clicking as well. Both teams gave up points in the 4th quarter, but P-Burg gave up more. Osborne shot 60% from the charity stripe.

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Final score:
Osborne - 51
Phillipsburg - 40

By quarter:
1st - OHS 13 - PHS 4
2nd - OHS 26 - PHS 15
3rd - OHS 33 - PHS 25
4th - OHS 51 - PHS 40

Individual scoring:
D. French - 11
B. Nichols - 11
E. Girard - 10
T. Mans - 6
T. Spears - 4
P. Noel - 3
A. Plowman - 3
J. Wolters - 3

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