Photo by Keith Stewart
Sullivan’s Brittin Boyer (right) blocks ALAH’s Madison Brown Monday night. Boyer was not only a force defensively for the Lady Redskins, but also offensively as she went off for 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.

December 10, 2014

Foul trouble, brief injury keep Sullivan scoring at bay in first half

By Matt Kracht
NP Sport Reporter

The cross town rivalry game between Sullivan and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond lived up to the billing with an entertaining first half before the Lady Redskins pulled away for the 24-point victory. The Lady Redskins improved to 6-0 on the season maintaining their number 14 ranking in class 2A while the Lady Knights fell to 5-5.
On the first play of the matchup Brittin Boyer took the ball at the top of the key, surveyed the defense, then went right to the baseline and laid it in for the early lead. It was a theme that would be repeated as Boyer finished the night leading all scorers with 27 points. However, in the first half the Knights successfully frustrated Boyer by sending her to the foul line rather than giving up the easy two points. The “hack a Shaq” strategy worked well for Arthur initially as Boyer struggled from the line. ALAH head coach Craig Moffet talked about the gamesmanship after the loss.
“I think it was just our girls being aggressive. I’d sooner her shoot free throws than get a layup. We have a lot of smart girls. We have some future coaches on the team.”
The Lady Redskins led 17-12 after the opening quarter, but the Knights would get within three points of the lead in the second after starter Emily Neuhauser went down with an apparent back injury. Doing what team leaders do Boyer responded putting the team on her back and extending the lead to 27-20 by halftime.       Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.