The Bowling Green Lady Bucs played in the MAIS Class 5A State Tournament last week at Copiah Academy in Gallman, Mississippi. After finishing second in the South State Tournament, the Lady Bucs entered as the No. 2 seed from the South and faced the Bayou Academy Colts from Cleveland, Mississippi. The Colts were the No. 3 seed from the 5A North State Tournament.
Each team scored 7 points in the opening quarter. The Colts outscored BGS 9-6 in the second to lead 16-13 at the half. Bayou Academy extended their lead with a 15-13 third quarter advantage. The Lady Bucs battled back to get within 3 in the final period, but couldn't get closer as the Colts advanced with a 42-39 win. The opening round loss ended the season for the Lady Bucs.
Claire Wascom and Chloe Bertrand each scored 12 points to go with 5 rebounds. Bailey Devall and Berkley Goings both had 5 points and 5 rebounds, Sydney Verret added 3 points and 2 rebounds while Claire Varnado finished with 2 points and 5 rebounds.
Coach Barry Seal had high praise for his Lady Bucs team.
"These ladies want to succeed and with that comes sacrifices. They missed out on parades and time hanging out with friends to be in the gym practicing. They never quit!"
"Tough loss for the Lady Bucs this week," said Coach Seal. "We are graduating 4 seniors that have been a big part of our program for the past years. Bailey Devall, Chloe Bertrand, Claire Wascom and Sydney Verret all will be greatly missed."
