Lady Pirates pummel Jasper
Published 10:28 am Monday, January 27, 2025
Allie Williams (3) moves the ball up the court as she is guarded by Kamryn Bowie (23) of Jasper. Williams finished the game with 22 points for Vidor to lead all scorers on Saturday. (Tommy Mann Jr./Special to The Orange Leader)
Jaliyah Reed (10) of Jasper tries to pass the ball as she is guarded by Ashlynn Martin (4) of Vidor during the second period of Saturday’s game in Vidor. (Tommy Mann Jr./Special to The Orange Leader)
Vidor’s Hadlie Jackson (5) guards Jasper’s Maci Clark (21) as she tries to bring the ball up the court during Saturday’s basketball game at Vidor High School. Vidor beat Jasper 78-42. (Tommy Mann Jr./Special to The Orange Leader)
Kinley Goodwin (1) looks to pass the ball after grabbing a rebound as teammate Ashlynn Martin (4) shields a Jasper defender during the third period of Vidor’s 78-42 victory on Saturday afternoon. (Tommy Mann Jr./Special to The Orange Leader)
Vidor’s Allie Williams (3) runs ahead of the Jasper defense as Kamryn Bowie (23) pursues during the fourth period of the District 18-4A contest on Saturday in Vidor. (Tommy Mann Jr./Special to The Orange Leader)
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By Tommy Mann Jr.
Special to The Orange Leader
VIDOR — The Vidor Lady Pirates scored early and often and crushed the Jasper Lady Bulldogs, 78-42, to claim another win in District 18-4A basketball.
The Lady Pirates jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first period before Jasper scored on a free throw by Raelyn Morisey and then reeled off another seven consecutive points on the way to a 20-9 lead at the end of the first period. Vidor’s Hadlie Jackson led the way with eight points in the period.
Vidor started the second period with another quick scoring run as the Lady Pirates scored eight consecutive points. The Lady Pirates were red hot from the free throw line during the second period, as the team scored 12 of its 21 points for the period from the stripe. Allie Williams scored 10 points during the period, including three free throws, while Jasper’s Rocsan Hadnot led the Lady Bulldogs with six points during the second. Vidor led 41-21 at the break.
The third period started with the Lady Bulldogs using a pressure defense to force the Lady Pirates into several early mistakes, which Jasper took advantage of with a 9-3 scoring run to cut the Vidor lead to 14 points. The Lady Pirates shooting turned ice cold from the floor as Vidor was outscored in the third period, 13-9, which left Jasper trailing, 50-34, at the end of the period.
As cold as the Lady Pirates were in the third, the team turned red hot in the fourth period and outscored the Lady Bulldogs 28-8 in the final stanza and even built its biggest lead of 38 points before claiming the 78-42 victory.
Williams led all scorers with 22 points for the game, while her Vidor teammate Jackson finished the game with 21 points. Every Vidor Lady Pirates player managed to score at least one point in the game as well. Maci Clark led Jasper with 18 points.
The Lady Pirates will host the Lady Bears of Little Cypress-Mauriceville on Tuesday, Jan. 28, and then travel across Orange County on Friday, Jan. 31 to face the West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs in the final game of the regular season as Vidor is on a bye on Friday, Feb. 4.
