Bearden hoopsters win twice at HVA
HARDIN VALLEY — Trailing the Bearden Lady Bulldogs by 22 points, Hardin Valley Academy staged a comeback, pulling to within six, 57-51, with 1:34 to play before falling 62-51.
“I think we played a good first half,” Lady Dawgs head coach Justin Underwood said. “Second half we definitely did not play great.”
“I thought our offense flowed better in the second half,” Jennifer Galloway, HVA head coach, said. “Really proud of them in the second half.”
Lady Dawgs junior point-guard Natalya Hodge poured in 35 for the game. Kendall Anne Murphy scored 12. Kamiyah Love was high for HVA with 12, all in the second half. BHS improved to 21-3 overall, 6-0 in District 4-4A. The Lady Hawks fell to 7-12, 1-5 in district.
Bearden boys 72 Hardin Valley 47
Up 17-12 after one period, the BHS boys blitzkrieged Hardin Valley in the second period, 29-8. The avalanche included scoring runs of 11 and 10 straight as the Bulldogs won 72-47.
“... We got all the heavy lifting out of the way and we relaxed,” said BHS head coach Jeremy Parrott, whose team improved to 6-0 (4-4A), 20-3.
Dawgs junior shooting guard Sean Capshaw poured in 24. Junior point guard Justin Nordin added 17 for BHS. Senior wing Ben Brophy scored 15 for HVA. Jace Burum chipped in 13.
“(Tonight) was the best game he’s played since I’ve been here,” Hawks head coach Andy Arendt said of Brophy. HVA fell to 2-4, 13-11.
