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Weimar Ladycats’ varsity basketball team had an up and down week as they played in two games with different results. Their first game of the week against Schulenburg was a slow, grind-it-out game that resulted in Weimar falling just short by a few points. They had a much stronger outing in their second game of the week as the offense picked up potency. They ran all over Louise on the way to a huge blowout win to end the week. In the most recent state poll released by the Texas Girls’ Coaches Association, Weimar came in at no. 25 as one of the top 2A teams in the state.
Vs Schulenburg, L, 31-27 Weimar had a low scoring game that started even in the first quarter as both teams struggled to get things going. Weimar took a 6-5 advantage in the opening period to take a narrow lead into a second quarter in which they had one of their worst offensive outings. They scored just one point as Schulenburg built up a small lead going into halftime. The third quarter went a lot better for Weimar as they punched in their first and only double-digit period of the game. They scored 12 points in the third with a seven-point lead. The Ladycats had some major difficulties stopping their opponents on defense in the fourth quarter and allowed nearly 20 points as Schulenburg stormed back.
Paige Pavlu led the way for the Ladycats both in scoring and in rebounding. She finished one bucket shy of a double-double after putting up eight points and 13 rebounds for the team. Jaiya Cook almost came away with a double-double as well. She finished with eight points and nine rebounds, both of which were the team’s second-leading totals. Pavlu, Kim Hinze, and Chandley Tolbert had three steals each as the team played stifling defense throughout the first three quarters of the game.
Vs Louise, W, 52-16
Weimar claimed their second district victory in convincing fashion, taking a huge 36-point victory over the last place team in the district. The Ladycats achieved victory after an impressive outing defensively. The defense for Weimar has been a huge key all season. This game marked the fifth time the Ladycats have held an opponent to less than 20 points in a game. That number jumps to eight when you include teams that the Ladycats have held under 30 points this season.
Individual scoring stats were not available by the press deadline, but the offense also returned for the Ladycats in this game. They scored their highest total of points since their last game before Christmas, crossing the 50-point mark for the first time since that game as well. It was just the sixth time that the Ladycats have scored 50 points or more in a game.
Paige Pavlu took the lead for the Ladycats in multiple categories. She had the sole lead in scoring with 19 points and tied with Jaiya Cook with 11 rebounds to pick up another double-double. Kim Hinze nearly had a unique double- double herself, dishing out seven assists while stealing the ball eight times from the opponents.
