Lady Bulldogs falter in SMC loss to Fatima

MOKANE - The South Callaway Lady Bulldogs were unable to overcome an 11-point halftime deficit in Friday night's 48-39 Show-Me Conference loss to the Fatima Lady Comets.

South Callaway (16-6) fell behind 11-7 after one quarter and trailed 26-15 at halftime. The Lady Bulldogs were then outscored by Fatima 17-12 in the third quarter as their deficit grew to 43-27.

"I really felt as though Fatima set the tempo from the start of the game," South Callaway head coach Darren Humphrey said. "We rushed ourselves into making some careless turnovers.

"With a team like Fatima, it is essential that you take them out of their rhythm and we didn't get that accomplished quickly enough."

Junior center Konnor Arrowood connected for 19 points and grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds to pace the Lady Bulldogs. Sophomore forward Adrian Mann and sophomore guard Ashley Potter chipped in with eight points apiece.

Sammy Bunch countered with a game-high 23 points for the Lady Comets, who were 12-of-15 from the free-throw line. Sydney Neuner added 10 points.

"I thought we played Fatima well in the second half by slowing down the pace of the game," Humphrey said. "Sammy Bunch is a tremendous athlete and Adrian holding her to 23 points, nine of which came from the free-throw line, may not look like a success up front, but it is in the big picture."

South Callaway played at Newburg on Saturday. Results were not available at press time. The Lady Bulldogs end the regular season with a home varsity game against Bourbon at 5 p.m. Monday.