Ladybirds pull away late, upend Lady Wildcats

NEW BLOOMFIELD - North Callaway head coach Jack Peace wishes his Ladybirds would play, well, a little meaner. Free-throw shooting is an area New Bloomfield Lady Wildcats head coach Brett Craighead thinks his squad can improve upon.

In fact, when looking at the final 12-point margin, New Bloomfield's 16 missed free throws loomed even larger.

"They just hit free throws and we didn't," Craighead said.

And while the Ladybirds played a little too nice for Peace's liking, North Callaway turned up the intensity just enough to put New Bloomfield away 52-40 on Friday night to remain unbeaten.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.