New Bloomfield head coach Brett Craighead didn't feel like his team let the New Franklin Lady Bulldogs hang around. In fact, Craighead couldn't think of much else his Lady Wildcats could have done except to shoot the ball just a bit better.
"I think we did all we could," Craighead said. "I thought we played really well the first half, we didn't shoot the ball well the whole game, but we played hard - and the third and fourth quarter we went absolutely cold."
New Bloomfield was knotted in a 24-all tie with No. 5 New Franklin, but faded in the final quarter as it fell to the Lady Bulldogs 46-39 in Class 2 sectional play Wednesday night at Jefferson City High School's Fleming Fieldhouse.
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.