Ladywaves eyeing District Title

The Meade County High School Ladywave basketball team has been the team to beat this season in District 11. The Breckenridge County Lady Tigers are the only team at the moment in the District that could possibly give them a run for their money and derail their number one seed. Their chance to do just that came on Jan 31 when Meade hosted their second meeting of the season. Coach Dina Hackert has had her team working on stretching out the floor, so in this game Meade decided to set up the offense quickly, then go right to the basket without looking for the extra pass. That strategy didn’t take long to make a sudden impact, as Meade jumped out to a 13-0 lead over Breck. With Meade jumping out in front so quickly it forced Breck’s coach to call a timeout. After the timeout, Meade’s offense didn’t let up off the gas, but Breck’s defense was able to slow things down and start to put points on the board. By the end of the first half Meade had a comfortable 16-point lead, and headed to the locker room by a score of 42-26.
“We knew that we needed to come out tonight and be ready to play and get the first punch, and not let them punch first. Which I think we did very well since we came right out to go on that 13-0 run to start the game,” junior Jenna Gallimore said of the teams quick start in the first half. “Our goal this season was to be the number one seed going into districts, so we knew that we needed this win rather than let it be decided by a coin toss. So, by winning this game it all but assures us that. Our main goal in this game was to double team Grimes when she had the ball, but when she didn’t have it, we just laid back and matched up on our player.”