Cordova Girls Hoops in Three-Way Tie for First Place
Feb 10, 2016 12:00AM ● By By Mike Bush
Lady Lancer guards Annalise Tate, left, and teammate Nikki Jones, right, corral a Union Mine player in a recent home game. Tonight, Friday, Cordova takes on Rosemont in an SVC showdown. Cordova and Rosemont, along with El Dorado, are tied for first place with 7-2 records. Photo by Rick Sloan
Tonight, Friday, the Cordova High School girls basketball team will host a huge Sierra Valley Conference game.
The Lady Lancers entertain Rosemont in a battle for the SVC title. Cordova and Rosemont, along with El Dorado, are tied for first place at 7-2 each. El Dorado takes on rival Union Mine in their finale.
For the season, Cordova (13-12 overall) is 5-3 at home. Leading scorer for the Lancers is forward Kelsie Graf, who is averaging 12.1 points per game and guard Erika Wilson at 9.7 points per game.
Game time for the contest at Lancers Gym is 7 p.m.
El Dorado 65, Cordova 47
In their second and final conference meeting of the season in Placerville on February 5th, the Lancers and Cougars tangled offensively that ended the first half with El Dorado leading 36-25.
But in the third quarter, the host Lady Cougars slowed down the Lancers’ offense that generated only nine points. That allowed El Dorado to increase its lead to 51-34 going into the final quarter.
Leading scorers for Cordova were guard Leila Cooper with 10 points. Wilson and guard Nikki Jones followed with eight points each, Jullissa Reis seven, Aneka White five, Adrienne Hammond four, Graf three and Josephine Apole one.
