Lady Devil's Blue go 2 and 1 this week!

The Lady Devils opened up the week with Vestal at home Tuesday evening. With the score tied 6 to 6 after the first quarter, the Lady Devils opened up a narrow 10 to 8 halftime lead. Defensive pressure in the third quater by Megan Plahanski and Maddie Staiger up top, and Ashley Biggs, and Brandy Foster inside allowed the Devils to take an 18 to 12 lead after three quarters. The Devils were led in the scoring column by Lexi Baxter, and Maddie Staiger. Other scorers were Brandy Foster, Kerry Heller, Megan Plahanski, and Ashley Biggs. Final score CF Blue 22 Vestal Golden Bears 16.
Game two this week was also at home against ME-Harris. This was the tear jerker of the week, with CF losing their first home game of the year. In an extremely physical game The Devils opened up a 6 to 0 lead after the first quarter. Little did we know we woke up a defensive buzz saw. The Devils only managed to score 6 more points over the next 3 quarters. The bigger and stronger Spartans scored 8 points in the final quarter to go ahead for good. With 3.5 secs left and ME having to go the length of the court, the Lady Devils full court press was on. ME called timeout to set up their pressbreaker. On the first pass Ashley Biggs forced a jump ball and the Devils had the ball under their own basket. After a timeout with 2.3 secs left on the clock a beautifully executed out of bounds play left for a wide open shot. It was not to be, ME 13 CF 12. The disappointed Lady Devils had nothing to be ashamed of, they did everything right-next time will be different! Leading scorer for the game was Brandy Foster. Other scorers were Maddie Staiger, Megan Plahanski, and Lexi Baxter.
Sunday afternoon in Greene the Devils found themselves up against a much bigger, stronger, and older team. Greene jumped to an early 6 to 4 first quarter lead. After some minor defensive adjustments and an 8 point 2nd quarter the Devils had a narrow halftime lead of 12 to 10. The Lady Devils Out of bounds plays were very productive through out the game giving Brandy Foster many opportunities to score at close range. After three quarters CF still held a narrow lead 18 to 14. Great defensive play by Samantha Thatcher, Megan Plahanski, Maddie Staiger, Ashley Biggs, and Brandy Foster allowed a little bit of breathing room in the 4th quarter. The Lady Devils outscored their opponent 9 to 6 in the fourth and handled the full court defense easily. Leading scorer was Brandy Foster, having one of her better games of the year. Other scorers were Ashley Biggs and Megan Plahanski. Final score CF -27 Greene -20. With these two wins this week it leaves the Devils with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses.