Story & photos by Scott Ferguson

The North Baltimore Lady Tigers improved to 14-6 overall and 6-4 in the Midland Athletic Conference with a 43-29 victory over Old Fort. The girls stepped up their defense, only allowing the Stockaders to shoot 21% from the field, while NB cashed in on 16 of their 38 shot attempts and hit 8 of 14 free throws. Ricci Emahiser was unstoppable down low, as she led the Lady Tigers with 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.

The third quarter was the deciding factor as the Lady Tigers, who had held a 24-19 advantage at the half, stepped up their defense and did not allow the Old Fort team to score, while putting up 9 point themselves.

The fourth quarter was even, as both teams scored 10 points in the quarter, to end the contest. Jessica Frost and Megan Wright both contributed 8 points to help the cause, while Jessica Casey had 5 steals on the evening.

The Lady Tigers start their tournament trail on Tuesday (Feb. 21) evening, as they face Riverdale, at Findlay High School, with a scheduled 8:00 pm tip off.

Let's fill the gym and support these young ladies as they begin their tournament run!

Lee 0-0= 0, C. Bretz 0-1= 1, Casey 1-0= 3, Gazarek 1-0= 2, Wright 4-0= 8, Hamlin 0-0= 0, Frost 3-2= 8, Flores 2-0= 6, Emahiser 5-5= 15

3 pointers 3-9 (Flores 2, Casey 1)

Rebounds 21 (Emahiser 7)

Junior Varsity was defeated 27-21

NB 14 10 9 10= 43

OF 9 10 0 10= 29

JV


Morgan Schloemp passes the ball up court


Jasmine Bretz puts it up in a crowd

Varsity


left - Jessica Casey hits the three; right - Ricci Emahiser looks to pass the ball out


Jessica Frost hits a shot


Our student section having some fun