LaPlata JH Basketball at Brashear October 19, 2010

The LaPlata Bulldogs visited the Brashear Tigers Tuesday night for a pair of Tri-County Conference basketball games. The LaPlata girls scored the first 4 points of the game, but the teams traded leads after that for the rest of the 1st half with LaPlata leading 12-11 at halftime. The second half began with a Brashear basket and the lead changed hands until Brashear took a 17-14 lead midway through the third quarter. LaPlata answered with an 8-point run and held onto the lead through the 4th quarter to pick up a 26-23 win.

Brashear scorers: Ashley Moncrief 7, Allison Thompons 7, Syklar Housman 4, Alexa Acton 3, Abigail Kerby 2.

LaPlata scorers: Kalie Lene 10, Morgan Kimmel 9, Alexis Allen 4, Hannah Larson 3.

In the boys' game, LaPlata used an aggressive defense to reel off a 27-0 first quarter run and led 29-6 at the end of the quarter. The Bulldogs led 36-9 at halftime with LaPlata winning 58-14.

Brashear scorers: Jacob Reeves 11, Gus Mihalovich 3.

LaPlata scorers: Ben Bolden 18, Seth Brown 10, Matt Safely 9, Ty Davison 6, Hunter Howe 4, Baylon Belt 3, Logan Curtis 2, Jace Brown 2, Dylan Slaughter 2.