Senior Tessa Grimes puts up the first 2 of her 16 game points over Bigfork.
Sophomore Andi Bohlman goes up for a layup against Bigfork.
Senior Mary Strumpfer prepares to shoot a free throw. She sunk the shot ending the Lady Blackhawks' dry spell in the final quarter.
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks took on the Bigfork Valkyries Dec. 20 at home. The last time the teams met, the Lady Blackhawks pulled off an 18-point comeback for the win. The Vals proved again to be a formidable team.
The Lady Blackhawks and Vals went basket-for-basket through most of the game. Neither team could build more than a couple point lead in the first half.
Early in the third quarter the Vals managed to gain a 6-point advantage. The lead was quickly erased as the Lady Blackhawks fed the ball to Tessa Grimes who drove in for three unanswered baskets.
The Ladies trailed by one heading into the final quarter. The Vals rallied again, this time taking a 9-point lead with under four minutes to play.
The Lady Blackhawks weren't giving up and worked back to within striking distance. They held the Vals to just three points while they put in eight of their own. Momentum had shifted toward the Lady Blackhawks but they ran out of time. The final score was 30-34 in favor of the Vals.
Grimes led the Lady Blackhawks with 8 baskets for 16 points. Mary Strumpfer hit 2 out of the Ladies 6 attempted free throws.
Also scoring: Alex Bohlman 6; Andi Bohlman 4; Autumn Morse 2 and Mary Strumpfer 2.
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