High School Girls Basketball: Logan vs Box Elder

After five lead changes and an array of clutch shots and defensive stops, the Logan Grizzlies came out on top 37-35 against the Box Elder Bees in the sophomore girls basketball matchup at Logan high school on Tuesday.

The Bees started the first quarter out strong with stellar play from freshman center Casey Quayle and great team defense, forcing the Grizzlies to shoot long range low percentage shots.

“I was getting open down low and scored some easy lay-ups, but I give credit to the guards for getting me the ball,” said Quayle.

Quayle finished the game with eight points and 10 rebounds.

But by the second quarter, Logan slowed down the Bees’ dominating post play and played more aggressively with a full court press.

But Bees guard Sadie Blacker played aggressively as well.

Blacker had multiple steals, including one that came with 10 seconds to go in the first half that gave the Bees a 17-15 lead.

“Their guards had some lazy passes that were easy to pick off,” Blacker said.

Blacker had seven points and five steals by the end of the game.

Box Elder came out strong in the second half but by the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies seemed to have figured out the Bees offense and started forcing turnovers which led to a five point lead at the end of the third quarter.

“At half time our coach told us to put more pressure on their guards when they were bringing it down the court,” said Logan sophomore guard Tanika Lopez. “When we put pressure on their guards they were forced to make bad passes and that made it easy for us to steal the ball and get fast breaks.”

But after two baskets from beyond the arch by Box Elder, the Bees again led the game by three with only four minutes to go in the fourth quarter.

After a Logan timeout and three possessions later, the Grizzlies led by two with a little over two minutes to play in the game.

Despite Box Elder’s efforts, Logan held the Bees scoreless in the final two minutes of play, sealing their victory.

“It was really frustrating,” said Box Elder coach Patrick Parker. “The girls played hard and we had some open looks at the end but our shots just didn’t fall.”