AZLE: The Hornets aren’t one afraid to shoot the three-ball.
Birdville Men’s Varsity Basketball team lost to Azle 75-41 in Thursday night’s season opener, as Azle was led by their three best players, who took off in the second-half, they had three players with double-digit figure points.
— The Hawks were led by junior guard, Jeremy Crane. He scored 15 of Birdville’s 45 team points, Crane connected on six of fourteen shot attempts. Crane, was a little rocky, shooting from three-point range, though, going 1-6, he still played hard. “I need to attack the rim more” said Crane. The Hornets led the Hawks for the most part of the game. The second-half, though was a different story than the first half. Azle only held what was a 3 point lead (25-22) at halftime, thanks to some three pointers, that is. “If they’d missed a couple of the three’s, we’d have the lead”. said Birdville head coach Jeff Fitch. The Hawks, fueled by turnovers, and sloppy shooting, is what gave themselves a headache to finish the game out.
The fact that the three’s for the Hornets kept falling in the second half, didn’t help Birdville’s chances of winning much either. The Hornets outscored Birdville 46-23 in the second-half, and went on to win the game 71-45. Despite the loss, there are some positives that come out of this game for Birdville, they proved that with the inexperienced players they have, they can keep up with an older more mature team, at least for a half, anyway. “It’s always a learning experience, everyday is one” Fitch said.
*Other Notes*:
Kendall Johnson was second in scoring for the Hawks, as he finished with nine points. Senior Ben Barnett had three points. Junior guard Austin Mitchell also had three points.
Thomas Brunt is an inside sports-reporter for Birdville High School, and serves as the sports-editor for “The Hawk” newspaper.
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