The Marianna Lady Bulldogs saw their season come to an end Friday night in Pensacola, falling to the Pensacola Catholic Lady Crusaders 39-37 in the semifinals of the District 1-4A tournament.
It was a close game all the way through, as the teams played to a 23-23 tie in the first half, with the Lady Crusaders going up 33-31 at the end of the third.
The Lady Bulldogs had one last chance trailing by two on their last possession, but Bass missed a shot in the lane, and Laqueesha Davis missed the follow-up attempt as time expired.
Phaedra Harris scored 16 points to lead Pensacola Catholic, while Davis had 15 points in her last high school game to lead the Lady Bulldogs.
Danielle Holden also had eight points for MHS, and Latia Bass added seven, but Marianna struggled with foul trouble for much of the night.
Three of the five Lady Bulldog starters had three fouls in the first half, and Bass picked up her fourth early in the third quarter.
With their starting center on the bench for almost the entire period, the Lady Bulldogs struggled to slow down Harris, who scored eight points in the quarter.
Marianna coach Chucky Brown said it was a disappointing loss, but the foul difficulties were just too much to overcome.
“The foul trouble just threw a wrench into everything,” the coach said. “We had to play two freshmen we moved up, and they played well given the situation, but they’re coming in and not knowing all the plays or what Catholic is doing, so that made it tough.”
Marianna finished the season at 6-15, but Brown said he sees better days ahead for the Lady Bulldogs.
“We only have one senior leaving in Laqueesha Davis, and we have two juniors, two freshmen, and the rest are sophomores,” he said. “We had some rough times this year, but I like told them, from this point on we know what it’s going to take to get to where we want to be.”
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