By Gene Helfman

Special to the Weekly

The Lady Lobos won impressively over the Cedar Park Lions while the boys basketball team came up short at home on Friday Dec. 13.

The girls played close through most of the game, the two teams separated by only two points at the half. But Lopez literally stepped on the gas and pulled away in the second half, winning 54-40.  Lobos top scorers were Anjuh Suhh, Mattie Jordan, and Brianne Swanson.  The high-scoring game was packed with numerous loose balls, fast breaks, and lay-ups by both teams.  Afterward, coach Nathan Borg said, “We emphasize hustle in practice. The girls did just that tonight and it paid off.”

The Lobos boys, coming off a heart-breaking overtime loss to Grace Academy, had difficulty erasing an early 11 point deficit, despite playing evenly most of the evening.  With three minutes to go, Lopez was still behind 11 points. The Lobos rebounded well and shot consistently but couldn’t match Cedar Park’s impressive shooting from beyond the three-point line.  The game ended 63 to 46.  Top scorers for Lopez were Mike Hobi, Chase Schober, and Fletcher Moore.

The Lobos have five away games before the next home contests on Jan 7 against Providence.