Sports
Lady Red Devils Fall to Lexington High
The Burlington High School girls varsity basketball team lost to Lexington High School 43-24 in an away game Monday night.
The girls’ basketball team lost to Lexington High School 43-24 at Ralph Lord Gymnasium on Monday.
The Minutemen’s defense proved to be an unstoppable force against Burlington, as the Lady Devils found themselves making more than a handful of traveling violations. And Lexington’s pressure caused some sloppy passes that resulted in turnovers.
Lexington opened the game with a 4-0 run. Lexington’s offense was on its game and Burlington’s passing game created turnover opportunities for the Minutemen.
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The Minutemen were up 11-4 at the end of the first quarter, with two fouls compared to Burlington’s five.
Lexington junior captain Cat Costello (15 points) sank a nice 3-pointer a few minutes into the second quarter for the Minutemen, but they started committing turnovers and Burlington was making shots to rally.
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The Lady Devils fought back in the second quarter, but Lexington was still ahead, 19-13, going into halftime.
At the start of the third, Burlington nailed the first two baskets to draw within two points at 19-17. But then Lexington scored on two shooting fouls in a row.
Shortly after, Minuteman senior captain Kelsey Fenn made a basket. Then, senior Abby Hoffman (12 points) scored, stole the ball and added two more points.
Another offensive spurt from the Minutemen put Burlington down, 26-17.
Burlington was down 30-19 around the three-minute marker when Costello converted two straight baskets and grabbed a turnover.
The Lady Devils were losing 41-23 late in the fourth quarter and they were continuing to have traveling trouble.
Costello was on fire – stealing, scoring, grabbing turnovers.
The Minutemen had possession with 24 seconds left. They were passing, running out the clock, and with a fitting end to the game, Costello nailed the final basket, giving Lexington a 43-24 victory.
Lexington Coach Steve Solly said he thought Burlington played well and gave Lexington a run.
“I thought they hit the boards pretty hard," he said. "I think they beat us 9-8 in the second quarter and they played really well. Their effort was there and they battled with us. I commend them a lot.”
For Burlington, Erin Clark scored seven points and Sarah Hood added three.
Burlington plays at Watertown High School on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
