Lady Bulldogs finish district with perfect record

Submitted by Michael Bordelon on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 22:17

On senior night, the Ville Platte Lady Bulldogs hosted the Livonia Lady Wildcats in the hopes of finishing the district 5-3A season with a perfect record. Ville Platte came into the game already crowned the district champions for the second year in a row. So perfection in district play would be the icing on the cake. The Lady Bulldogs took care of business and walked away with a 69-47 win.
The theme of the year for Ville Platte has been to start slow. Tuesday night was no exception as the Lady Bulldogs were only able to pick up 10 points in the first quarter. The Lady Wildcats stayed in the game by picking up 10 points of their own. So, as the first period came to a close, the score was tied at 10 apiece.
A solid second quarter from Ville Platte on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor allowed the Lady Bulldogs to pull away slightly. The McKinney sisters, Deja and Miya, propelled the Ville Platte offense in the second period by combining for 14 points. The Lady Bulldog defense buckled down and held Livonia to only nine points to take the 26-19 lead into halftime.
Coming into the third period, Ville Platte looked to push their advantage even farther. The Lady Bulldogs continued to play well on both sides of the court. Ville Platte outscored the Lady Wildcats 14-10 in the period and stretched their lead to 40-29 as the third stanza ended.
All that was left for the Lady Bulldogs to do was maintain their offensive and defensive output and finish off Livonia. Ville Platte did that and more, as the Lady Bulldogs knocked in 29 points in the final quarter and held the Lady Wildcats to 16 points to seal the victory.
Four Lady Bulldogs were able to hit double digits. Deja McKinney led all scorers with 20 points. Miya McKinney chipped in 16, while Keolagah Calvin added 14 points. Brianna Pete netted 13 points.
Ville Platte finishes the season with a 26-4 overall record and a perfect 10-0 district record. If nothing changes, the Lady Bulldogs will go into the playoffs next week as the number one seed and will host a first round game.

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