MHS girls start district play

By Sam Waller

The Moran Lady Bulldogs opened District 13-1A competition on Friday, Jan. 7, with a 51-24 loss to May.

Moran trailed 17-6 at the end of the first quarter and 30-12 at halftime. Hannah Noble scored a team-high eight points with Hannah Rogers adding six points. Emily Murk and Johnnie Hise scored four points each, and Alli Scott had two.

The Lady Bulldogs made their second district outing Tuesday, Jan. 11 with a road game to Baird. Results will be reported next week.

Moran will host Cross Plains at 7:30 p.m. Friday with the boys game played first.

Boys Basketball

The Moran Bulldogs wrapped up their nondistrict schedule with losses to Olney on Tuesday, Jan. 4, and Brookesmith on Friday, Jan. 7.

Moran had an open date on Tuesday, Jan. 11, in advance of its District 13-1A opener against Cross Plains on Friday. That game has been moved up to 6:00 p.m. to facilitate a school trip.

In a 62-12 loss against Class 2A Olney, the Bulldogs fell behind 17-5 in the first quarter. Arren Hawley led Moran with seven points, followed by Caleb York with five and Ellis Hise with two.

The Bulldogs fell short in their comeback bid against Brookesmith, falling 46-42. Moran turned a four-point halftime deficit into a 10-point lead entering the fourth quarter.

Hawley scored 32 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to lead Moran. York added seven points with Hise scoring two and Cotten Campbell one.

Junior High Games

Moran junior high players returned from holiday break to start the second half of their schedule with a pair of road games at May.

Moran’s games against Baird have been moved from Monday, Jan. 17, to Thursday, Jan. 20, because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

In the girls game at May, the Lady Bulldogs lost 45-12. Ashlyn Crawford and Cassandra Mendez each scored six points for Moran.

The Moran boys lost 54-0. The game was just the second of the season for the Bulldogs, who were unable to field a team until after the end of the fall semester.