Thursday night the Sky View Bobcats girls team faced off against the Box Elder Bees. While the game was close through the first quarter, the Bobcats pulled ahead in the second quarter. After a half time spent signing balls for charity, the Bobcats came out and extended their lead even more through the second half, ending the game with the amazing score of 70 to 31 for the Bobcats win.

The first quarter started off extremely close; with the Bees scoring first. The Bobcats wouldn’t let that stop them though, and scored immediately afterward. The first quarter was back and forth for the first part of it, whenever one team scored, the other team came right back and scored again. However with 3:37 left in the quarter, the Bobcats took the lead and didn’t lose it the rest of the game. The first quarter ended with the Bobcats leading the Bees 16 to 12.

The second quarter is where the Bobcats really began to pull away from the bees, scoring several times, both on the free-throw line as well as from the field. The Bobcats also managed to hold the Bees scoreless, and by the time there were only four minutes left in the half, the score was 31 to 12 for the Bobcats. The Bees managed to break their scoring drought however, partially with help from getting put in the bonus with 2:15 left in the half. Just a few seconds after they were put in the bonus however, they fouled a Bobcat player, putting the Bobcats in the bonus as well. The half ended with the Bobcats extending their lead even more to 35 to 19. Both teams amassed nine fouls throughout the first half.

During half time the Box Elder coach argued with the officials for a moment, then stormed off the court throwing her clipboard down as she left, in obvious frustration over how the game was going. The Sky View cheerleaders then performed their “love me” routine. Afterward there was a ball toss into a basket in mid-court; awarding a lucky thrower 50 dollars. They then drew to hand out Firehouse Pizza’s to some lucky members of the crowd who had bought tickets. The lady Bobcats spent the halftime signing pink and white basketballs, which could then be bought by the crowd for $25, with all profits going to breast cancer charities.

The third quarter began bad for the Bees, with the Bobcats coming out and scoring first. However there were no more points scored until there was 4:17 left in the quarter, and a Bobcat player Bobcat player Diane Washington nailed a three pointer. The Bobcats were able to land another three pointer, as well as a few free throw shots before the Bees broke their scoring drought with a jump shot. With two minutes left in the quarter, however, the Bees entered into the bonus, which helped them to close the point spread a small amount. The quarter ended with Sky View still dominating Box Elder with a score of 52 to 25. The Bobcats did have seven fouls though, while the Bees only had three.

The fourth quarter went much like the third quarter had before it, with Sky View running circles around Box Elder. The lady Bobcats scored nine points in the fourth quarter before the Bees scored one point. With 2:39 left in the game, the Bobcats got their tenth foul and put the Bees into double bonus, but it wasn’t much help with the massive lead that Sky View had. With only 1:29 seconds left in the game, Sky View also entered into the bonus. When the game ended, Sky View had 10 fouls, while Box Elder had gotten up to nine fouls. The final score was 70 to 31 for the Bobcats.

The Bobcats ended up dominating the Bees in almost every way. While Box Elder player Katie Vincent managed to score nine points, it wasn’t enough to keep up with the Bobcats. Player Nicole Hanson of the bobcats was the teams point leader, with 17 points, and Amy Andrus scored 14 points with 10 rebounds. The Bobcats ended up destroying the Bees with more than double their points.