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Photos: Moffat County girls hoops falls in nail-biter to Coal Ridge

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Andy Bockelman
  

Bulldogs junior Quincy Lowe shoots a long jump shot as Moffat County faces Coal Ridge in a girls basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS. Coal Ridge won the matchup 40-36.
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It was a mixed start to 2023 for Moffat County girls hoops, with the Bulldogs achieving both a huge victory and a heartbreaker loss.

MoCo girls split the weekend with a 54-20 win Friday, Jan. 6, on the road in Middle Park followed by a 40-36 Saturday, Jan. 7, defeat at home to Coal Ridge.

The Dogs ran the floor from the get-go in Granby and were all but triumphant after the first eight minutes with a 27-2 first quarter, ultimately holding the Panthers to single digits in every period.

Emma Tucker led Moffat in scoring with 15 points, while fellow junior Brook Wheeler followed with 10. Senior Lizzy LeWarne kept up her rebound proficiency with 14 boards.

MoCo girls saw their first home game the next day as well as their start to the 4A Western Slope League schedule.

As the only WSL school in the CHSAA Top 10 heading into winter break, Coal Ridge girls proved they were a formidable foe indeed with a 12-5 opening quarter.

The Bulldogs kept it close and had eked ahead 27-26 to conclude the third quarter, only for the Titans to surge ahead in scoring in the final moments to close the contest.

Tucker again led in scoring with nine points to eight by LeWarne, who again earned 14 rebounds.

MoCo girls will next host Basalt Saturday, Jan. 14.

Bulldogs junior Emma Tucker sinks a shot as Moffat County faces Coal Ridge in a girls hoops game on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS. Tucker led the Bulldogs in scoring with nine points.
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Bulldogs junior Quincy Lowe dribbles the ball down the court in the third quarter of a Moffat County girls basketball game against Coal Ridge on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS. Lowe had five points and three steals in the game.
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Bulldogs senior Lizzy LeWarne makes a 3-pointer as Moffat County faces Coal Ridge in a girls basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS. Coal Ridge won 40-36.
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Bulldogs senior Sadie Smilanich collects the ball as Moffat County races down the court on a fast break against Coal Ridge on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS.
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Moffat County senior Lizzy Lewarne blocks a shot in a girls basketball game against Coal Ridge on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS. Lewarne had eight points, 14 rebounds, six steals and three blocks in the game.
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Bulldogs junior Emma Tucker controls the ball as Moffat County faces Coal Ridge in a girls basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS. Tucker recorded nine points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals as Coal Ridge won 40-36.
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Bulldogs senior Sadie Smilanich takes a shot in the paint as Coal Ridge’s Riley Cheney defends during a girls basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS. Smilanich recorded seven points, six rebounds and two steals in the game.
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Bulldogs junior Brooke Wheeler looks to pass after scrambling to collect a loose ball as Moffat County faces Coal Ridge on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS. Wheeler scored six points with three rebounds in the girls basketball game.
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Bulldogs senior Lizzy Lewarne pulls down an offesnive rebound in a girls basketball game against Coal Ridge on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS. Lewarne recorded eight points and 14 rebounds in the game.
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Moffat County’s Mena Tucker shoots a free throw during a girls basketball game against Coal Ridge on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS. Tucker recorded a team-high seven steals in the game, along with three rebounds, three assists and a block.
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Katie jo Knez races down the court during a Bulldogs fast break as Moffat County faces Coal Ridge in a girls basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at MCHS.
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