HALLSVILLE — The Bullard Lady Panthers got back on the winning track, but it did not come easy, besting Hallsville, 52-49 at Bobcat gymnasium on Friday night.

Hallsville made a run in the final quarter to make it closer game than the score indicated earlier, outscoring Bullard in the stanza, 15-7.

Bullard was on the way to recording a double-digit win over the Class 4-A, Ladycats, leading 45-34 after three quarters of play.

Minta Spears spearheaded the Bullard attack by pouring in 27 points including five buckets from beyond the three-point mark.

Lady Panther, guard, Christina Hatten added 10 points for the Lady Panthers while post, Kayla Welling added six points and ten rebounds.

Hallsville got 17-points apiece in the win from Monica Perez and Meagan McGuire to stay close enough for the fifth quarter push for the Ladycats. Bullard won the junior varsity game in a 60-59, triple overtime nail-biter.

The Lady Panthers are back in action Friday at 10 a.m., playing Jacksonville (2-2) in the Burger King Classic at the Tyler Lee Varsity Gymnasium

Non-District Girls Basketball at Hallsville’s Bobcat Gymnasium

BULLARD - Ashley Ricci, 4; Heather Camp, 1; Alley Covalt, 4; Minta Spears, 27; Christina Hatten, 10; Kayla Welling, 6.

HALLSVILLE - Perez, 17; McGuire, 17; Jackson, 3; Graft, 1; Barry, 8; Rhodes, 3.

THREE-POINT GOALS- BHS: Spears (5), Covalt. HHS: Perez (3), McGuire (2), Rhode

RECORDS – Bullard 2-1. Hallsville 3-1.

JV SCORE – Bullard 60, Hallsville 59 (3 OT)

NEXT UP – Bullard played Jacksonville at home on Tuesday night, after press deadline. The same two teams will play the 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning in the Burger King Classic, Tyler-Lee Gymnasium.