BULLARD – The Lady Panthers Coaches vs. Cancer was a huge success both on the court and in the stands, as it was a pink-laden audience and Bullard teams, as the Lady Panthers swept Tatum last Friday night.

Minta Spears started the scoring with a 3-pointer, and finished with only 12 points, but her down the court passing led to numerous Bullard lay ups.

Spears finished the game with 14 assists, for a doubledouble.

The game began with a special presentation to Cindy Covalt, the mother of player Ally Covalt, for her courage while enduring her current battle with cancer.

It was all the more fitting as daughter, Ally scored the final 10-points in the game, for the 74-47 thrashing of the Lady Eagles of Tatum.

The win gets the second round of district play, with a 22-8 overall record and a 6-0 league mark, meaning Bullard started as the first round ended, undefeated and ranked 17th by the current TABC poll.

The junior varsity Lady Panthers got two 3-pointers and a game-high 14 points from point guard, Kylee Nichols, as Bullard improves to 5-2 in JV loop action.

The Lady Panthers played at Gladewater on Tuesday night, and will travel to play at Chapel Hill on Friday night.

District 17-3A Girls Basketball
Bullard 74. Tatum 47
Tatum 6 12 17 12 - 47
Bullard 16 21 20 17 - 74

TATUM - Jessica Shane, 13; Sydni Cantrera, 6; Loren Glezen, 8; Kathryn Turner, 5; Haley Hartt, 2; Kelsey Gonzales, 3; Hope Simmons, 5; Sam Gage, 4..

BULLARD – Ashley Phillips, 4; Ashely Ricci, 14; Ally Covalt, 15; Samantha Phillips, 5; Minta Spears, 12, Ashlee Shidler, 9; Christina Hatten, 9; Kayla Welling, 6. THREE POINT GOALS - B: Spears (2), Phillips, Hatten, Ricci. RECORDS - Bullard 22-8; 6-0.

NEXT UP – Bullard at Chapel Hill, Fri., 6 p.m. . JV plays at 5 p.m.

Junior Varsity
Bullard 42, Tatum 21
Tatum 2 4 4 11 - 21
Bullard 9 9 19 5 - 42
TATUM – Hatfield, Roberts, 3; Pea, 7; Nickerson, 8; Wilson, 3. BULLARD – Kylee Nichols, 14; Chelsie Southerland, 9; Chelsea Foreman, 3; Heather Anding, 8; Devin Soto, 2; Deborah Thompson, 2; Ashley Hawkins, 2.

THREE POINT GOALS - B:Nichols (2), Anding (2), Southerland.. T:none. RECORDS – Bullard 15-10; 5-2.