Photos courtesy of Alyssa Peterson
When the Coahoma girls basketball team takes on Slaton at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, the Bulldogs will be riding not just a bus, but virtually unprecedented momentum to Lamesa, site of the Region I-3A Division II area-round battle.
In fact, it’s even arguable that the word “virtually” should be added to the preceding sentence.
In the team’s playoff opener, the Bulldogettes blitzed Tornillo 78-0. No, that’s not a typo.
The victory, which was founded on a 12-0 record and first-place finish in District 3-3A play, was literally decided on the Bulldogs’ first made shot, a few seconds in. Two minutes later, coach Alyssa Peterson called off the team’s full-court-press defense. By the second half, the starters had given way to younger and less-experienced teammates.