Martin fuels Honeybees to key 8-4A win at Glen Rose

By BRAD KEITH
TheFlashToday.com

GLEN ROSE (January 24, 2017) — Hailey Martin put Stephenville in control with 11 points in the second quarter and the No. 10 Honeybees (21-6, 7-1) kept Glen Rose (21-8, 5-4) at arm’s length the rest of the way in a 48-36 win at Tiger Arena that leaves them alone in the driver’s seat for the second playoff position in 8-4A.

The Bees are now also the only challenger left for district leader Godley after Martin finished with 17 points and Stephenville completed a sweep of the third-place Lady Tigers.

The junior guard made three free throws and a 3-pointer before a little floater gave her eight points in the first three minutes of the second quarter, capping a 13-2 run that put the Bees on top 15-11 early in the second.

It was a comeback run by the Bees after Glen Rose used three early free throws and a 3-pointer to lead 9-2. The Bees closed the gap to 11-9 by the end of the first and Martin dominated the second. She hit two free throws to make it 19-13 and a 3 to stretch it to 22-14.

Blair Landes took her turn at launching and making a 3-pointer for a 25-14 advantage, and after Glen Rose scored Jayci Morton was fouled shooting a 3 and hit all the free throw shots for a 28-16 Bees advantage. Morton went on to score two more from the line and the Bees were ahead 30-21 at intermission.

The second half was not nearly as eventful as the 21-point second quarter by Stephenville. The lead swelled to 37-25 on a 3 by freshman guard Madison Carter with 3 minutes left in the third, and Glen Rose pulled within single digits just once the rest of the way.

That margin was short lived with Martin burying a 3 to make it 40-28 and another, her fourth, for a 45-30 lead with just more than four minutes remaining.

Glen Rose cut it to 11 only to see Landes hit another 3, this one ending all doubt with a 48-34 score and under two minutes left.

Landes and Morton scored nine each for Stephenville, Payton Wall added six, Madison Carter five and Jordan Carter two. The Bees host Venus at 6:15 p.m. Friday in Gandy Gym.

Hailey Martin hit four 3-pointers Tuesday and scored 13 points.

Someone had to step up and provide some scoring Tuesday for Stephenville and Jayci Morton was up to the task with 31 points including 15 from the foul stripe. The Honeybees host Jacksboro at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. || The Flash Today media library