By Kyle Roberts
Both of Ruston High’s hoops teams returned to the road Tuesday night with the Lady Bearcats getting a 50-13 win over Bossier, while the boys fell 53-20.
“You never know how you will come out of a long break but tonight we played hard,” Ruston High head coach Meredith Graf said. “The girls were all ready, stayed focused, and executed. It was good to see the high level of unselfishness and sharing of the ball. We were able to work on a few specific things which will help us later this week as we travel to the Hamilton Christian Tournament in Lake Charles.”
Ruston outscored Bossier 30-8 in the first half and held the Bearkats to five second half points. Junior Kiersynce McNeal led Ruston scorers with eight points and three steals.
On the boys’ side, Bossier outscored the Bearcats 21-8 in the first quarter en route to their win.
“We just have to put this behind us and focus on Quitman and Cedar Creek,” Bearcat head coach Ryan Bond said.
Senior Lonnie Dimmer finished with eight points, while freshman KeShun Malcolm finished with seven.
Both teams will play in weekend tournaments: the Lady Bearcats will be at the Hamilton Christian Tournament down south, and the Bearcats will participate in the Quitman Tournament, which will be held at the RPAR Sports Complex.
