There’s something about the Permian Fieldhouse that suits the eye of Lubbock Coronado’s Jannae-Leigh Cooper.
Cooper and fellow senior Kya Smith each scored 19 points to lead the Lady Mustangs to a 68-29 victory against Permian in a nondistrict girls basketball game Tuesday.
Jazlyn Braithwaite added 10 points for Lubbock Coronado (3-1), which held a nine-point lead after one quarter and blew the game open in the second quarter.
Permian’s Kimora Pierce scored 13 points to lead the Lady Panthers (2-2).
It was Cooper’s second time on the Lady Panthers’ home court, the other coming two years ago when she had a breakout game of 33 points as a sophomore.
“She’s really talented and for whatever reason, she really plays well here at Permian,” Lubbock Coronado coach Ashley James said. “She’s a great player and she’s really worked on her shot, so she’s developed into a pretty deadly 3-pointer shooter for us; and she’s a great rebounder, too.
“Our seniors, they seem to have a different focus about them.”
Permian stayed close to the midway point of the first quarter, trailing 7-4 after Pierce went baseline to baseline for a layup.
Lubbock Coronado, however, went on a 7-2 run to close out the first quarter for a 15-6 lead.
Then Cooper got involved.
Scoring 14 points in the second quarter, along with rebounding and playing solid defense, she led the Lady Mustangs to a 40-9 halftime lead, with the Lady Panthers finally scoring with 1:19 remaining in the first half when Emelia Skinner hit a 3-pointer from the right corner.
Lubbock Coronado 68, Permian 29
Tuesday, Permian Fieldhouse
LUBBOCK CORONADO (3-1)
Jannae-Leigh Cooper 8 0-1 19, Alyssa Villalobos 2 0-0 5, Shy’La Blackewell 2 4-4 9, Jazlyn Braithwhite 4 1-2 10, Kya Smith 7 3-4 19, Andrews 1 0-0 2, McCutcheon 0 0-0 0, Joyner 1 0-0 2, Arnold 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 8-11 68.
PERMIAN (2-2)
Catelyn Jarez 1 2-2 5, Bailey Wright 0 0-0 0, Akiva Brown 0 0-0 0, Kimora Pierce 4 5-6 13, Emelia Skinner 1 0-0 3, Tasia Pryor 1 1-2 3, Briseyda Sanchez 0 0-0 0, Nadia Turner 0 0-0 0, Dagmar Ortega 0 0-0 0, Chloe Mosley 2 1-2 5. Totals 9 9-12 29.
Lubbock Coronado…………………. 15—25—14—14 —68
Permian………………….. 6—3—11—9 — 29
3-Point goals — Lubbock Coronado 8 (Cooper 3, Villalobos 1, Blackwell 1, Braithwaite 1, Smith 2), Permian 2 (Juarz 1, Skinner 1). Total fouls — 10, Permian 11. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — None. JV — Lubbock Coronoad 44, Permian 43.
Tough night for Andrews
SHALLOWATER Avery Terrell and Jasmine Castillo each had nine points to lead Shallowater to a 64-18 victory against Andrews in nondistrict play Tuesday at Shallowater H.S.
Jayci Richters had five points to lead Andrews.
The host Lady Mustangs jumped out to an 11-point lead after the first quarter and led by 23 at halftime (35-12).
Shallowater 64, Andrews 18
Tuesday, Shallowater H.S.
ANDREWS (0-3)
Charlize Rondan 2 0-0 4, Anahi Mejia 0 0-2 0, Casynn Tijerina 0 0-0 0, Karley Colbath 0 0-0 0, Kenzie MIller 0 1-4 1, Daena Rodriguez 0 0-0 0, Jayci Richters 1 3-6 5, Jesslyn Espinosa 1 0-0 2, Mya Jones 1 0-0 3, Ally Fulford 0 0-2 0, Shanti Hernandez 1 1-1 3. Totals 6 5-15 18.
SHALLOWATER
Roberts 2 0-0 4, Terrell 3 0-2 9, T. McKinney 0 2-2 2, Hart 3 1-2 7, Barnes 2 2-2 8, C. McKinney 1 0-0 3, Richardson 1 2-2 4, Moravcik 1 0-0 2, Hasselhoff 2 0-0 5, Salinas 2 0-0 6, Pitts 1 3-4 5, Castillo 2 4-4 9. Totals 20 14-18.
Andrews…………………. 7—5—2—4 — 18
Shallowater………………18—17—13—16 — 64
3-Point goals — Andrews 1 (Jones 1), Shallowater 10 (Terrell 3, Barnes 2, C. McKinney 1, Hasselhoff 1, Salinas 2, Castillo 1). Total fouls — Andrews 18, Shallowater 16. Fouled out — None . Technical fouls — None.
