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Lady Jags stumble at Bryant, 55-49

Northridge traveled across town to Cottondale to take on area opponent Paul W. Bryant and the Lady Jags found themselves with a three point lead heading into the last quarter. Unfortunately, that lead didn’t hold and the Lady Jags fell to the Lady Stampede, 55-49.

1-29-2024 — Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Jakeya Horton puts up a jumper against the Paul W. Bryant Lady Stampede.

The first quarter saw the Lady Stampede outscore the Lady Jags 11-10. However, Northridge flipped the script and bested their opponent by one point in the second quarter, 10-9, to even the score at 20-20 going into halftime.

1-29-2024 — Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Taylor Ivory takes a shot over a defender during the Lady Jags’ game against the Paul W. Bryant Lady Stampede.

Things were looking good for the Lady Jags in the third quarter as they outscored the Lady Stampede 18-15, to take a 38-35 lead. The momentum reversed in the fourth quarter with Bryant outscoring the Lady Jags, 20-11. The result was a 55-49 defeat for the Lady Jags.

Ryan Bardenwerper led the Lady Jags with 20 and Jakeya Horton added 14. Diamond Chankio contributed eight and Ryleigh Brooke Norris chipped in 4 points. Taylor Ivory had two points and Ava Maye had one point.

1-29-2024 — Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Ryan Bardenwerper goes up for a running jumper against the Paul W. Bryant Lady Stampede.