Lady Pioneers can't keep pace with Farmington

MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Gentry defenders, junior Heidi Vinson (No. 15) and sophomore Randi Jo Bolinger (No. 4) try to stop a shot by Farmington sophomore Tori Kersey. The Lady Pioneers lost to Farmington, 56-34, at Cardinal Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019.
MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER/Gentry defenders, junior Heidi Vinson (No. 15) and sophomore Randi Jo Bolinger (No. 4) try to stop a shot by Farmington sophomore Tori Kersey. The Lady Pioneers lost to Farmington, 56-34, at Cardinal Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019.

FARMINGTON -- The Lady Cardinals rebounded from what coach Brad Johnson described as one of their worst defeats in the last couple of years with a solid 56-34 thrashing of Gentry.

Consecutive scores from sophomore Emily Toland gave Gentry a 9-8 lead, but Farmington captured an 11-9 advantage at the quarter break.

Toland scored 8 points in the first half and Gentry closed within two, 22-20, on free throws by Ariel Nix inside two minutes remaining in the half.

Farmington offset that by scoring four unanswered points to assume a 26-20 halftime lead. In the locker room, the Lady Cardinals weren't satisfied and Brad Johnson tweaked the defense to ensure the back two girls didn't become separated.

The Lady Cardinals outscored Gentry 25-8 in the third quarter to put the game away. Farmington led 51-28 after three quarters and by as much as 56-29 in the fourth. Nix, who led Gentry with 12 points, showed some defiance with back-to-back buckets late, but Farmington rolled to a 56-34 win.

FARMINGTON 56, GENTRY 34

Gentry 9 11 8 6 -- 34

Farmington 11 15 25 5 -- 56

Gentry (8-8, 0-4): Ariel Nix 12, Emily Toland 11, Randi Jo Bolinger 4, Jaydon Jarnagan 4, Jaiden Wilmoth 3,

Farmington (14-3, 4-0): Makenna Vanzant 14, Trinity Johnson 13, Madisyn Pense 8, Tori Kersey 7, Joelle Tidwell 6, Audrey Culpepper 4, Alexis Roach 4.

Sports on 01/16/2019