Reardan girls drop opener

REARDAN-A very young Screaming Eagles girls basketball team started strong, but struggled to find consistent shot making in a 52-37 defeat to the 1A Deer Park Stags in the season opener Thursday, Nov. 30.

Reardan played lockdown defense in the first quarter and found just enough offense between turnovers forced by the Stags' 2-3 zone press to take an 8-7 lead after eight minutes behind four points and four rebounds from Tenice Waters.

Both teams had better shot making in the second quarter, and Deer Park outscored Reardan 16-13 in the period to take a 23-20 lead into halftime.

In the third qua...