With a 7-2 run to open the contest, the Big Sandy girls basketball team looked ready to bounce back Saturday against North Star.

The Lady Pioneers were coming off a 58-26 defeat at two-time defending state champion Box Elder a night earlier. In the opening minutes, they looked read to pick on someone their own size.

Senior Seanna Demontiney made a pass that set up classmate Lainey Gregory beautifully for a lay-in to make it 2-2. Fellow senior Amanda Cline snagged a steal and Gregory put the Pioneers on top with a three-pointer from the free throw line extended. A Kylee Sternberg steal and s...