The last time the Lowry High School girls basketball team was on the floor, they were celebrating a state championship at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas.
Since then, the Lady Bucks have a new coach, which is a former coach in Chelsea Cabatbat and have replaced four starting seniors that are now in college.
Despite all the new faces in place, it seems nothing has changed.
The Lady Bucks picked up four wins at the Spanish Springs tournament in Reno and Sparks this past weekend.
The four wins extended Lowry’s win streak to 23 games, dating back to last year.
Lowry 64,
Douglas 47
Lowry started the tournament on Thursday with a 64-47 win over Douglas, a member of the Northern 5A. The game was tied at 12 after eight minutes of play but it was all Lady Bucks after that.
Lowry outscored Douglas 18-6 in the second quarter to lead 30-18 at the break and added another 18 points in the third quarter.
Savannah Stoker, the reigning Northern 3A Player of the Year, had a team-high 30 points to go with 10 points, six steals and four assists.
Senior Kailey Franklin joined her in double figures with 11 points, along with six rebounds, three steals and two assists.
Sophomore Britain Backus had seven points, eight steals and three assists and Belen Barocio added six points.
Mia Hernandez and Alexandra Barocio had three points each, Bryce Brinkerhoff and Jacquelin Sanchez two each.
Lowry 55,
McQueen 25
Lowry was back on the court late Friday night and beat McQueen 55-25 on the Lancers’ home floor.
The Lady Bucks held the Lancers to just 13 points through the first three quarters.
Lowry led 27-13 at halftime and outscored McQueen 11-0 in the third quarter to earn a second straight win over a Northern 5A school.
Stoker and Backus paced Lowry with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Backus added eight steals, five rebounds and three assists. Stoker had 13 rebounds for a double-double and four steals.
In all, 10 players scored for the Lady Bucks, as senior Sydnee Pettis had seven points, Alexandra Barocio five, Autum Sanchez and Jacquelin Sanchez four each, Franklin three and Brinkerhoff, Hernandez and Belen Barocio two each.
Alexandra Barocio grabbed six rebounds and Franklin and Pettis had four steals each.
Lowry 57,
Lassen, Calif. 46
In its closest game of the weekend, Lowry beat Lassen, Calif., 56-47 on Saturday morning.
The Lady Bucks led by three points, 15-12 after eight minutes if play but used a 21-11 run in the second quarter to go in front 36-23 at halftime. Stoker had 30 of Lowry’s 36 points in the first half.
Lowry maintained its double-digit lead in the second half and led by as many as 17 points before settling for the 11-points win.
Stoker finished with a career-high 43 points.
Lowry 58,
Spanish Springs 34
Lowry improved to 3-0 against Northern 5A schools with a 58-34 win over Spanish Springs to close out the tournament on Saturday night.
The Lady Bucks led by eight points after the first quarter, but the Cougars stayed within striking distance, trailing 25-19 at halftime.
Lowry put the game out of reach with a 19-9 run in the third quarter and held Spanish Springs to six points in the fourth quarter.
Stoker (26) and Backus (20) combined for 46 of the 58 points.
It was a career high for Backus, who added eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Stoker grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double and the junior added eight steals and two assists.
Jacquelin Sanchez scored five points and had four rebounds, Brinkerhoff had three points and Sanchez and Belen Barocio two each.
Lowry hosted Pyramid Lake on Tuesday and results were not available at press time.
The Lakers played in the 1A state championship last year.
Lowry hosts Truckee on Friday at 6 p.m. and Sparks on Saturday at 1 p.m.
