Lowry's Allison Green passes the ball in between two South Tahoe defenders in the Lady Bucks' 54-39 win over the Vikings on Friday in Winnemucca.
It was a mixed bag of results for the Lowry High School girls basketball team, who faced a pair of Northern 3A West schools in crossover play.
The games do not count for the league standings.
Lowry started red hot against South Tahoe on Friday night in Winnemucca, leading by as many as 17 points in the opening quarter, eventually winning 54-39.
It was a quick turnaround, as Lowry boarded the bus on Saturday morning to for Reno play North Valleys.
The Lady Bucks had knocked out the Panthers out of the regional playoffs in each of the past three years.
However, North Valleys used a 15-5 run in the fourth quarter to beat Lowry 49-38. It was the Panthers’ first win over the Lady Bucks since 2012.
Lowry 54,
South Tahoe 39
Hot shooting and a non-stop pressure defense propelled Lowry to a large lead in the first eight minutes of play. It was also the first time Lowry played with the 35-second shot clock that will be mandatory next season.
Maura Braatz and Natalee Formby each knocked down 3-pointers to give the Lady Bucks an early 8-2 advantage.
Britain Backus followed with 10 straight points for Lowry and Kholle Shorey added back-to-back buckets to push the advantage to 20-6. Lowry eventually led 25-9 after eight minutes of action.
Lowry's Natalya Guizar battles for a rebound
The lead grew to as many as 24 points in the second quarter at 36-12 after baskets by Backus, Formby and Natayla Guizar.
The hot shooting for Lowry fell off midway through the third quarter, as South Tahoe trimmed a 43-22 deficit to 46-34 with a 12-3 run going into the fourth quarter.
That was as close as the Vikings got, as the Lady Bucks maintained their double-digit advantage in the fourth quarter.
Backus led all scorers with 32 points, as Formby joined her in double figures with 19 on two 3-pointers. Shorey netted six points, Braatz three, Guizar two and Maite Avalos two.
Lowry's Maura Braatz goes up for a shot.
North Valleys 49, Lowry 38
Saturday’s game in Reno against North Valleys was back-and-forth through the first three quarters. Lowry led by a point after the first quarter but a late second quarter run by North Valleys gave the Panthers a 25-22 lead at halftime.
Leading by a point going into the fourth quarter, North Valleys closed the game out on a 15-5 run.
Lowry hosted Battle Mountain on Tuesday and results were not available at press time.
Lowry jumps on US 95 this weekend to Oregon for a Friday game at Burns at 3 p.m. and Saturday in Crane at 10 a.m. The Lady Bucks finish the calendar year at home against Damonte Ranch on Dec. 28, at 3 p.m.