Sophomore’s hot hand helps Lady Wolves keep the pace early

By Michael Adams
madams@onthesidelinessports.com

SAN ANTONIO – When the shots weren’t falling for Cedar Park on Friday, sophomore guard Ahnna Breiner provided the hot hand.

Breiner scored all eight of the Lady Wolves’ points in the first quarter, including a pair of three-pointers, to help keep pace early in a Class 5A-Region IV semifinal at Littleton Gym in San Antonio.

Her poise allowed the rest of her teammates to shake off early jitters and take over after trailing 9-8 at the end of the first quarter.

Breiner’s 12 points coming off the bench was a big reason the Lady Wolves was able to defeat Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial 49-35 and dance into Saturday’s final against a familiar foe – Glenn.

After teh game, Breiner said she stepped up for the team.

“It was all for the team,” she said. “I knew being the first person off the bench, I needed to step in to see if I could help get things rolling.”

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Once the jitters were gone, Cedar Park settled in behind a game-high 16 points from junior guard Hope Edwards. Of those points, 12 came in the second half.

Breiner didn’t have another field goal for the rest of the game, but hit 4-of-6 free-throw attempts in the third and fourth quarters.

Cedar Park took the lead for the first time in the second quarter and only lead by one point at halftime.

Then the shots started falling for the Lady Wolves, as they outscored Veterans Memorial 28-15 in the second half.

Up next

Class 5A-Region IV Championship

Cedar Park vs. Glenn, 2 p.m., Littleton Gym, San Antonio

Box score

Cedar Park 49, C.C. Veterans Memorial 35	1	2	3	4
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial	9	11	7	8
Cedar Park	8	13	16	12