Bearettes improve to 10-4 on the season
By Chad Wilson Editor

Chad Wilson Photo Brownsboro's Monica Redfearn looks to block a pass during tournament action.

Set to host Athens for a chance at fifth place in the Great East Texas Shootout the Bearettes record stood at 10- 4 on the season.

As of Monday the girls record still stands at 10-4 as their final game of the annual tournament was canceled.

Brownsboro will face Athens twice in District 14-3A play in 2008.

Prior to the tournament the Bearettes hosted, and defeated Rains 45-38.

Chelsea Chimney was unstoppable for the Bearettes as she scored 26 points and pulled in three rebounds. Bianca Mosley led the team in rebounds with seven.

In round one of the GETSO the Bearettes faced off against West Rusk. Chelsea Chimney scored 22 points as she led the Bearettes to a 65-14 win.

Sabrina Bradley scored 12 points and Mosley scored 10 while Brittany Lee and LeCandace Bell each had a three pointer.

Game two of the tournament was once again a blowout in favor of the Bearettes as they defeated Pittsburg by the score of 52-27.

Former Bearette head coach Tony Volentine was honored at halftime of the Bearettes game last Tuesday with a plaque from former Bearettes during the 1970-74 seasons.

Bianca Mosley led the team in scoring with 17 points while Monica Redfearn added 15 points and three 3-pointers. Chimney also had a three as part of her 10 points in the game.

Facing the eventual GETSO champion in round three the Bearettes fell to Cleburne by the score of 75-52.

While the Bearettes were defeated by 23 points the loss was not as bad as the stats would show.

Cleburne was unstoppable from the three point line as they nailed eight threes in the first half of play and ten total for the game.

Mosley led the Bearettes with 19 points while Redfearn and Chimney each had 10. Redfearn hit two three's in the game.

Cleburne had four players in double figures and was led in scoring by Jacqueline Chandler with 24 points and three 3-pointers.

In the Bearettes final game of the tournament they played and defeated Liberty Eylau 48-43 as Chimney led the girls in scoring with 15 points.

Monica Redfearn nailed four 3-pointers on her way to 14 points in the game. LeCandace Bell also sank a three in the win.

Cleburne defeated Whitehouse 45-36 for the GETSO championship. Winnsboro was third, John Tyler fourth.

With the ten wins on the season Brownsboro head coach Fred Griffin is just seven wins away from 800 on his career.

Griffin is estimated to earn his 800th win as the Bearettes open District 14-3A play in January.

Van, Chapel Hill and Canton are the first three teams scheduled for district action. Van and Canton will be home games for the Bearettes.

Brownsboro will play in the Grand Saline Tournament this weekend.

Bearettes	7	14	14	10 - 45
Rains	10	10	13	5 - 38

Chimney 26, S.Bradley 7, B.Mosley 5, N.Scott 4, L.Bell 2, M.Redfearn 1

Great East Texas Shootout

Bearettes	17	17	22	9 - 65
W. Rusk	2	5	5	2 - 14

Chimney 22, S.Bradley 12, B.Mosley 10, L.Bell 8, B.Lee 5, N.Scott 4, M.Redfearn 2, D.Johnson 2.

Bearettes 16 6 8 22 - 52 Pittsburg 4 4 6 13 - 27

B.Mosley 17, M.Redfearn 15, C.Chimney 10, S.Bradley 4, B.Lee 2, L.Bell 2, S.Harmon 2.

Bearettes	12	17	12	11 - 52
Cleburne	23	20	18	14 - 75

B.Mosley 19, M.Redfearn 10, C.Chimney 10, S.Bradley 7, L.Bell 7, S.Harmon 2.

Bearettes	12	12	13	11 - 48
Liberty	7	13	11	12 - 43

C.Chimney 15, M.Redfearn 14, L.Bell 6, B.Mosley 5, S.Bradley 4, N.Scott 4.