Blake Nichols enjoyed a successful debut as O’Donnell High School’s new head girls basketball coach last Saturday at Seagraves where his Eagles girls dribbled to a 39-30 season-opening win.
“It looked like we figured out some things. We looked more and more comfortable out there as we went along,” Nichols said.
O’Donnell led 11-7 at the end of the first quarter and 19-12 at the half.
Zaelan Gloria, O’Donnell’s four-year varsity starter, led the Eagles’ attack with 18 points. Emily Renteria had eight points, Gab Gonzales had four, Maddye Sumners had three, and Juanita Renteia, Bethanie Bolton and Ari Gutierrez had two each.
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