By Cort Reynolds
ADA__The Ada High School girls basketball team jumped on top early and rolled over visiting Calvary Christian 54-23 in a non-league game on February 6 to celebrate Senior Night in style.
The Bulldogs led 20-5 at the end of the first period as seniors Mariah King and Olivia Burkhart combined for 13 points.
The Bulldog girls stretched the lead to 35-10 at halftime as the duo combined for 27 points by intermission. Ada won the second half, 19-13.
Southpaw King poured in 15 of her career-high 19 points in the first half. Burkhart netted 12 of her 15 markers before intermission.
Ada improved to 9-11 with the lopsided non-conference victory, their second win in a row. Meanwhile, CC fell to 14-3 after the defeat.
“We had a lot of energy, it was the most we have come out to start a game with all year,” said Bulldog head coach Zach Ricker. “We seemed relaxed.