By Marcus Elliott
Sports Editor
Anna finished a tough week of play, falling to district leader Bonham at home on Friday night and then was just edged out in Commerce on Tuesday. Anna will be looking to rebound and get back in the win column when they take on Van Alstyne this Friday.
Commerce 61, Anna 57
A 17-point performance by Cory Meaders was not enough to hold off a fourth quarter rally by Commerce on Tuesday night and the Tigers stole the game late with a 61-57 win on their home court. Meaders was one of two Coyotes in double figures, Alec Thompson finished the game with 10 points.
Anna got off to a fast start, scoring 18 points in the opening quarter to jump ahead by seven. Commerce was able to chip away at that lead in the second and third quarters, reducing their deficit to just two going into the final period.
Ten different Anna players contributed to the offensive production for the Coyotes, with Hunter Kendall chipping in eight and CJ Wright finishing the game with five.
Commerce really got their offense moving in the fourth quarter, scoring a game high 20 in the period to complete the rally and knock off the Coyotes. Other Anna scorers included: Travis Argue 4, Austin Conway 3, Jacob Arvin 3, Jake Gililland 3, Tyler Elliott 2 and Wes Jones 2.
A 18 12 13 14 57
C 11 14 16 20 61
Bonham 59, Anna 49
Throughout the first half of the game, Bonham and Anna fought back and fourth, with several lead changes keeping either team from breaking away but a third quarter surge by the Warriors gave Bonham the advantage needed to come away with a 59-49 road win on Friday.
Anna trailed by five early in the contest when CJ Wright connected on a jumper in the paint to cut the lead to three. Before the end of the first quarter a bucket by #21 again cut the Bonham lead to three and the period ended with Anna trailing 10-13.
Scores from Wright and Jake Gililland helped the Coyotes knot up the game in the second quarter and a jumper by Arvin gave Anna a 16-14 advantage and forced Bonham to take a time out. The Warriors closed out the quarter on a 5-1 run to take a two-point lead into the locker room at halftime.
The third quarter belonged to Bonham in this one, who scored six points in the first ninety seconds of the second half to extend their lead and midway through the third they had built a 11-point advantage that forced Anna to take a timeout. The Warriors finished the quarter with an 11-3 run put the Coyotes in a hole they would not be able to recover from.
Anna was able to close the gap some in the final quarter, scoring a game best 26 in the period but it was not enough to get the win as Bonham got the steal in Anna.
B 13 6 23 17 59
A 10 7 6 26 49