Girls Basketball Results Saturday, December 11th
Storm Lake at Carroll
Carroll 53
Storm Lake 20
Carroll picked up win number four on the season as they cruised past Storm Lake in a Saturday afternoon match up.
Josie Ayala got it started for the Tigers in the first quarter, draining four buckets for eight points to lead her team in that quarter. Ava Gross off the bench also had a strong showing in the first quarter, drawing the foul and draining the and one for three points. The Tigers with their consistent scoring and strong defense took the 15-1 lead going into the second quarter. The Tigers continued to impress in the second quarter as Ayala and Gross shared the scoring duties, adding four points each to the Tigers total. Storm Lake’s struggles scoring allowed Carroll to stay on top going into halftime with a 26-5 lead.
The start of the second half for both teams was a little slow, with Carroll still holding the scoring advantage in the third quarter, scoring eight points compared to Storm Lake’s six points. Kelsie Reicks had a big quarter as she pulled up from three and made it and led the team in that quarter with five points. The fourth quarter once again was all Carroll as the Tigers subbed in some of their bench players who got some good points on the board. Shayne Aschinger grabbed a three pointer and Mackenzie Johnson recorded four points. A big reason why Carroll succeeded in this game was their rebounds and ability to drive in the lane to score layups and short floaters. Head Coach Katie Kock told Carroll Broadcasting following the game that while she’s happy her team got the win,she feels the foul trouble in the first half was too much and their scoring abilities can continue to improve. The Tigers went 16-9 in the fourth quarter to round out a great night as they won 53-20 over Storm Lake.
Individually for the Tigers, Ayala led the team with 12 points, Gross added 10 to the board, and Kelsie Reicks was a nice surprise off the bench scoring eight points for the Tigers. Carroll improves to 4-1 on the season and will take on Witnerset to start off their week of action on Tuesday, December 14th.
Carroll Stats
Hannah Jorgensen: 2 Points
Katelyn Aden: 4 Points
Josie Ayala: 12 Points
Shay Sinnard: 5 Points
Addison Klocke: 4 Points
Ava Gross: 10 Points
Kelsie Reicks: 8 Points
Shayne Aschinger: 3 Points
Mackenzie Johnson: 4 Points
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
SL 1 4 6 9 20
CARR 15 11 8 16 53
Audubon Vs Central Decatur At Wells Fargo Arena
Audubon 64
Central Decatur 51
Audubon held off every run Central Decatur made and never trailed after building an 8-0 lead. The Cardinal cut the Wheeler lead to 43-42 late in the 3rd quarter and had two possessions with a chance to take the lead but came up empty. Jaci Christensen put Audubon up 45-42 heading into the 4th and the Wheelers pulled away in the 4th quarter when Aleah Hermansen scored the first bucket and Christensen found Madison Steckler for a 3, putting the Wheelers up 50-42. Audubon ended up on a 14-0 run after their lead was cut to 1 and led by as many as 17 late. The Wheelers got big contributions from a lot of players with Audrey Jensen, Sienna Albertsen and Madison Steckler all knocking down clutch threes. They combined for seven on the day. Albertsen gave the Wheelers their first double-digit lead with a three making it 20-9. Jensen stretched the lead to 17 in the 1st half and Strecker’s three broke Central Decatur back early in the 4th. Audubon went up 8-0 to start the game but Central Decatur responded cutting the deficit to 4 at 13-9. The Wheelers answered with a 7-0 run to go up 11 late in the 1st quarter. Audubon was up 14 at half, having held the Cardinal to 7 points in the 2nd quarter. Central Decatur stormed back in the 3rd after the Audrey Jensen three put the Wheelers up 38-21 the Cardinal started creating turnovers, leading to easy baskets and they out scored the Wheelers 21-5 to pull within 1. Jaci Christensen, who scored the first 6 points of the game for the Wheelers came up with her biggest bucket to stretch the lead back to three, then passed out of a double team in the post finding Madison Steckler for a three that changed the momentum.
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Jaci Christensen finished with team highs 20 points and 12 rebounds, Aleah Hermansen was outstanding on both ends of the floor, handling the pressure well and keeping the Wheelers running good plays on the offensive end. Hermansen finished with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Madison Steckler nearly had a double-double with 8 points and 9 rebounds. Sienna Albertsen added 9 points on three made threes.
Audubon moves to 3-1 on the season. They host Riverside on Tuesday.
Audubon Stats
Audrey Jensen 6 Points, 2 Rebounds, Steal
Kate Tessman 3 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, Steal
Aleah Hermansen 14 Points, 5 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
Cheyenne Barber 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Jaci Christensen 20 Points, 12 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Sienna Albertsen 9 Points, 2 Rebounds
Madison Steckler 8 Points, 9 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Kennedy Rohe 2 Points, Rebound
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
CD 14 7 21 9 51
Audubon 20 15 10 19 64
South Central Calhoun At GTRA
South Central Calhoun 53
GTRA 34
South Central Calhoun dominated the first half on their way to a 6-0 start to the season. The Titans team defense held GTRA to 10 points in the 1st half, allowing them to build a 18 point lead. The offense was consistent as well scoring double digits in all four quarters with every quarter between 12 and 15 points. South Central Calhoun came out of the locker room sharp to start the 2nd half but GTRA began to cut into the lead. Head Coach Curt Batta says the Titans responded well to some adversity and they took control of the game again. GTRA did its damage on the offensive glass during their streak. South Central Calhoun had 18 assists on 19 made baskets.
Riley Batta led South Central Calhoun with 21 points, adding 6 rebounds. Kylee Schleisman finished with 15 points and a team high 5 assists. Sophie McKinney nearly scored double figures with 9 points. Addisyn Korleski tied for the team lead with 6 rebounds and with 5 assists.
The Titans improved to 6-0 on the season and will travel to SE Valley on Monday.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Addisyn Korleski 2 Points, 6 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 2 Blocks
Riley Batta 21 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Blocks
Sayer Steig 2 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist
Kylee Schleisman 15 Points, Rebound, 5 Assists
Emma Anderson 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Sophie McKinney 9 Points, Rebound
Brenna McAlister 2 Rebounds
Breanna Patterson 2 Points
Keira Hammen 3 Rebounds
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
SCC 15 13 12 13 53
GTRA 5 5 10 14 34
IKM-Manning At Exira-EHK
Exira-EHK 62
IKM-Manning 42
Low scoring 2nd and 3rd quarters dug the Wolves into a hole they weren’t able to climb out of as they fall to 1-4 on the season. The Wolves scored 2 points in the 2nd quarter and 6 points in the 3rd quarter. The Wolves struggled from the field on Saturday, making 28% from the field and only 19% from three point range. The Spartans shot 55% from inside the arc but were only 1-11 from beyond the three point line. The IKM-Manning offense came on in the 4th quarter, scoring 21 points but they trailed 48-21 entering the quarter.
Bianca Cadwell led IKM-Manning with a nice double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Macie Doyel added 7 points, Megan Williams finished with 6 points. Morgan Hanson had a team high 4 steals, Taylor Ferneding finished with 4 assists.
IKM-Manning will look to bounce back on Friday when they travel to Treynor.
IKM-Manning Stats
Morgan Hanson 5 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, 4 Steals
Abby Nieheisel 2 Steals
Emmie Ring 3 Points
Taylor Ferneding 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
Bianca Cadwell 12 Points, 11 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals, Block
Macie Doyel 7 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist, Block
Kaitlynn Spoelstra 3 Points, Rebound, Assist
Mabel Langel 4 Points, 4 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Megan Williams 6 Points, 3 Rebounds, Assist, Steal
Lexi Gruhn 2 Points, 3 Rebounds
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
IKM-M 13 2 6 21 42
E-EHK 23 15 10 14 62
Paton Churdan At West Harrison
West Harrison 44
Paton Churdan 38
A bad 1st quarter cost Paton Churdan their first win of the season. The Rockets trailed 16-5 after the 1st quarter but battled back to have a chance in the 4th quarter before their rally fell short. Paton Churdan defense picked up in the 3rd quarter holding West Harrison to 4 points. The Rockets made just 4-18 from beyond the arc and 8-38 from inside the three point line. They were really good from the free throw line going 10-12. They did a nice job getting in the lane for looks at the basket and were helped out by 14 offensive rebounds.
Hannah Behrens finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Carmyn Paup added 11 points and 18 rebounds.
The loss drops Paton Churdan to 0-4 on the season. They host West Central Valley on Monday.
Paton Churdan Stats
Haylee Duckett 1 Rebound
Kayla Sturm 3 Points, 2 Rebounds
Carmyn Paup 11 Points, 18 Rebounds, Steal
Hannah Behrens 24 Points, 10 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
PC 5 12 8 13 38
WH 16 12 4 12 44
