Lady Trojans back on track with two in a row
Tuesday's game at home against the Nickerson Panthers was a tale of two halves. The Trojans entered the locker room at the end of the first half behind, 12-15 and came back the second half to score 37 points and defeat the Panthers, 49-35.
"We were patient on offense and worked the ball for good shots," said coach Becky Carlson. "Going into a zone helped us, although we gave up some rebounds."
Senior Katie Fast, who spent much of the second quarter on the bench because of foul trouble, had her second double-double in two consecutive games. Fast echoed her game on Friday by scoring 14 points, pulling down 10 rebounds, and blocking five shots.
Fast, who scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half, opened the second half of the game with two quick baskets, and Hillsboro was up by two. Nickerson tied the game at 21-all at the 4:00 mark in the third quarter, and the two teams exchanged baskets until a basket by Chisholm put the Trojans up for good at 25-23.
The pesky Panthers didn't go away however, and kept the game close until the first few minutes of the fourth quarter.
Three Trojans including Fast scored in double digits against the aggressive Nickerson team. Freshman JuliAnne Chisholm had 12 points and eight rebounds while junior Emily Ratzlaff scored 11 points.
Freshman Hannah Marsh and junior Amy Duerksen displayed some solid passing skills and each dished out four assists while scoring six and four points respectively.
The Trojans travel Friday to Ellinwood. Game time is 5 p.m.
Hillsboro 49, Nickerson 35
Marsh 2-6 0-1 2-2 6: Ratzlaff 3-6 0-2 5-8 11; Fast 6-13 2-4 14; Chisholm 6-10 0-1 12; Duerksen 2-4 0-2 4; Sara Hamm 1-3 2.
Junior varsity
The Hillsboro junior varsity girls' basketball team won Tuesday at home against Halstead, 34-26.
Hillsboro led at the half 19-15.
Scoring for the Trojans were Marissa Diener and Laura Skiles with six points each. Diener shot two three-pointers in the second quarter.
Other scorers were Megan Peachey with five points, Jessica Heidel with four, JuliAnne Chisholm with a three-pointer, and Tina Frick, Jenny Whisenhunt, Jenny Terrell, Sara Hamm, and Whitney Washmon with two each.
The team will travel to Ellinwood for a 5 p.m. game Friday.
Trojans take third in SES tourney
After losing 36-23 to Salina South Thursday in the semi-finals of the Southeast of Saline Tournament, the Trojans returned Friday to Southeast of Saline, victory-minded, and defeated Junction City, 52-44 for third place.
Salina South got by Abilene 48-44 in the championship game for its third consecutive tournament championship.
Against Salina South, the second-seeded Trojans never led in the game and were outscored each quarter by the Cougars.
JuliAnne Chisholm led Hillsboro in scoring with seven points.
With good defense and 63 percent free-throw shooting, the Trojans defeated Junction City Friday night. Hillsboro canned 16-of-22 free-throws in the fourth quarter, and Junction City never got closer than five points.
Four Trojans scored in double digits.
Fast, held scoreless on Thursday, had a double-double, 14 points, 10 rebounds, and five blocked shots.
Chisholm was 80 percent in field goal shooting and 42 percent at the charity stripe for 13 points. She also brought down seven rebounds.
Ratzlaff had 12 points and three assists, and freshman Hannah Marsh scored 10 points.
Chisholm and Marsh were named to the all-tournament team.
Hillsboro 52, Junction City 44
Marsh 2-3 1-3 3-4 10; Ratzlaff 1-4 1-1 7-10 12; Fast 5-11 4-4 14; Chisholm 4-4 0-1 5-12 13; Duerksen 1-2 1-1 3.
