Trojans upended by Wichita Collegiate
The Trojan girls' basketball team ended a five-game winning streak Tuesday, losing to Wichita Collegiate 38-26.
The Trojans played a good defensive game, handled Collegiate's press, and did everything they could — except score.
"We had great looks in the first half," said head coach Becky Carlson. "We held Collegiate to 38 points and stopped the easy transition baskets. We just could not score."
According to Carlson, Tuesday's game was the best defensive game the Trojans have played this season.
"We're playing well," she said. "We just need to take what we do now and get better."
The Trojans were 25 percent in field goals against Collegiate and 50 percent in free throw shooting.
Sophomore JuliAnne Chisholm led the team with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocked shots. Senior Amy Duerksen had six points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Hannah Marsh had five points, and sophomore Megan Peachey scored three.
The Trojans travel Friday to Ellinwood. They play at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Smoky Valley and play Hoisington Tuesday at home.
Last Friday, Hillsboro defeated Haven 51-41 with a good, balanced scoring attack.
"We struggled scoring except from the free throw line," Carlson said. "Haven played us tough, but we executed our offense and fast break well."
Haven tried to slow the game down on the Trojans, but the patient Trojans prevailed. The Trojans made 31 percent of their field goals and almost 70 percent of their free throws.
At the end of three quarters, Hillsboro led 28-24. The Trojans used a 23-17 fourth quarter to put the Panthers away.
Duerksen led the team with 12 points. Marsh scored 11 points and pulled down six rebounds. Chisholm had 11 points and nine rebounds. Peachey scored eight points; Emily Ratzlaff, five; and Audrey Weinbrenner, four.
JV defeats Haven
The junior varsity girls' basketball team lost Tuesday night to Wichita Collegiate,64-22.
Sophomore Lora Andrews led all scorers with 19 points. Freshman Amy Neufeld scored nine points; freshman Bobbi Jo Carlson and sophomore Tina Frick each scored two points; and sophomore Megan McCarty scored one point.
Last Friday, the junior varsity girls' basketball team defeated Haven, 35-28.
Andrews led the team with eight points. Other scorers included sophomore Frick, seven points; freshman Audrey Weinbrenner, six; Carlson, four; freshman Amanda Faber, three; junior Jessica Heidel, Neufeld, and sophomore Jenny Whisenhunt, two points each; and junior Jenny Terrell, one point.
On Feb. 4 the JV team lost to Sterling, 44-40.
Heidel scored 10 points; Weinbrenner and Frick, eight points each; Faber, six; Andrews, five; Laura Skiles, two; and Carlson, one.
Freshmen take third in tournament
The Trojans freshmen basketball team defeated Southeast of Saline 35-34 Monday night on a last second shot from Audrey Weinbrenner for a third place finish in the Hesston Tournament.
Weinbrenner and Jessica Klose led the team in scoring with eight points each. Amy Neufeld scored six points; Amanda Bina and Bobbi Carlson, four points each; Amanda Faber, three points; and Chelsea Bebermeyer, two points.
The team lost to Hesston 31-30 Feb. 12 in the first round of the tournament.
Neufeld led in scoring with eight points. Faber scored seven points; Carlson and Klose, four points each; Bina, three points; and Samantha Heinrichs and Bebermeyer, two points each.
Hillsboro defeated Smoky Valley 45-43 Feb. 12 in its second game of the tournament.
Bina and Faber each scored 13 points. Neufeld had 10; Carlson, four; Klose, three; and Courtney Fast, two.
