The 8th grade girls basketball “A” team played against non-conference opponent Laporte Kesling on the road. The Red Storm came out strong but Kesling came back in the first quarter to knot it up at 8. Good ball movement and key defensive adjustments returned the momentum back to the Red Storm team and led to their 36-21 victory. Tallulah Gault led the offensive charge with 12 points and Emma Cook added 9 points while Makenzie Dejarnatt chipped in 6 and Olivia Horvath scored 4. Miranda German added a timely 3 and Lindsay Janus rounded out the scoring with 2 points. Janus delivered 3 assists and German added 2. German and Madison Stiles had 2 steals apiece while Janus had a solid effort on the defensive end. The win improves their record to 11-0. The girls return to action Saturday (2/18) against South Bend Lasalle Academy in the opening matchup in the Lancer Classic at Laville. First game starts at 10:30am. They will play Pioneer in the afternoon game which starts approximately at 1:15.
The 7th grade A and B teams took on the Lady Komets from LaPorte Kesling last night. Both teams were able to bring down a win. The A team won 35-11 and the B team won 42-9. Clare Sheedy was top scorer for the A team with 13 points, followed by Sydney Rice with 7, Hannah Friberg with 6, Keiara Himes with 4, Sara Hunter with 3, and Olivia Newcomb with 2.
In the B team game, Chloe Holten dominated the post with 18 points. Madison Figg and Madie Mann each scored 6, Summer South and Guad Jimenez added 3 each and Olivia Newcomb and Erin Liedtky tallied a bucket each. The girls travel as a team to LaVille this weekend for a shootout, taking on LaSalle Academy and Pioneer.
