ALBANY - The Cassville girls basketball team played a 1-2-2 zone defense and packed into the lane in an effort to stop Albany sophomore point guard Payton Zurfluh.
There was an adjustment period, but Zurfluh scored a game-high 21 points, and junior Haley Freitag added 20 points to propel Albany to a 57-45 win on Monday.
"They played a 1-2-2 matchup zone," Albany coach Adam Wamsley said. "They really wanted to take our point guard, Payton Zurfluh, away."
Albany (3-18, 1-8 Six Rivers East) led by just three points at the half. Albany outscored Cassville 36-27 in the second half.
Albany sophomore Megan Anderson and Freitag each hit two 3-pointers.
"The big thing to get them out of that zone is we had to hit some shots," Wamsley said. "Zurfluh, Freitag and Anderson hit some big 3-pointers in the second half."
Albany shot 80 percent from the free-throw line (16 of 20).
"In order to put a game like that away you have to make some free throws and we did that," Wamsley said.
Darlington 60, Lancaster 44
DARLINGTON - Senior Taryn Rankin scored 18 points to lead Darlington to a nonconference win over Lancaster.
Darlington (14-7) had a five-point lead over the Flying Arrows in the first half. The Redbirds outscored the Flying Arrows 28-17 in the second half.
Darlington senior Callie Norton scored 15 points and junior Kennedy Rankin added nine points. Sophomore Kathleen Mathias chipped in eight points.
There was an adjustment period, but Zurfluh scored a game-high 21 points, and junior Haley Freitag added 20 points to propel Albany to a 57-45 win on Monday.
"They played a 1-2-2 matchup zone," Albany coach Adam Wamsley said. "They really wanted to take our point guard, Payton Zurfluh, away."
Albany (3-18, 1-8 Six Rivers East) led by just three points at the half. Albany outscored Cassville 36-27 in the second half.
Albany sophomore Megan Anderson and Freitag each hit two 3-pointers.
"The big thing to get them out of that zone is we had to hit some shots," Wamsley said. "Zurfluh, Freitag and Anderson hit some big 3-pointers in the second half."
Albany shot 80 percent from the free-throw line (16 of 20).
"In order to put a game like that away you have to make some free throws and we did that," Wamsley said.
Darlington 60, Lancaster 44
DARLINGTON - Senior Taryn Rankin scored 18 points to lead Darlington to a nonconference win over Lancaster.
Darlington (14-7) had a five-point lead over the Flying Arrows in the first half. The Redbirds outscored the Flying Arrows 28-17 in the second half.
Darlington senior Callie Norton scored 15 points and junior Kennedy Rankin added nine points. Sophomore Kathleen Mathias chipped in eight points.
