ALBANY - Senior Jenna Langmeier scored 29 points Friday to help the Argyle girls basketball team defeat Albany 61-35.
Senior Josie Thoman chipped in 12 points for the Orioles, who utilized their press defense to build a 19-2 lead after the first quarter.
"That's what hurt us, the tough start," Albany assistant coach Sara Freitag said. "In the second quarter we played well, but their press is tough and we struggled to break it."
Albany (0-5) held its own the second quarter, outscoring Argyle 12-9 to cut the Orioles' lead to 14 at the half.
Leading the way for the Comets were senior Lindsay Hoesly and junior Sydnee Woyak scoring nine and eight points, respectively.
Albany hosts Belmont at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Monticello 54, Black Hawk 30
MONTICELLO - Samantha DeVoe scored a game-high 20 points to lead Monticello to a 54-30 win over Black Hawk.
"She (DeVoe) was a spark for us," Monticello coach Lori Brokopp said of the senior. "She has a good presence on the court. She attacked the basket really well."
Monticello (3-1, 1-0 Six Rivers East) jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the first quarter and led by 13 points at the half.
"We switched to a press and it got us in our tempo," Brokopp said.
Monticello senior Alyssah Kubly scored 13 points and made two 3-pointers and senior teammate Courtney Leuzinger added eight points.
Black Hawk junior Aleigha Sigafus scored eight points to lead the Warriors. With the loss, Black Hawk drops to 1-2, 0-1.
"We keyed on Sigafus and tried to keep the ball out of her hands," Brokopp said.
Brodhead 49,
East Troy 29
EAST TROY - Brodhead had three players reach double figures and the Cardinals rolled to a 49-29 win over East Troy.
Brodhead junior Kylie Moe scored a team-high 13 points to power the Cardinals. Junior Amber Pickel and freshman Erin Nyhus each added 11 points for the Cardinals.
Brodhead (3-1, 1-1 Rock Valley South) cruised to a 17-7 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. The Cardinals outscored the Trojans 23-10 in the second half. Brodhead continued to live at the free throw line hitting 18 of 29 from the charity stripe.
New Glarus 46, Mauston 34
NEW GLARUS - It took some time, but the New Glarus girls basketball team solved Mauston's 2-3 zone and used a big second half to cruise to a 46-34 win.
New Glarus junior Tamara Elzen scored a team-high 11 points and McKinley Righter added 10 points.
New Glarus (2-3) outscored Mautson 22-11 in the second half.
"We attacked and executed better," New Glarus coach Megan Scheele said of Mautson's zone. "We found each other really well. We played better in the second half."
Juda 33,
Pecatonica 29
BLANCHARDVILLE - Juda sophomore Alexis Goecks scored a game-high 10 points and propelled the Panthers to a comeback 33-29 win over Pecatonica.
Pecatonica (0-4, 0-1) jumped out to an 11-2 lead. The Panthers outscored the Vikings 31-18 the rest of the game. Pecatonica senior Emily Scoville scored a team-high nine points.
Juda's Hailey Kammerer added eight points. With the win, Juda improves to 2-1, 1-0.
Senior Josie Thoman chipped in 12 points for the Orioles, who utilized their press defense to build a 19-2 lead after the first quarter.
"That's what hurt us, the tough start," Albany assistant coach Sara Freitag said. "In the second quarter we played well, but their press is tough and we struggled to break it."
Albany (0-5) held its own the second quarter, outscoring Argyle 12-9 to cut the Orioles' lead to 14 at the half.
Leading the way for the Comets were senior Lindsay Hoesly and junior Sydnee Woyak scoring nine and eight points, respectively.
Albany hosts Belmont at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Monticello 54, Black Hawk 30
MONTICELLO - Samantha DeVoe scored a game-high 20 points to lead Monticello to a 54-30 win over Black Hawk.
"She (DeVoe) was a spark for us," Monticello coach Lori Brokopp said of the senior. "She has a good presence on the court. She attacked the basket really well."
Monticello (3-1, 1-0 Six Rivers East) jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the first quarter and led by 13 points at the half.
"We switched to a press and it got us in our tempo," Brokopp said.
Monticello senior Alyssah Kubly scored 13 points and made two 3-pointers and senior teammate Courtney Leuzinger added eight points.
Black Hawk junior Aleigha Sigafus scored eight points to lead the Warriors. With the loss, Black Hawk drops to 1-2, 0-1.
"We keyed on Sigafus and tried to keep the ball out of her hands," Brokopp said.
Brodhead 49,
East Troy 29
EAST TROY - Brodhead had three players reach double figures and the Cardinals rolled to a 49-29 win over East Troy.
Brodhead junior Kylie Moe scored a team-high 13 points to power the Cardinals. Junior Amber Pickel and freshman Erin Nyhus each added 11 points for the Cardinals.
Brodhead (3-1, 1-1 Rock Valley South) cruised to a 17-7 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. The Cardinals outscored the Trojans 23-10 in the second half. Brodhead continued to live at the free throw line hitting 18 of 29 from the charity stripe.
New Glarus 46, Mauston 34
NEW GLARUS - It took some time, but the New Glarus girls basketball team solved Mauston's 2-3 zone and used a big second half to cruise to a 46-34 win.
New Glarus junior Tamara Elzen scored a team-high 11 points and McKinley Righter added 10 points.
New Glarus (2-3) outscored Mautson 22-11 in the second half.
"We attacked and executed better," New Glarus coach Megan Scheele said of Mautson's zone. "We found each other really well. We played better in the second half."
Juda 33,
Pecatonica 29
BLANCHARDVILLE - Juda sophomore Alexis Goecks scored a game-high 10 points and propelled the Panthers to a comeback 33-29 win over Pecatonica.
Pecatonica (0-4, 0-1) jumped out to an 11-2 lead. The Panthers outscored the Vikings 31-18 the rest of the game. Pecatonica senior Emily Scoville scored a team-high nine points.
Juda's Hailey Kammerer added eight points. With the win, Juda improves to 2-1, 1-0.
