ARGYLE - The Argyle girls basketball team used its press to perfecxtion running to a 65-32 win over Albany Thursday.
Orioles junior Jena Saalsaa scored a game-high 28 points. Argyle coach Kurt Ritschard said Saalsaa was key on the Orioles' press in tipping and stealing passes.
"We did a nice job creating turnovers with our press," Ritschard said. "Even if we didn't get a steal we forced them into some quicker shots they didn't want to take."
Argyle (8-1, 2-1 Six Rivers East) jumped out to a 34-12 lead at the half. The Orioles made five 3-pointers.
Junior Kirstin Ostby added 12 points and hit two 3-pointers. Saalsaa also knocked down two 3-pointers. Albany sophomore Kristin O'Bel scored a team-high 12 points.
With the loss, Albany drops to 3-6 overall and 1-1 in conference.
Black Hawk 81, Juda 15
SOUTH WAYNE - The Black Hawk girls basketball team knocked down 10 three-pointers and cruised to a win over Juda Thursday.
With the win, Black Hawk, ranked No. 1 in the WisSports.net Division 5 Coaches Poll, improved to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the Six Rivers East. Black Hawk sisters sophomore Hannah Butler and freshman Bailey Butler each scored a game-high 16 points. Sophomore teammate Natalie Leuzinger added 15 points. Bailey Butler and Leuzinger each had a team-high six assists.
Black Hawk built a 38-point lead at the half, 42-4, and shot 10 of 21 from behind the arc. Juda senior Hailey Kammerer and sophomore Taylor Golackson each had a team-high 4 points.
"I thought our defense was pretty stout," Black Hawk coach Mike Flanagan said. "We made it tough for them and part of that was the press early. We made some good adjustments in the first half."
Seven different players for the Warriors hit 3-pointers. Black Hawk senior Brianna Hagen, Bailey Butler and freshman Kaylee Marty each knocked down two 3-pointers.
"We were getting our 3s off inside-out," Flanagan said. "When you have seven different players hitting 3-pointers it's pretty tough to stop."
Orioles junior Jena Saalsaa scored a game-high 28 points. Argyle coach Kurt Ritschard said Saalsaa was key on the Orioles' press in tipping and stealing passes.
"We did a nice job creating turnovers with our press," Ritschard said. "Even if we didn't get a steal we forced them into some quicker shots they didn't want to take."
Argyle (8-1, 2-1 Six Rivers East) jumped out to a 34-12 lead at the half. The Orioles made five 3-pointers.
Junior Kirstin Ostby added 12 points and hit two 3-pointers. Saalsaa also knocked down two 3-pointers. Albany sophomore Kristin O'Bel scored a team-high 12 points.
With the loss, Albany drops to 3-6 overall and 1-1 in conference.
Black Hawk 81, Juda 15
SOUTH WAYNE - The Black Hawk girls basketball team knocked down 10 three-pointers and cruised to a win over Juda Thursday.
With the win, Black Hawk, ranked No. 1 in the WisSports.net Division 5 Coaches Poll, improved to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the Six Rivers East. Black Hawk sisters sophomore Hannah Butler and freshman Bailey Butler each scored a game-high 16 points. Sophomore teammate Natalie Leuzinger added 15 points. Bailey Butler and Leuzinger each had a team-high six assists.
Black Hawk built a 38-point lead at the half, 42-4, and shot 10 of 21 from behind the arc. Juda senior Hailey Kammerer and sophomore Taylor Golackson each had a team-high 4 points.
"I thought our defense was pretty stout," Black Hawk coach Mike Flanagan said. "We made it tough for them and part of that was the press early. We made some good adjustments in the first half."
Seven different players for the Warriors hit 3-pointers. Black Hawk senior Brianna Hagen, Bailey Butler and freshman Kaylee Marty each knocked down two 3-pointers.
"We were getting our 3s off inside-out," Flanagan said. "When you have seven different players hitting 3-pointers it's pretty tough to stop."
