BENTON - Argyle girls basketball coach Kurt Ritschard made a change on the press and the Orioles flipped a five-point halftime deficit and ran away in the second half with a 56-46 win over Benton Tuesday.
"We switched Kristen (Ostby) to the top of the press and we let her go to work on their point guard," Ritschard said. "She had a lot of really good steals and we were able to score in transition."
Ostby limited Benton point guard Maggie Dougherty to just 4 points in the second half.
Benton's Emma Lawrence scored a game-high 21 points and Dougherty added 18.
"We kind of made them one-dimensional scoring with just Lawrence," Ritschard said. She is a great athlete."
Argyle junior Jena Saalsaa scored a team-high 20 points and Ostby scored 13 of her 18 points in the second half. Saalsaa made 6 of 6 free throws down the stretch for the Orioles (11-1, 5-1 Six Rivers East).
"She really iced it for us," Ritschard said of Saalsaa.
Black Hawk 88, Pecatonica 6
BLANCHARDVILLE - Black Hawk sophomore Natalie Leuzinger scored a game-high 19 points and had seven steals to help the Warriors cruise past Pecatonica Tuesday.
Black Hawk (14-0, 6-0 Six Rivers East) raced out to a 57-2 lead at the half.
Black Hawk freshman Bailey Butler added 16 points and sophomore Hannah Butler pitched in 13. Senior teammate Hannah Herbst had 8 points, seven assists and six steals. Black Hawk's Abby Argall and Cheyenne Stewart each chipped in 8 points.
Cuba City 58, Darlington 53
CUBA CITY - Sophomore Kiera Holzemer scored a game-high 21 points to propel the Cubans to a win over Darlington in a Southwest Wisconsin Activities League showdown.
With the win, Cuba City (10-2, 6-0 SWAL) takes over sole possession of first in the league ahead of Darlington (8-4, 5-1).
Darlington junior Kaylee Meyers scored a team-high 18 points. Junior Kathleen Mathias added 12.
"We switched Kristen (Ostby) to the top of the press and we let her go to work on their point guard," Ritschard said. "She had a lot of really good steals and we were able to score in transition."
Ostby limited Benton point guard Maggie Dougherty to just 4 points in the second half.
Benton's Emma Lawrence scored a game-high 21 points and Dougherty added 18.
"We kind of made them one-dimensional scoring with just Lawrence," Ritschard said. She is a great athlete."
Argyle junior Jena Saalsaa scored a team-high 20 points and Ostby scored 13 of her 18 points in the second half. Saalsaa made 6 of 6 free throws down the stretch for the Orioles (11-1, 5-1 Six Rivers East).
"She really iced it for us," Ritschard said of Saalsaa.
Black Hawk 88, Pecatonica 6
BLANCHARDVILLE - Black Hawk sophomore Natalie Leuzinger scored a game-high 19 points and had seven steals to help the Warriors cruise past Pecatonica Tuesday.
Black Hawk (14-0, 6-0 Six Rivers East) raced out to a 57-2 lead at the half.
Black Hawk freshman Bailey Butler added 16 points and sophomore Hannah Butler pitched in 13. Senior teammate Hannah Herbst had 8 points, seven assists and six steals. Black Hawk's Abby Argall and Cheyenne Stewart each chipped in 8 points.
Cuba City 58, Darlington 53
CUBA CITY - Sophomore Kiera Holzemer scored a game-high 21 points to propel the Cubans to a win over Darlington in a Southwest Wisconsin Activities League showdown.
With the win, Cuba City (10-2, 6-0 SWAL) takes over sole possession of first in the league ahead of Darlington (8-4, 5-1).
Darlington junior Kaylee Meyers scored a team-high 18 points. Junior Kathleen Mathias added 12.
