ALBANY - Junior Libby Beck scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Albany girls basketball team to a 50-38 season-opening win over Parkview Tuesday.
The Comets trailed by two points at the half, but outscored the Vikings 30-16 in the second half. Albany senior Brook Kahler added 13 points. Albany closed the final 8 minutes with a 20-8 run. Kahler made 4 of 4 free throws to close out the victory for the Comets.
Beck scored 12 of her 21 points in the second half to spark the Comets. For an Albany team that won just four games last year, coach Derik Doescher was excited to start with a win after talking over the program after a long stint as the boys basketball coach.
"The first half was sloppy. I didn't know what to expect going into the second half," Doescher said. "It's a good feeling to come away with the opener. They should be proud of the win."
Argyle 58, Abundant Life-St. Ambrose 40
ARGYLE - Junior Jena Saalsaa erupted for a game-high 27 points to propel the Argyle girls basketball team to a season-opening win over Abundant Life-St. Ambrose.
The Orioles made three 3-pointers and shot just 36.6 percent from the free throw (11 of 30). Abundant Life-St. Ambrose shot 21.4 percent (6 of 28).
Abundant Life's Maeya Bakke scored a team-high 13 points.
Belleville 73, Pecatonica 19
BLANCHARDVILLE -With five freshman on the varsity roster, Pecatonica's third-year coach Bobby Rose understands there will be growing pains and a big learning curve this season.
Belleville's Jenna Shrader scored a game-high 20 points and Rachael Heittola added 17 points to lead the Wildcats past the Vikings in a
nonconference game Tuesday. Belleville raced out to a 50-8 lead at the half.
"We looked scared in that first half," Rose said. "We have a lot of younger players and if you are not ready to play on the varsity where the game is faster and against a fast team like that they will just take the ball from you. I think the game slowed down for us in the second half."
One such player was Pecatonica freshman Lily Busser who scored a team-high seven points. Pecatonica junior Abby Loomis and junior Krin Broshous each chipped in five points.
Fall River 53,
Juda 34
FALL RIVER - A Fall River team that made a sectional run last year rolled past Juda in a season opener.
Fall River's Morgan Tramburg scored a game-high 16 points to pace the Pirates, who jumped out to a 28-14 lead at the half.
Juda senior Maddie Roth scored a team-high 12 points. Senior MacKenzie Byrne had nine points.
The Comets trailed by two points at the half, but outscored the Vikings 30-16 in the second half. Albany senior Brook Kahler added 13 points. Albany closed the final 8 minutes with a 20-8 run. Kahler made 4 of 4 free throws to close out the victory for the Comets.
Beck scored 12 of her 21 points in the second half to spark the Comets. For an Albany team that won just four games last year, coach Derik Doescher was excited to start with a win after talking over the program after a long stint as the boys basketball coach.
"The first half was sloppy. I didn't know what to expect going into the second half," Doescher said. "It's a good feeling to come away with the opener. They should be proud of the win."
Argyle 58, Abundant Life-St. Ambrose 40
ARGYLE - Junior Jena Saalsaa erupted for a game-high 27 points to propel the Argyle girls basketball team to a season-opening win over Abundant Life-St. Ambrose.
The Orioles made three 3-pointers and shot just 36.6 percent from the free throw (11 of 30). Abundant Life-St. Ambrose shot 21.4 percent (6 of 28).
Abundant Life's Maeya Bakke scored a team-high 13 points.
Belleville 73, Pecatonica 19
BLANCHARDVILLE -With five freshman on the varsity roster, Pecatonica's third-year coach Bobby Rose understands there will be growing pains and a big learning curve this season.
Belleville's Jenna Shrader scored a game-high 20 points and Rachael Heittola added 17 points to lead the Wildcats past the Vikings in a
nonconference game Tuesday. Belleville raced out to a 50-8 lead at the half.
"We looked scared in that first half," Rose said. "We have a lot of younger players and if you are not ready to play on the varsity where the game is faster and against a fast team like that they will just take the ball from you. I think the game slowed down for us in the second half."
One such player was Pecatonica freshman Lily Busser who scored a team-high seven points. Pecatonica junior Abby Loomis and junior Krin Broshous each chipped in five points.
Fall River 53,
Juda 34
FALL RIVER - A Fall River team that made a sectional run last year rolled past Juda in a season opener.
Fall River's Morgan Tramburg scored a game-high 16 points to pace the Pirates, who jumped out to a 28-14 lead at the half.
Juda senior Maddie Roth scored a team-high 12 points. Senior MacKenzie Byrne had nine points.
