CLINTON - The Brodhead girls basketball team was clicking on all cylinders rolling to a 63-44 win over Clinton Friday.
Brodhead junior Kylie Moe scored a game-high 26 points and drilled four 3-pointers. Fellow junior Amber Pickel scored 19 points. With the win, Brodhead (13-4, 10-2 Rock Valley South) avenged a season-opening loss to the Cougars.
"It was nice for the girls to bounce back after that first game and get a win against Clinton," Brodhead coach Brian Kammerer said. "It (the season-opening loss to Clinton) still digs at you."
Kammerer was excited to see Moe and Pickel step up in the rematch against the Cougars.
"When Kylie is feeling it, she will have games like this," Kammerer said.
The Cardinals, who have a 1.5 game lead in the conference over Big Foot, raced out to a 15-8 lead in the first quarter. The Cardinals extended their lead to 10 points at the half. Brodhead put the game away with a 20-7 run in the fourth quarter.
"I feel good that we are finding ways to win," Kammerer said. "If we want to go on a postseason run, we will have to get a lot better fundamentally."
The Cardinals made 10 of 17 free throws compared to 6 of 11 for the Cougars.
Argyle 72, Pecatonica 21
BLANCHARDVILLE - Argyle senior Kylie Johnsen scored a game-high 18 points to lead a balanced attack as the Orioles steamrolled Pecatonica in a 72-21 win.
Argyle (11-6, 7-2 Six Rivers East) used a press and various defenses to create turnovers that led to instant offense. Pecatonica (1-15, 1-7) committed 21 turnovers.
"Their pressure gave us fits," Pecatonica coach Aaron Lancaster said. "They switched defenses and it got us confused and rattled. Their quickness hurt us a lot. They beat us down the court for some easy baskets."
Four Argyle players reached double figures. In addition to Johnsen, senior Jenna Langmeier scored 16 points and senior Hannah Saalsaa added 12 points. Junior Jozey Thoman chipped in 11 points.
The Orioles outscored the Vikings 38-5 in the second half.
"Langmeier had a ton of offensive rebounds," Lancaster said. "Langmeier gave us fits down low. When we got good shots, we just didn't knock them down."
Pecatonica seniors Emily Scoville, Sami Miller and junior Sam Erickson each had five points. Pecatonica will host Belmont Tuesday and play at Albany Thursday.
"We took a step back," Lancaster said. "I think one of the best things about this team is they have been able to put lopsided losses behind them and come back and compete. I think we will bounce back."
Barneveld 72, Albany 22
ALBANY - Barneveld senior Rachel Slaney scored a game-high 22 points to power the Eagles to a 72-22 win over Albany.
Barneveld (15-0, 8-0 Six Rivers East), ranked No. 1 in the Division 5 Associated Press state poll, jumped out to a 30-7 lead in the first quarter and led by 29 points at the half, 47-19.
The Eagles went on a 19-1 run in the third quarter. With the win, Barneveld has now won 36 straight conference games. Barneveld's Hannah Whitish scored 17 points and Maggie Oimoen added 10 points.
Albany junior Melissa Shunk scored a team-high nine points. Albany (4-13, 3-6) made 8 of 15 free throws compared to 11 of 14 for the Eagles. Albany junior Marley Malkow chipped in five points.
Iowa-Grant 50, Darlington 48
DARLINGTON - The Redbirds are still looking to snap a cold streak after Iowa-Grant edged Darlington 50-48.
Darlington (4-12, 3-6 SWAL) has lost eight of their last nine games. The Redbirds led 22-21 at the half. Iowa-Grant had a two-point lead entering the fourth quarter. The Panthers sealed the win by outscoring the Redbirds 19-13 in the final period.
Darlington sophomore Taryn Rankin scored a team-high 12 points. Senior Taylor Cox and sophomore Callie Norton each chipped in eight points.
Brodhead junior Kylie Moe scored a game-high 26 points and drilled four 3-pointers. Fellow junior Amber Pickel scored 19 points. With the win, Brodhead (13-4, 10-2 Rock Valley South) avenged a season-opening loss to the Cougars.
"It was nice for the girls to bounce back after that first game and get a win against Clinton," Brodhead coach Brian Kammerer said. "It (the season-opening loss to Clinton) still digs at you."
Kammerer was excited to see Moe and Pickel step up in the rematch against the Cougars.
"When Kylie is feeling it, she will have games like this," Kammerer said.
The Cardinals, who have a 1.5 game lead in the conference over Big Foot, raced out to a 15-8 lead in the first quarter. The Cardinals extended their lead to 10 points at the half. Brodhead put the game away with a 20-7 run in the fourth quarter.
"I feel good that we are finding ways to win," Kammerer said. "If we want to go on a postseason run, we will have to get a lot better fundamentally."
The Cardinals made 10 of 17 free throws compared to 6 of 11 for the Cougars.
Argyle 72, Pecatonica 21
BLANCHARDVILLE - Argyle senior Kylie Johnsen scored a game-high 18 points to lead a balanced attack as the Orioles steamrolled Pecatonica in a 72-21 win.
Argyle (11-6, 7-2 Six Rivers East) used a press and various defenses to create turnovers that led to instant offense. Pecatonica (1-15, 1-7) committed 21 turnovers.
"Their pressure gave us fits," Pecatonica coach Aaron Lancaster said. "They switched defenses and it got us confused and rattled. Their quickness hurt us a lot. They beat us down the court for some easy baskets."
Four Argyle players reached double figures. In addition to Johnsen, senior Jenna Langmeier scored 16 points and senior Hannah Saalsaa added 12 points. Junior Jozey Thoman chipped in 11 points.
The Orioles outscored the Vikings 38-5 in the second half.
"Langmeier had a ton of offensive rebounds," Lancaster said. "Langmeier gave us fits down low. When we got good shots, we just didn't knock them down."
Pecatonica seniors Emily Scoville, Sami Miller and junior Sam Erickson each had five points. Pecatonica will host Belmont Tuesday and play at Albany Thursday.
"We took a step back," Lancaster said. "I think one of the best things about this team is they have been able to put lopsided losses behind them and come back and compete. I think we will bounce back."
Barneveld 72, Albany 22
ALBANY - Barneveld senior Rachel Slaney scored a game-high 22 points to power the Eagles to a 72-22 win over Albany.
Barneveld (15-0, 8-0 Six Rivers East), ranked No. 1 in the Division 5 Associated Press state poll, jumped out to a 30-7 lead in the first quarter and led by 29 points at the half, 47-19.
The Eagles went on a 19-1 run in the third quarter. With the win, Barneveld has now won 36 straight conference games. Barneveld's Hannah Whitish scored 17 points and Maggie Oimoen added 10 points.
Albany junior Melissa Shunk scored a team-high nine points. Albany (4-13, 3-6) made 8 of 15 free throws compared to 11 of 14 for the Eagles. Albany junior Marley Malkow chipped in five points.
Iowa-Grant 50, Darlington 48
DARLINGTON - The Redbirds are still looking to snap a cold streak after Iowa-Grant edged Darlington 50-48.
Darlington (4-12, 3-6 SWAL) has lost eight of their last nine games. The Redbirds led 22-21 at the half. Iowa-Grant had a two-point lead entering the fourth quarter. The Panthers sealed the win by outscoring the Redbirds 19-13 in the final period.
Darlington sophomore Taryn Rankin scored a team-high 12 points. Senior Taylor Cox and sophomore Callie Norton each chipped in eight points.
