BLANCHARDVILLE - Albany senior Lyndsay Hoesly scored a game-high 18 points and Pecatonica fell in love with the 3-pointer as the Comets withstood a rally, but hung on to knock off the Vikings 47-35 Tuesday.
Pecatonica (0-8, 0-4 Six Rivers East) shot just 2 of 22 from the 3-point line. Albany (2-7, 2-2) jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter. The Vikings rallied with a 12-0 run in the second quarter to tie the game at 12. The Vikings overcame a 12-point deficit and trailed 18-14 at the half.
"I stressed at halftime that we had to stop shooting the 3-pointer," Pecatonica coach Aaron Lancaster said. "I told them let's get some post touches. In the second and third quarters we attacked the basket."
Pecatonica senior Emily Scoville scored a team-high 17 points.
The Comets sealed the win with a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter.
"That was tough to overcome," Lancaster said. "We reverted back to shooting a lot of perimeter jump shots in the fourth quarter."
Albany junior Melissa Shunk added 10 points and junior Marley Malkow chipped in eight points.
Pecatonica senior Sami Miller added eight points.
Argyle 57, Black Hawk 44
SOUTH WAYNE - Argyle used a fullcourt press to speed up Black Hawk and turnovers haunted the Warriors in the Orioles' 57-44 win.
Argyle senior Josie Thoman scored a team-high 13 points to power the Orioles. Argyle (5-3, 3-1 Six Rivers East) raced out to a 19-10 lead in the first quarter and led by 20 points at the half.
"I think we executed on the front end of the press," Black Hawk coach Mike Flanagan said. "We had a lot of turnovers on the back end of the press when they sped us up. It's something we are continuing to get better at. It comes down to execution. It's just getting more consistent."
Argyle sophomore Kayla Butler-Paulson and senior Jenna Langmeier each scored 10 points.
Black Hawk (2-5, 1-2) played with just six players since Melissa Flanagan missed her second game due to mono.
Black Hawk junior Aleigha Sigafus scored 16 of her game-high 20 points in the second half. Brooke Moore added nine points and freshman Hannah Herbst chipped in eight points.
Black Hawk is off until Jan. 2 when they host River Ridge. It's just the second game this season the Warriors scored 40 points or more.
"We need to continue to find ways to score the ball," Flanagan said. "We have struggled scoring."
Cuba City 57, Brodhead 35
CUBA CITY - Brodhead's seven-game winning streak came to a halt as Cuba City rolled to a 57-35 win over the Cardinals in the championship of the Cuba City Holiday Tournament.
Cuba City's Chloe Pustina scored a game-high 17 points to pace the Cubans. The Cubans jumped out to a seven-point lead in the first quarter. The Cubans outscored the Cardinals 21-8 in the second quarter to take a 34-14 lead at the half.
Pustina made four of the Cubans' nine 3-pointers.
Brodhead junior Amber Pickel scored a team-high 11 points. The Cardinals (7-2, 5-1 Rock Valley South) made 8 of 17 free throws after averaging 26.5 free throws a game the last eight games including five games with 32 free throw attempts or more.
Evansville 61, New Glarus 58
EVANSVILLE - The Blue Devils switched to box-and-one and triangle-and-two defenses in the second half to slow down New Glarus sophomore Devon Boll and sophomore Sarah Rotar.
"We don't ever see that or practice that," New Glarus coach Megan Scheele said. "We will now. On the fly, it's tough. We have a lot of sophomores. They are not as experienced and we have to break it down more."
New Glarus (3-6) raced out to a 37-30 lead at the half. Evansville outscored the Glarner Knights 15-9 in the third quarter when they switched defenses using the box-and-one and triangle-and-two.
New Glarus sophomore Evonne Strahm and junior Tamara Elzen each scored a team-high 12 points. Rotar added 11 points and Boll had 10 points.
Cassville 48, Juda 26
CASSVILLE - It was the tale of two halves as Juda lost a non-conference game to Cassville 48-26.
In a defensive battle in the first half, Juda (3-5, 1-2 Six Rivers East) trailed just 15-13 at the half. The Comets outscored the Panthers 33-13 in the second half. Cassville hit six 3-pointers and were led by Kennedy McMillan, who scored a game-high 18 points.
Juda sophomore Alexis Goecks and senior Jessica Crull each scored a team-high six points.
Pecatonica (0-8, 0-4 Six Rivers East) shot just 2 of 22 from the 3-point line. Albany (2-7, 2-2) jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter. The Vikings rallied with a 12-0 run in the second quarter to tie the game at 12. The Vikings overcame a 12-point deficit and trailed 18-14 at the half.
"I stressed at halftime that we had to stop shooting the 3-pointer," Pecatonica coach Aaron Lancaster said. "I told them let's get some post touches. In the second and third quarters we attacked the basket."
Pecatonica senior Emily Scoville scored a team-high 17 points.
The Comets sealed the win with a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter.
"That was tough to overcome," Lancaster said. "We reverted back to shooting a lot of perimeter jump shots in the fourth quarter."
Albany junior Melissa Shunk added 10 points and junior Marley Malkow chipped in eight points.
Pecatonica senior Sami Miller added eight points.
Argyle 57, Black Hawk 44
SOUTH WAYNE - Argyle used a fullcourt press to speed up Black Hawk and turnovers haunted the Warriors in the Orioles' 57-44 win.
Argyle senior Josie Thoman scored a team-high 13 points to power the Orioles. Argyle (5-3, 3-1 Six Rivers East) raced out to a 19-10 lead in the first quarter and led by 20 points at the half.
"I think we executed on the front end of the press," Black Hawk coach Mike Flanagan said. "We had a lot of turnovers on the back end of the press when they sped us up. It's something we are continuing to get better at. It comes down to execution. It's just getting more consistent."
Argyle sophomore Kayla Butler-Paulson and senior Jenna Langmeier each scored 10 points.
Black Hawk (2-5, 1-2) played with just six players since Melissa Flanagan missed her second game due to mono.
Black Hawk junior Aleigha Sigafus scored 16 of her game-high 20 points in the second half. Brooke Moore added nine points and freshman Hannah Herbst chipped in eight points.
Black Hawk is off until Jan. 2 when they host River Ridge. It's just the second game this season the Warriors scored 40 points or more.
"We need to continue to find ways to score the ball," Flanagan said. "We have struggled scoring."
Cuba City 57, Brodhead 35
CUBA CITY - Brodhead's seven-game winning streak came to a halt as Cuba City rolled to a 57-35 win over the Cardinals in the championship of the Cuba City Holiday Tournament.
Cuba City's Chloe Pustina scored a game-high 17 points to pace the Cubans. The Cubans jumped out to a seven-point lead in the first quarter. The Cubans outscored the Cardinals 21-8 in the second quarter to take a 34-14 lead at the half.
Pustina made four of the Cubans' nine 3-pointers.
Brodhead junior Amber Pickel scored a team-high 11 points. The Cardinals (7-2, 5-1 Rock Valley South) made 8 of 17 free throws after averaging 26.5 free throws a game the last eight games including five games with 32 free throw attempts or more.
Evansville 61, New Glarus 58
EVANSVILLE - The Blue Devils switched to box-and-one and triangle-and-two defenses in the second half to slow down New Glarus sophomore Devon Boll and sophomore Sarah Rotar.
"We don't ever see that or practice that," New Glarus coach Megan Scheele said. "We will now. On the fly, it's tough. We have a lot of sophomores. They are not as experienced and we have to break it down more."
New Glarus (3-6) raced out to a 37-30 lead at the half. Evansville outscored the Glarner Knights 15-9 in the third quarter when they switched defenses using the box-and-one and triangle-and-two.
New Glarus sophomore Evonne Strahm and junior Tamara Elzen each scored a team-high 12 points. Rotar added 11 points and Boll had 10 points.
Cassville 48, Juda 26
CASSVILLE - It was the tale of two halves as Juda lost a non-conference game to Cassville 48-26.
In a defensive battle in the first half, Juda (3-5, 1-2 Six Rivers East) trailed just 15-13 at the half. The Comets outscored the Panthers 33-13 in the second half. Cassville hit six 3-pointers and were led by Kennedy McMillan, who scored a game-high 18 points.
Juda sophomore Alexis Goecks and senior Jessica Crull each scored a team-high six points.
