BLANCHARDVILLE - Solid play on both ends of the floor gave the Pecatonica girls basketball team a 47-29 win over Juda for their first victory of the season Tuesday night.
After their matchup in the previous week, Vikings coach Scott Carlson drew up some defensive changes prior to the game's start.
"We played them (Juda) last week, and we started in a zone and switched to a man defense later in the game," Carlson said. "I thought we played pretty well then, so tonight we started in a man-to-man, but then they (Juda) started to get hot."
The Panthers had the early advantage, and led 12-4 after the first.
"After seeing that, we made the switch back to a zone, and from then on we played great defense," Carlson said.
With the defense holding down its end, the Vikings offense was able to respond by penetrating the post. The result was Julia Meyer having her best game of the season, scoring a game-high 16 points. Senior Hannah Swenson, returning from a broken hand, scored 11 points for the Vikings.
Molly Marass had 15 points for Juda, while teammate Chelsea Burkhalter added 12 points.
Brodhead 68, Palmyra-Eagle 11
PALMYRA-EAGLE - Arguably the top team in Division 3, the Brodhead girls basketball team made their case for the No. 1 spot with a 68-11 thromping of Palmyra-Eagle.
While the Cardinals offensive display may have been impressive, their defensive play on Tuesday was more than dominant, as they held the host Panthers to only two points in the entire first half. By halftime, Brodhead had a 42-2 advantage.
The Cardinals, who had three players score in double figures. Carly Mohns scored a game-high 20 points, while teammates Rachel Heller and Amber Pickel added 16 and eight points respectively.
Brodhead (19-0, 14-0) hosts Beloit Turner on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Fennimore 55, Darlington 35
FENNIMORE - The Darlington girls basketball teams' struggles in the second and third quarters proved to be the difference in their 55-35 loss to Fennimore.
The Redbirds were unable to find an answer for Fennimore's Alexi Needham, who did the bulk of her team's scoring, piling on a game-high 32 points.
Callie Norton had 10 points for Darlington (4-14, 3-8), who travel to Southwestern on Friday, Feb. 21.
After their matchup in the previous week, Vikings coach Scott Carlson drew up some defensive changes prior to the game's start.
"We played them (Juda) last week, and we started in a zone and switched to a man defense later in the game," Carlson said. "I thought we played pretty well then, so tonight we started in a man-to-man, but then they (Juda) started to get hot."
The Panthers had the early advantage, and led 12-4 after the first.
"After seeing that, we made the switch back to a zone, and from then on we played great defense," Carlson said.
With the defense holding down its end, the Vikings offense was able to respond by penetrating the post. The result was Julia Meyer having her best game of the season, scoring a game-high 16 points. Senior Hannah Swenson, returning from a broken hand, scored 11 points for the Vikings.
Molly Marass had 15 points for Juda, while teammate Chelsea Burkhalter added 12 points.
Brodhead 68, Palmyra-Eagle 11
PALMYRA-EAGLE - Arguably the top team in Division 3, the Brodhead girls basketball team made their case for the No. 1 spot with a 68-11 thromping of Palmyra-Eagle.
While the Cardinals offensive display may have been impressive, their defensive play on Tuesday was more than dominant, as they held the host Panthers to only two points in the entire first half. By halftime, Brodhead had a 42-2 advantage.
The Cardinals, who had three players score in double figures. Carly Mohns scored a game-high 20 points, while teammates Rachel Heller and Amber Pickel added 16 and eight points respectively.
Brodhead (19-0, 14-0) hosts Beloit Turner on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Fennimore 55, Darlington 35
FENNIMORE - The Darlington girls basketball teams' struggles in the second and third quarters proved to be the difference in their 55-35 loss to Fennimore.
The Redbirds were unable to find an answer for Fennimore's Alexi Needham, who did the bulk of her team's scoring, piling on a game-high 32 points.
Callie Norton had 10 points for Darlington (4-14, 3-8), who travel to Southwestern on Friday, Feb. 21.
