SOUTH WAYNE - Paige Butler scored 12 of her game-high 25 points in the first quarter as the Warriors cruised past the Orioles, 68, 23.
"This is the game we wanted our girls to focus on," Black Hawk head coach Mike Flanagan said. "We didn't want people looking past this game for Saturday's game (against Barneveld). If we do that, we may get sloppy. We wanted to be solid, focused, respecting and play hard."
The Warriors used a full court press in the first quarter to jump out to a 24-8 lead on Argyle. By halftime, Black Hawk had pulled away by 18 points, 31-13.
In the second half, the Warriors jumped out quickly, outscoring Argyle 21-5 in the third quarter. With the game in tact, Flanagan was allowed to freely subsitute his entire bench into the game to get well earned playing time.
"We got a real good balance tonight. Everyone got in, everyone scored, and it was just a great game to have on Senior Night," Flanagan said.
All 11 players on the Warriors bench scored in the game. Katie Place, Melissa Wellnitz and Maria Meives all had seven points and Rachel Rygh added six. Butler hit four 3-pointers in the game for Black Hawk.
Brooke Nipple scored five points for Argyle. Teammates Jackie Dammen, Kelsey Ostby, Katie Dammen and Sierra Granberg each had four points in the game.
Pecatonica 53, Albany 35
BLANCHARDVILLE - Pecatonica girls basketball coach Mike Armitage wanted his seniors to go out with a bang.
Pecatonica senior Brittany Kent scored a game-high 18 points and assured the seniors would shine on Senior Night as the Vikings cruised to a 53-35 win.
Pecatonica (11-7, 5-5) avenged a loss earlier this year at Albany. The Vikings outscored the Comets 10-2 in the first quarter and led 20-14 at halftime.
"The main thing is we just want to focus on doing things right," Armitage said. "There is certainly room for improvement. We wanted the seniors to go out on a good note and they did that."
The Vikings blew the game open with a 25-6 third quarter run. Pecatonica junior Kimee Chandler added 14 points.
Albany (11-8, 6-4) was led by sophomore Sydney Bump who scored a team-high 16 points. Albany senior Nicolette Blumer chipped in nine.
Barneveld 71, Monticello 26
MONTICELLO - The Ponies faced a defensive challenge in trying to contain Barneveld.
Barneveld (14-1, 8-0), ranked fifth in the Associated Press Division 4 state poll jumped out to a 19-9 lead and rolled to a 71-26 rout of Monticello.
The Eagles built their lead to 34 points after outscoring the Ponies 21-4 in the third quarter.
"We just didn't come to play," Monticello coach Paul Wedig said.
Wedig said the Ponies work on defense one to 1 1/2 hours in practice.
"That is where our breakdowns were tonight," he said. "We just couldn't stop them in the halfcourt set."
Monticello (4-12, 2-7) was led by senior Sarah Silver who scored a team-high eight points. Fellow senior Mary Hershberger added five points and Desiree Marty chipped in four.
Cambridge 59, New Glarus 32
CAMBRIDGE - The Glarner Knights couldn't overcome Cambridge's 18-0 first quarter run and the Blue Jays blitzed New Glarus 59-32.
Cambridge led 34-8 at halftime and were never in danger of surrendering the lead.
New Glarus freshman Alycia Atwell led the Knights with a team-high 11 points. With the loss New Glarus drops to 3-13, 2-5 Capitol South.
"This is the game we wanted our girls to focus on," Black Hawk head coach Mike Flanagan said. "We didn't want people looking past this game for Saturday's game (against Barneveld). If we do that, we may get sloppy. We wanted to be solid, focused, respecting and play hard."
The Warriors used a full court press in the first quarter to jump out to a 24-8 lead on Argyle. By halftime, Black Hawk had pulled away by 18 points, 31-13.
In the second half, the Warriors jumped out quickly, outscoring Argyle 21-5 in the third quarter. With the game in tact, Flanagan was allowed to freely subsitute his entire bench into the game to get well earned playing time.
"We got a real good balance tonight. Everyone got in, everyone scored, and it was just a great game to have on Senior Night," Flanagan said.
All 11 players on the Warriors bench scored in the game. Katie Place, Melissa Wellnitz and Maria Meives all had seven points and Rachel Rygh added six. Butler hit four 3-pointers in the game for Black Hawk.
Brooke Nipple scored five points for Argyle. Teammates Jackie Dammen, Kelsey Ostby, Katie Dammen and Sierra Granberg each had four points in the game.
Pecatonica 53, Albany 35
BLANCHARDVILLE - Pecatonica girls basketball coach Mike Armitage wanted his seniors to go out with a bang.
Pecatonica senior Brittany Kent scored a game-high 18 points and assured the seniors would shine on Senior Night as the Vikings cruised to a 53-35 win.
Pecatonica (11-7, 5-5) avenged a loss earlier this year at Albany. The Vikings outscored the Comets 10-2 in the first quarter and led 20-14 at halftime.
"The main thing is we just want to focus on doing things right," Armitage said. "There is certainly room for improvement. We wanted the seniors to go out on a good note and they did that."
The Vikings blew the game open with a 25-6 third quarter run. Pecatonica junior Kimee Chandler added 14 points.
Albany (11-8, 6-4) was led by sophomore Sydney Bump who scored a team-high 16 points. Albany senior Nicolette Blumer chipped in nine.
Barneveld 71, Monticello 26
MONTICELLO - The Ponies faced a defensive challenge in trying to contain Barneveld.
Barneveld (14-1, 8-0), ranked fifth in the Associated Press Division 4 state poll jumped out to a 19-9 lead and rolled to a 71-26 rout of Monticello.
The Eagles built their lead to 34 points after outscoring the Ponies 21-4 in the third quarter.
"We just didn't come to play," Monticello coach Paul Wedig said.
Wedig said the Ponies work on defense one to 1 1/2 hours in practice.
"That is where our breakdowns were tonight," he said. "We just couldn't stop them in the halfcourt set."
Monticello (4-12, 2-7) was led by senior Sarah Silver who scored a team-high eight points. Fellow senior Mary Hershberger added five points and Desiree Marty chipped in four.
Cambridge 59, New Glarus 32
CAMBRIDGE - The Glarner Knights couldn't overcome Cambridge's 18-0 first quarter run and the Blue Jays blitzed New Glarus 59-32.
Cambridge led 34-8 at halftime and were never in danger of surrendering the lead.
New Glarus freshman Alycia Atwell led the Knights with a team-high 11 points. With the loss New Glarus drops to 3-13, 2-5 Capitol South.
