SOUTH WAYNE - The Black Hawk girls basketball team couldn't hang on to a five point lead in the fourth quarter against Benton-Shullsburg and two starters fouled out as the Zephyrs outlasted the Warriors 70-59 in overtime Monday, Feb. 3.
Black Hawk senior Jen Wellnitz, a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay recruit, scored a game-high 26 points, but fouled out with 1 minute, 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Senior Mikayla Sigafus also fouled out in the fourth quarter. The Zephyrs outscored the Warriors 19-8 in the overtime to win.
Benton-Shullsburg (7-6) made just one basket in the overtime, but made 17 of 26 free throws in the extra session. The Zephyrs finished 28 of 47 at the foul line.
"That didn't help our cause," Black Hawk coach Mike Flanagan said of Wellnitz and Sigafus fouling out. "We just didn't make tough plays. They attacked, attacked and attacked. We just didn't make plays when they presented itself. It just didn't go our way."
Black Hawk sophomore Aleigha Sigafus scored 13 points. Senior Michelle Flanagan and junior Tatum Jackson each added seven points.
Black Hawk (11-5, 8-1 Six Rivers East) will host conference leading Barneveld (17-0, 9-0) on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Warriors are just one game behind Barneveld.
Conference is still on the line," Mike Flanagan said. "We will have to play a ton better than we did tonight."
Belmont 52,
Argyle 41
BELMONT - Keegan Kamps scored a game-high 28 points to propel Belmont to a 52-41 win over Argyle Monday.
Argyle (5-8, 4-4 Six Rivers East) trailed 24-21 at the half. The Braves outscored the Orioles 29-21 in the second half.
Kamps made 13 of 17 free throws.
"I thought we did a poor job of stopping dribble penetration," Argyle coach Kurt Ritschard said. "We knew going into it that she was their best player. We had a chance, but a couple of our better defenders got in foul trouble early and she made us pay for it."
With their press, the Orioles were able to score two baskets in the fourth quarter to cut the Braves' lead to three points, but that is as close as they would get. The Braves made 23 of 34 free throws including some key foul shots down the stretch.
"They shot free throws very good," Ritschard said.
Argyle junior Hannah Saalsaa scored a team-high nine points and junior Jozey Thoman added seven points.
Lancaster 52, Darlington 19
LANCASTER - The Flying Arrows used a strong second quarter to roll to a 52-19 non-conference win over Darlington Monday.
Lancaster outscored Darlington 19-4 in the second quarter to take a 14 point lead at the half. The Flying Arrows put the game away by outscoring the Redbirds 25-6 in the second half.
"We didn't shoot as many free throws as I would have liked to see," Darlington coach Kelly Rose said. "We didn't box out as much as I would have liked to see. In the end, it was just them out-playing us a little bit."
Darlington freshman Taryn Rankin scored a team-high eight points to lead the Redbirds.
Darlington (1-12, 0-7 SWAL) will play at Iowa-Grant Thursday, Feb. 6.
Belleville 46, Pecatonica 35
BLANCHARDVILLE - Pecatonica coach Scott Carlson looks to build off the play the Vikings turned in after a 46-35 non-conference loss to Belleville Monday.
Pecatonica's Emily Soville scored a team-high 11 points and the Vikings (0-16, 0-8) trailed just 16-15 at the half. The Wildcats outscored them 15-4 in the third quarter to break the game open.
"They pressed us a little bit, but we've played the best half we played all season," Carlson said. "Those first three minutes are always critical, and I guess they wanted it more than us. We turned it over on the press too often. The third quarter is kind of what did us in."
"I think we'll take out that if we can take care of the basketball and don't turn it over we can get better looks on offense and stay with teams like this," he said. "Sometimes we give the opponents far more opportunities to score than we get. So if we take care of the basketball, that will give us more opportunities on the offensive end."
Black Hawk senior Jen Wellnitz, a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay recruit, scored a game-high 26 points, but fouled out with 1 minute, 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Senior Mikayla Sigafus also fouled out in the fourth quarter. The Zephyrs outscored the Warriors 19-8 in the overtime to win.
Benton-Shullsburg (7-6) made just one basket in the overtime, but made 17 of 26 free throws in the extra session. The Zephyrs finished 28 of 47 at the foul line.
"That didn't help our cause," Black Hawk coach Mike Flanagan said of Wellnitz and Sigafus fouling out. "We just didn't make tough plays. They attacked, attacked and attacked. We just didn't make plays when they presented itself. It just didn't go our way."
Black Hawk sophomore Aleigha Sigafus scored 13 points. Senior Michelle Flanagan and junior Tatum Jackson each added seven points.
Black Hawk (11-5, 8-1 Six Rivers East) will host conference leading Barneveld (17-0, 9-0) on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Warriors are just one game behind Barneveld.
Conference is still on the line," Mike Flanagan said. "We will have to play a ton better than we did tonight."
Belmont 52,
Argyle 41
BELMONT - Keegan Kamps scored a game-high 28 points to propel Belmont to a 52-41 win over Argyle Monday.
Argyle (5-8, 4-4 Six Rivers East) trailed 24-21 at the half. The Braves outscored the Orioles 29-21 in the second half.
Kamps made 13 of 17 free throws.
"I thought we did a poor job of stopping dribble penetration," Argyle coach Kurt Ritschard said. "We knew going into it that she was their best player. We had a chance, but a couple of our better defenders got in foul trouble early and she made us pay for it."
With their press, the Orioles were able to score two baskets in the fourth quarter to cut the Braves' lead to three points, but that is as close as they would get. The Braves made 23 of 34 free throws including some key foul shots down the stretch.
"They shot free throws very good," Ritschard said.
Argyle junior Hannah Saalsaa scored a team-high nine points and junior Jozey Thoman added seven points.
Lancaster 52, Darlington 19
LANCASTER - The Flying Arrows used a strong second quarter to roll to a 52-19 non-conference win over Darlington Monday.
Lancaster outscored Darlington 19-4 in the second quarter to take a 14 point lead at the half. The Flying Arrows put the game away by outscoring the Redbirds 25-6 in the second half.
"We didn't shoot as many free throws as I would have liked to see," Darlington coach Kelly Rose said. "We didn't box out as much as I would have liked to see. In the end, it was just them out-playing us a little bit."
Darlington freshman Taryn Rankin scored a team-high eight points to lead the Redbirds.
Darlington (1-12, 0-7 SWAL) will play at Iowa-Grant Thursday, Feb. 6.
Belleville 46, Pecatonica 35
BLANCHARDVILLE - Pecatonica coach Scott Carlson looks to build off the play the Vikings turned in after a 46-35 non-conference loss to Belleville Monday.
Pecatonica's Emily Soville scored a team-high 11 points and the Vikings (0-16, 0-8) trailed just 16-15 at the half. The Wildcats outscored them 15-4 in the third quarter to break the game open.
"They pressed us a little bit, but we've played the best half we played all season," Carlson said. "Those first three minutes are always critical, and I guess they wanted it more than us. We turned it over on the press too often. The third quarter is kind of what did us in."
"I think we'll take out that if we can take care of the basketball and don't turn it over we can get better looks on offense and stay with teams like this," he said. "Sometimes we give the opponents far more opportunities to score than we get. So if we take care of the basketball, that will give us more opportunities on the offensive end."
