Girls Basketball Results Thursday, December 16th
Audubon At Boyer Valley
Audubon 58
Boyer Valley 37
Audubon defense stepped up in the 2nd quarter and helped the Wheelers pick up a nice non conference win. The Wheelers trailed heading into the 2nd quarter after struggling on offense, having scored 5 points in the 1st quarter. The defense held the Bulldogs to 2 points over the first 7:00 of the quarter and 6 for the entire quarter. Kate Tessman and Sienna Albertsen hit some key threes in the 2nd quarter as well, helping the Wheelers grab the momentum as they led 26-14 at half. Audubon maintained the lead heading into the 4th quarter. They pulled away in the 4th, outscoring the Bulldogs 17-8.
Aleah Hermansen led three players in double figures for the Wheelers, scoring 22 points. Jaci Christensen added 13 points and Audrey Jensen finished with 10 points. Kate Tessman had 8 points.
The win improves the Wheelers to 5-1 overall. They face a good test on Friday, traveling to Underwood. The Eagles are also 5-1 overall and 3-0 in the Western Iowa Conference while the Wheelers are 2-1 in the WIC.
Audubon Stats
Audrey Jensen 10 Points
Sienna Albertsen 5 Points
Kate Tessman 8 Points
Aleah Hermansen 22 points
Jaci Christensen 13 Points
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Audubon 5 21 15 17 58
BV 8 6 15 8 37
Westwood At Ar-We-Va
Westwood 63
Ar-We-Va 12
It was a tough night at home for Ar-We-Va against Westwood, who improved to 7-1 overall. The Rebels never trailed, holding the Rockets to 5 points in the 1st quarter and scoreless in the 3rd quarter. Jamie Hausman hit the first bucket for Ar-We-Va as they trailed 6-2 early. Maggie Ragaller knocked down a 3 on a nice inbound play from the side but Ar-We-Va trailed 23-5 at the end of the 1st quarter. The Rebels full court press created some turnovers but it forced Ar-We-Va to play faster than they wanted to. The Rockets hurried shots on the offensive end which led to quick trips and more possessions for Westwood. The Rebels led 43-8 at the half.
Ar-We-Va played with more energy in the 2nd half and ran their offense better but couldn’t get shots to fall in the 3rd. They hustled hard all game with Maggie Ragaller, Jamie Hausman, Delaney Schurke and Timberlen Koch all running down players from behind on fast-breaks for the Rebels in the 2nd half. Delaney Schurke was able to get some offense going in the 4th quarter scoring all 4 of the Rockets points.
Delaney Schurke led Ar-We-Va with 4 points. Maggie Ragaller added 3 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Samantha Hinners had 3 rebounds off the bench.
Ar-We-Va falls to 0-5 as they get set to travel to Coon Rapids Bayard on Friday.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Jamie Hausman 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, Assist
Timberlen Koch 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, Steal
Delaney Schurke 4 Points, Rebound
Maggie Ragaller 3 Points, 7 Rebounds, Assist, 3 Steals
Sophie Jackson 1 Rebound
Kallie Bromert 1 Point
Samantha Hinners 3 Rebounds
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Westwood 23 20 16 4 63
AWV 5 3 0 4 12