Thursday, December 5, 2013

7th Girls Win and Lose at Centerville

Chariton Herald-Patriot, January 2, 2014

7th Red Girls Come up Short in Home Opener

The Chartion seventh grade girls Red team played their home opener against Centerville, December 5th.  Both teams shot coldly and unfortunately Chariton came up short by a 14-11 score.
The Red team missed numerous shots, may of which were lay ups.  As a team they shot 5-30 from the field and 1-7 from the charitoy stripe.  Chariton held Centerville to just four points in the second half, but couldn't get any shots to bring themselves up.
Two bright spots were the play of Grace Bengtson and Alysha Shutt.  Bengtson led the team with seven points, one rebound and one steal.  Shutt provided a spark off the bench with four points and three steals. Shayla Holohan had two rebounds and three steals.
Paige Burgett had two rebounds, two steals and one assist.  Shelby Dobberthein had one rebound, one steal and one assist.  Macy Johnson had one rebound and Erin Payton had one assist.  Natalie Ilyenko gave the Red team some good minutes off the bench.  Breanna Elllas had an injury and tried to play some minutes but was unable to sustain much playing time.
"We had a good effort tonight but couldn't quite pull it off.  I hope for better results when we visit Centerville in January," Chariton Head Coach Bruce Taylor said.
White Team wins easily
The White team played solidly against Centerville, winning 18-2.  Mikenzy Beatty and Leilani Plank had only four turnovers as they ran the offensive sets.  Chariton shot better in the game going 9-29, 31 percent.
Macy Beaty had two points, two steals and one assist.  Payton had two points, four steals and a game-high three assists.  Shutt had two points.  Emily Shelton had two rebounds, two steals and two assists.  Baylee Pollard had one steal.  Crystal Milam had one rebound.
"With 19 steals, the team is more aware of where the ball is when playing defense and anticipating.  As a result we gave up only two points this game, which is a nice aspect of the game to build on,:  Coach Taylor said.


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