Chariton 8th Red Girls' Team Wins at Clarke

Chariton Leader, Decembe 24, 2013

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

Chariton 8th Red Girls' Team Moves to 5-0 with 13-Point Win at Clarke

Red Team

Different opponent, same result.  The Chariton eighth grade Red girls team remained undefeated with a 33-20 win at Clarke December 16th.  Chariton started off slowly and led 13-10 at halftime.

However, they pulled away in the second half, outscoring Clarke 20-10 to get the win.  With the victory, the Red team moved to 5-0 on the season.

Ivy Swarthout had 11 points, two rebounds, three steals and two assists.  Aubrie Richards had nine points, six rebounds, four blocks and one steal.  Abbie Peterson had five points, five rebounds and four assists.  Taytum Bacus had four points, one rebound and three steals.  Tressa Shore had two points and one rebound.  Megan Schultz had two points.  Autumn Gwinn had two rebounds and one steal.  Luci Swarthout had one rebound and three steals.  Ashley Pfrimmer had two steals.

White Team

The Chariton white team also won 16-8.  Jacklynn Johnson led the team with eight points and two steals.  Taylor Ingram had four points and one steal.  Taheton Decker had two points and one rebound.  Shelby Jensen had two points.  Bacus, Natalie Baird, Pfrimmer and Danica Derringer each had a steal.

7th Girls Red Team Falls at Clarke

White Team Moves to 4-1 with Win

The Chariton seventh grade girls Red team suffered a 24-20 loss at Clarke December 16th.  The game was a makeup game from November.  With the loss, Chariton moved to 2-4 overall.
It was a pretty evenly matched game where Chariton led by two in the fourth quarter.  The Red team had a chance to go up by four after trailing most of the game but couldn't get shots to fall down the stretch.
"Again, we were outshot at the free throw line by Clarke, 20 attempts to two.  We lost Breanna Ellis in the second half to an injury.  We could have used her experience in the fourth quarter.  The girls played hard and if we adjust defensively, we could be equal when Clarke comes to Chariton," Chariton Head Coach Bruce Taylor said.
Grace Bengston had eight points and two steals.  Ellis had four points.  Natalie Ilyenko played a nice game with four points and one steal.  Shelby Dobberthein had two points and one steal.  Erin Payton went 1-2 from the field with two points.  Paige Burgett had one assist.  Alysha Shutt and Shayla Holohan both contributed during their time on the floor.  No rebound stats were available for this game
White team moves to 4-1 with win
The white team moved to 4-1 with a 10-6 win.  Chariton shot 5-23, 22 percent, from the field and 0-2 from the line.  Ilyenko had four points, two steals and one assist.  Shutt had four points.  Macey Beaty had two points and one rebound.
Mikenzy Beaty and Leilani Plank ran the offense and took care of the ball committing only two turnovers.  Plank also had two steals and two assists.
Macy Johnston had three rebounds and one steal.  Emily Shelton had two rebounds and one steal.  Crystal Milan had one rebound and one steal.  Baylee Pollard had one steal.
"I see improvement, but getting in the right spot and executing the  offense is still a work in progress.  Movement and spacing are keys when we run a play.  And that just takes game time," Coach Taylor said.