Bill Howes, Associate Editor
The Chariton varsity girls took on a very good Class 5A team, Indianola at Indianola December 17th. After a good early start where they trailed by just six, Chariton wasn't able to keep up with the Lady Indians in a 69-44 loss. Indianola shot a blistering 8-20, 40 percent, from three-point range and they were just too tough to stop defensively. With the loss, Chariton is now 2-4 on the season.
"They were just way too good. We played hard, they were just a better team. They were very young and talented. I thought that Emily Grismore played a really solid game for us with 14 points and just two turnovers," Chariton Head Coach Lee Sandy said.
Indainola entered the game with a 4-2 record with their two losses being to two ranked 5A teams, Waukee and Ankeny Centennial. Coach Sandy said that their top three scorers were sophomores and their fourth leading scorer is a freshman.
Early on Chariton kept it close and trailed just 12-6. Indianola scored the final six points of the first quarter to take an 18-6 lead. The Lady Indians outscored Chariton 22-7 in the second period to take a 40-13 lead into halftime. With the game in hand, the Indians outscored Chariton 15-12 in the third and Chariton outscored them 19-14 in the fourth.
For the game, Chariton shot 20-44 from the field and 4-9 from the line. Indianola shot 29-59 from the field and 3-11 from the line. Indianola out-rebounded Chariton 25-21. Chariton had 28 turnovers and 11 fouls and Indianola committed 12 turnovers and 14 fouls. Chariton had five assists, seven steals and three blocks. Indianola had 18 assists, 20 steals and no blocks.
Allyson Showers missed a double-double for the first time this season, but still had a good game with 12 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Emma Fuhs had six points and Alexis Curran had four. Delaney Richards had three points. Sarah Fuhs and Micaela Folkerts had two points apiece. Maria Blong had one point.
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