Monday, December 9, 2013

Varsity and JV Girls Beat Clarke

Chariton Herald-Patriot, December 12, 2013
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

What an awesome win!  The Chariton varsity girls picked up their first win against Clarke in four years with a thrilling 42-40 win over Clarke in overtime at Chariton December 9th.  
A clutch three-point shot by Alexis Curran at the end of regulation tied the game up to send it to overtime and both Allyson Showers and Emma Fuhs hit clutch free throws at the line in OT to help give Chariton the victory.
What makes the victory even sweeter is that Clarke is the three-time defending conference champion.  With the win Chariton moved to 2-1 overall and 1-0 in conference play.  
Early on Chariton fell behind 11-2 and 13-4.  However their tough D and work on the boards helped them claw back into it.  Clarke led 13-6 after one period.  Chariton held the Lady Indians to just 10 total points in the second and third periods.  Chariton trailed 17-13 at halftime and 23-22 heading into the final period.
Chariton missed a three point shot with five seconds left in regulation and trailing by one.  The Lady Chargers fouled Clarke and they made both free throws to take a three-point lead.  Clarke didn't extend their defense after the free throws and just let Curran dribble down the court.  She shot the three as time expired and it hit nothing but net to tie the game at 33 apiece heading into overtime.
In overtime, Showers went 5-6 at the line down the stretch and Emma Fuhs also made a couple to give Chariton the win.
Showers had a double-double with a team high 17 points, 10 rebounds and four steals.  Grismore had 12 points and Curran had seven points and four assists.  Fuhs had four points, 10 rebounds, Four assists and two blocks.  Maria Blong had two points.
Richards, Schaeffer Lead CHS JV Girls over Clarke
The Chariton JV girls beat Clarke, 33-23, at Chariton Dec. 9.  Chariton led 15-10 at halftime and outscored the Indians 18-13 in the second half.
Delaney Richards led the team with 10 points to go along with five rebounds, three steals and two assists.  Carlie Schaeffer had eight points, seven steals and three assists.  Micaela Folkerts had four points, five rebounds, two steals and one assist.  Carley Arnold had three points, five rebounds and one steal.
Emily Seuferer had two points, six rebounds, three steals and one assist.  Kendall Hardie and Saydee Terrell each had two points and one rebound.  Madison Showers had two points ant three steals.  Meredith Davis had five rebounds and one steal.

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