Chariton Herald-Patriot, December 19, 2013
Bill Howes, Associate Editor
A subpar defensive effort in the first half hurt the Chariton varsity girls in a 58-41 loss to Knoxville at Chariton Monday night. Chariton gave up 25 points in the first period and 37 in the first half and couldn't recover. With the loss Chariton moved to 2-3 overall.
Knoxville jumped out to a 7-0 lead to start the game and extended their lead to start the game and extended their lead to 14-4. The Panthers led 25-6 after one period. Chariton picked it up a little offensively in the second period, outscoring Knoxville 14-12 but they still trailed 37-20 at halftime. Chariton struggled again in the third period scoring just four points and trailed 54-24 heading into the final period. With both teams playing a lot of reserves, the Lady Chargers outscored the Panthers 17-4 in the fourth but it wasn't quite enough.
For the game, Chariton shot 16-52 from the field and 8-20 from the line. Knoxville shot 22-50 from the field and 14-21 from the line. Knoxville out-rebounded Chariton 30-28. Chariton had 21 turnovers to 16 for Knoxville and they committed 20 fouls while Knoxville committed 24. Chariton had a lot of steals with 17. They also had 10 assists and two blocks. Knoxville had seven steals, three assists and one block.
Allyson Showers had her fifth double-double of the season with a team high 11 points and 11 rebounds. Alexis Curran had 10 points. Maria Blong had five points and one block. Emma Fuhs had four points and one block. Micaela Folkerts had four points and five rebounds. Emily Grismore had three points and six steals. Sarah Fuhs had two points and three assists. Emily Seuferer had two points.
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Maria Blong shoots a jump shot over a Knoxville player at Chariton
December 16. The Lady Chargers' next game is at Eddyville-Blakes-
burg-Fremont Jan. 7th. (Bill Howes Photo)
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