Girls Basketball: Mason, Huron, Carlson earn victories
ADRIAN – Adrian Madison kept coming.
Erie Mason weathered the storm
The Eagles improved to 6-3 overall and a perfect 3-0 in the Tri-County Conference after holding of an upset-minded Madison squad 45-44 Friday night.
Mason cruised through the first half, holding Madison (2-6, 1-3 TCC) to 19 points and taking a 30-19 lead into halftime. The Trojans came out strong in the third quarter, cutting Mason's lead to 5 heading into the final period.
The comeback put Mason on its heels in the fourth and Madison went ahead by 2 points with 3 minutes remaining.
Monica DeGasto helped the Eagles regain the lead with 2 minutes to go and Mason held on for the victory.
"We showed great composure in the fourth quarter," Mason coach Josh Sweigert said. "Madison shot well from the field in the second half. We were able to overcome that and secure the victory. I was proud of the fact that we did not panic when they took the lead. We came right back and were able to take the lead for good."
Lizzy Liedel led Mason with 21 points and 10 rebounds, DeGasto added 13 points and Kaylie Bash scored 9 and played strong defense.
Mason ; 16 ; 14 ; 9 ; 6 ; - ; 45
Madison ; 10 ; 9 ; 15 ; 10 ; - ; 44
ERIE MASON: Stevens 0 1-2 1, Worden 0 1-2 1, Bash 3 (1) 2-4 9, LIedel 8 (2) 3-10 21, DeGasto 5 (3) 0-0 13. Totals 16 (6) 7-18 45.
ADRIAN MADISON: Powers 2 2-4 6, Parish 3 2-3 8, McDonald 3 (2) 1-2 9, Patterson 1 (1) 2-2 5, Gonzales 1 0-0 2, Palpant 2 0-0 4, Russell 3 4-5 10. Totals 15 (3) 11-16 44.
New Boston Huron 49, Flat Rock 48
NEW BOSTON – Flat Rock erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to come within a last-second shot of completing the rally, but New Boston Huron held on for victory.
The Rams missed an uncontested 3-pointer in the closing seconds that would have tied the game and forced overtime. Flat Rock grabbed the rebound and converted on the put-back as time expired.
Huron scored 22 points in the first quarter and carried a 28-14 lead into halftime. That lead persisted throughout the third quarter.
"Huron's initial pressure caused us some trouble, and we just couldn't get into any kind of flow offensively," Flat Rock coach Brian Kryk said. "We talked about not giving up at halftime and set a goal to cut our 14-point deficit in half. Unfortunately, we started the fourth quarter and were still down 14. I could tell that my girls still had a lot of fight in them."
Izzy Pritt scored 10 of her game-high 21 points in the opening quarter to stake a strong lead for Huron (4-2 overall, 3-1 Huron League). Samantha Belair added 8 points.
Sophia Somerset scored 14 points to lead Flat Rock, Matajia Cerroni had 13 points and 13 rebounds, Marissa Geresy scored 10 points, and Abby Goldobin contributed 6 points and 7 rebounds.
The Rams fell to 1-6 overall and 0-2 in the league.
"(Huron coach) Lindsey (Backhaus) definitely had her girls ready to play tonight and we just didn't match that in the first half," Kryk said.
NB Huron ; 22 ; 6 ; 11 ; 10 ; - ; 49
Flat Rock ; 7 ; 7 ; 11 ; 23 ; - ; 48
NEW BOSTON HURON: Pritt 8 (3) 2-3 21, Belair 4 0-0 8, Strochine 2 0-0 4, Jackson 2 0-0 4, Kirk 1 0-0 2, Clements 1 (1) 2-3 5, Mentzer 1 0-0 2, Leprowski 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals 20 (5) 4-6 49.
FLAT ROCK: Goldobin 2 2-2 6, Geresy 3 (2) 2-2 10, Cerroni 4 5-7 13, Kopp 1 0-0 2, Smith 0 1-2 1, Knight 1 0-0 2, Somerset 4 (2) 4-4 14. Totals 15 (4) 14-17 49.
Carlson 55, Lincoln Park 29
GIBRALTAR – A strong start paid off for Gibraltar Carlson as the Marauders rolled past Lincoln Park Friday for their third straight victory.
Carlson scored 19 in the first quarter to open up an early double-digit lead. Scoring contributions from nine different players helped keep the team ahead throughout the game.
Elyse Miller and Jalyn Bongiorno scored 12 points apiece to lead Carlson (7-2), while Emma Shimizu and Abby Carafelli each added 10 points.
Carlson ; 19 ; 8 ; 14 ; 14 ; - ; 55
Lincoln Park ; 9 ; 6 ; 5 ; 9 ; - ; 29
GIBRALTAR CARLSON: Cicioccio 1 0-0 2, Pate 1 0-1 2, Carafelli 3 (2) 2-2 10, Poli 1 1-2 3, Martinez 1 0-1 2, Miller 6 0-0 12, B. Shimizu 0 2-2 2, E. Shimizu 4 (1) 1-2 10, Bongiorno 5 2-4 12. Totals 22 (3) 8-14 55.
LINCOLN PARK: Jackson 0 5-6 5, Bartel 2 (2) 0-0 6, Ross 6 (1) 0-0 13, Alonzo 0 2-2 2, Span 1 (1) 0-0 3, Lenard 0 0-1 0. Totals 9 (4) 7-9 29.
Blissfield 49, Ida 44, OT
IDA – Blissfield erased a late Ida lead in the fourth quarter to force overtime and defeated the Blue Streaks Friday night.
Ida trailed through most of the first three quarters before rallying to go on top in the final period.
"Ida used its press to take the lead at the start of the fourth quarter and led by 5 with about 3 minutes to go," Ida coach Tim Leonard said. "Ida was unable to hold the lead."
Blissfield was 5-for-7 shooting from the free-throw line in the extra period, outscoring Ida 9-4 to earn the win. Ida dropped to 2-4 overall and 1-3 in the Lenawee County Athletic Association.
Katherine Hovest scored 14 points to pace Ida and Jessica Schrader added 12.
Ida's JV won 42-29. Ida's Kayla Leichty scored 13 points and Rylee Shaffer had 11.
Blissfield ; 9 ; 8 ; 12; 11 ; 9 ; - ; 49
Ida ; 6 ; 7 ; 15 ; 12 ; 4 ; - ; 44
BLISSFIELD: Miller 5 (1) 2-6 13, Spallone 2 2-4 6, Collins 0 4-6 4, Louden 2 1-4 5, White 10 1-3 21. Totals 19 (1) 10-23 49.
IDA: Hovest 5 4-6 14, Schrader 5 2-6 12, Capling 2 2-2 6, Albring 4 (1) 0-0 9, Sexton 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals 17 (2) 8-14 44.
Brooklyn Columbia Central 50, Dundee 36
BROOKLYN – McKenna Salley scored 19 points and Heather Spare added 13, but Dundee's three-game winning streak was snapped.
"We came out flat tonight and shots weren’t falling," Dundee coach Josh Salley said. "Sometimes it's just not your night. One positive thing tonight, we shot well from the free-throw line (11-for-15 as a team)."
The Vikings fell to 4-4 overall.
Brooklyn CC ; 14 ; 14 ; 15 ; 7 ; -- ; 50
Dundee ; 5 ; 10 ; 8 ; 13 ; -- ; 36
BROOKLYN COLUMBIA CENTRAL: Stewart 1(1) 0-0 3, Brown 6(1) 2-3 15, Keller 1 0-2 2, Boone 1 0-2 2, McCollum 8(2) 0-0 18, Bamm 3 4-9 10. Totals 20(4) 6-16 50.
DUNDEE: Salley 4(4) 8-8 19, Borg 0 0-1 0, Imo 1 0-0 2, Spare 5 3-6 13, Stahl 1 0-0 2. Totals 11(3) 11-15 36.
Morenci 47, Whiteford 20
OTTAWA LAKE – Whiteford dropped its eighth straight game to start the season against an unrelenting Morenci team.
Morenci pulled ahead of Whiteford 28-15 at halftime and then held Whiteford to just 5 points total in the second half.
Anna VanBrandt and Anna Schober led Whiteford (0-8) with 6 points apiece.
Morenci ; 12 ; 16 ; 9 ; 10 ; - ; 47
Whiteford ; 6 ; 9 ; 3 ; 2 ; - ; 20
MORENCI: Gould 1 0-0 2, R. Shoemaker 2 (2) 0-0 6, Berger 0 0-2 0, Castillo 4 0-1 8, Leah Rorick 1 (1) 1-2 4, Bekah Shoemaker 8 (1) 1-2 18, Libby Rorick 2 4-4 8, Gibbs 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 (4) 7-13 47.
WHITEFORD: Thomas 0 0-2 0, VanBrandt 2 (2) 0-0 6, Schober 2 (2) 0-0 6, Rasor 1 0-0 2, Gapp 1 0-0 2, Bauman 1 0-0 2, Kohler 1 0-0 2. Totals 8 (4) 0-2 20.
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