Girls Basketball: Tough opening assignment for Monroe
TECUMSEH – Monroe girls basketball coach John Mason has a lot to learn about his team early in the season.
A season-opening game against a strong Tecumseh team probably was not the best formula for the Trojans, who suffered a 59-14 road loss Tuesday.
It was 21-3 after one quarter and 36-4 at the half. Monroe didn’t reach double figures until the final period.
“Early in the season, we need to figure a lot of things out about lineups and rotations,” Mason said.
Alli Zajac led Tecumseh with 17 points and Chesney Wilke added 12.
“Tecumseh is a good team,” Mason said. “They are well managed and have been playing ball together for a long time.”
Sophia Bussell topped Monroe with 9.
"Losses sometimes are a good thing," Mason said. "We’ll get better."
Tecumseh also won the junior varsity game.
Tecumseh | 21 | 15 | 15 | 8 | – | 59 |
Monroe | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | – | 14 |
TECUMSEH: Zajac 7 (1) 2-5 17, C. Bullinger 3 0-1 6, N. Bullinger 1 0-0 2, Wilke 4 4-5 12, Moorehead 2 (1) 1-2 6, Kilbarger 2 2-3 6, Morris 3 0-0 6, Schlorf 1 0-0 2, Juozapatis 0 2-4 2. Totals 23 (2) 11-20 59.
MONROE: Aulph 1 (1) 2-4 5, Bussell 3 (2) 1-2 9. Totals 4 (3) 3-6 14.
Erie Mason 51, Airport 47
CARLETON − Airport pushed back in the second half but Erie Mason held on in the fourth quarter Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.
Mason led 28-19 at halftime behind a strong start from senior Kaylie Bash, who scored all 9 of her points before the break.
Mackenna Gallaher and Audrey Trainor scored 14 apiece for the Eagles. Trainor was 12-for-17 from the free-throw line, including 7 in the fourth quarter.
"Credit Erie Mason down the stretch, they were clutch at the free-throw line," Airport coach Darrell Mossburg said. "It was typical first-game mistakes, including myself. We will take a long look at the tape and look at what we did good and what needs to improve. We played really well in spurts but at this level we must do a better job of rebounding and limit turnovers."
Olivia Gratz (15 points) and Brenna Baker (12 points) led the the Jets.
Erie Mason | 14 | 14 | 6 | 17 | − | 51 |
Airport | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | − | 47 |
ERIE MASON: Wright 1 0-2 2, Trainor 1 12-17 14, Worden 2 0-1 4, Bash 3 3-5 9, Gallaher 6 2-2 14, Langenderfer 0 1-2 1, DeGasto 3 (2) 0-0 7. Totals 16 (2) 18-29 51.
AIRPORT: Gratz 5 5-7 15, B. Baker 5 (1) 1-2 12, J. Baker 1 5-12 7, Zajac 1 (1) 3-4 6, Drummond 1 0-0 2, R. Shrewsbury 0 3-4 3, Mumbower 0 2-4 2. Totals 13 (2) 19-33 47.
Jefferson 42, Southgate Anderson 13
SOUTHGATE − Ellie Hintz scored a team-high 13 points – all in the second quarter – to lead Jefferson to a season-opening victory Tuesday at Southgate Anderson.
The Bears led 26-5 at halftime.
Jefferson coach Bryan Parran was proud of the team's effort.
"They worked really hard defensively," he said. "Offensively we shared the ball well and it was a good first game."
Gracie Jones added 11 points for the Bears.
Jefferson | 11 | 15 | 2 | 14 | – | 42 |
Southgate | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | – | 13 |
JEFFERSON: Ledger 1 1-2 3, Boggs 0 3-5 3, Hintz 6 1-1 13, Boggs 1 0-0 2, Gennoe 2 1-4 5, Jones 5 (1) 0-0 11, Rumshag 1 0-0 2, Maitland 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals 17 (2) 6-12 42.
SOUTHGATE ANDERSON: Jackson 2 2-4 6, Zacker 3 1-1 7. Totals 5 3-5 13.
Ida 42, Adrian 36
ADRIAN – Ida let all but a single point of a double-digit lead slip away Tuesday night, but Grace Capling righted the ship with 5 points to put the Blue Streaks up 31-26 to start the fourth quarter.
Capling wound up with 19 points and Jessica Schrader added 12.
“For the most part, I was pleased with our defense for the first night, but we missed a lot of bunnies and our free throws were terrible,” Ida coach Tim Leonard said.
Ida | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | – | 42 |
Adrian | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | – | 36 |
IDA: Hennesey 0 0-2 0, Allen 2 (1) 1-6 6, Schrader 5 (1) 1-1 12, Capling 4 (1) 10-17 19, Albring 1 1-8 3, 1 0-4 2. Totals 13 (3) 13-38 42.
ADRIAN: Ernsy 3 (1) 0-0 7, Carey 1 (1) 0-0 3, Campbell 6 0-0 12, Johnson 1 (1) 4-6 7, White 0 0-2 0, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Lahring 1 (1) 0-0 3, Salenbien 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 (4) 4-8 36.
Flat Rock 41, Carlson 37
GIBRALTAR – The defenses took command late in the game in Tuesday's season opener.
Gibraltar Carlson came up with some key steals to fight back into the game, then Flat Rock produced some turnovers of its own to pull out the win.
“I came into this game not really knowing what to expect out of our team,” Flat Rock coach Brian Kryk said. “We have some underclassmen and the girls haven't really had a lot of time to develop team chemistry, but I was very pleased with what I saw tonight from my girls.”
The Rams spread the scoring as Addison Kopp scored 14, Madleen Hussein 11, and McKenna Williams 10.
Abigail Carafelli led Carlson with 10.
Flat Rock | 11 | 11 | 6 | 13 | – | 41 |
Carlson | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | – | 37 |
FLAT ROCK: Kopp 5 (3) 1-1 14, Hussein 4 (1) 2-4 11, Beaudrie 1 2-3 4, Holbrook 1 0-0 2, Williams 5 0-0 10. Totals 16 (4) 6-8 41.
GIBRALTAR CARLSON: Kemokai 0 1-2 1, Fowler 2 0- 4, Pate 3 (1) 2-4 9, Carafelli 4 2-4 10, Wallace 0 2-2 2, Poli 2 (2) 0-0 6, Bongiorno 2 1-3 5. Totals 13 (3) 8-15 37.
Dundee 36, Britton Deerfield 20
BRITTON – Dundee got off to a fast start Tuesday, leading 14-5 after one quarter and held on for a season-opening victory.
Britton Deerfield never managed more than 7 points in a quarter.
“The girls played well as a team for the first game out this season,” Dundee coach Josh Salley said. “We still have to tweak a few things before the next game.”
Kaylee Imo led all scorers with 10 points and Maddie Salenbien added 6. Taylor Vann, Lia Parry and Veronica Rhoades were strong on the boards.
Dundee | 14 | 5 | 8 | 9 | – | 36 |
Britton Deerfield | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | – | 20 |
DUNDEE: Borg 1 1-2 3, Marek 2 0-0 4, Imo 5 0-2 10, Rath 2 0-0 4, Stahl 2 1-2 5, M. Salenbien 2 2-4 6, E. Salenbien 2 0-2 4. Totals 16 4-14 36.
BRITTON DEERFIELD: Prielipp 1 2-2 4, Alivia Salenbien 1 2-3 4, Alayna Salenbien 1 0-0 2, Molnar 2 2-4 6, Arriaga 1 0-0 2, Stetler 1 0-2 2. Totals 7 6-11 19.
Blissfield 55, Whiteford 27
OTTAWA LAKE – Blissfield started with a 16-point first quarter Tuesday and Whiteford never recovered.
"We made a lot of mistakes and missed a lot of good shots against a very good team," Whiteford coach Jim Ross said. "We have to come back ready to work in practice. Annabelle Gapp pulled down 16 rebounds and was a bright spot underneath."
Blissfield | 16 | 8 | 19 | 12 | – | 55 |
Whiteford | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | – | 27 |
BLISSFIELD: Miller 6(2) 0-0 14, Wyman 4 0-0 8, Louden 1(1) 0-0 3, Collins 3(1) 0-0 7, Bettis 0 0-2 0, Tennant 2 0-2 4, Martinez 1 1-1 3, Wilson 1(1) 0-0 3, White 6 1-6 13. Totals 22(5) 2-11 55.
WHITEFORD: J. Ulery 0 2-2 2, Thomas 2 2-2 6, Alexander 1 0-2 2, Schober 0 1-4 1, Andrews 1 0-0 2, Rasor 1 0-0 2, Indoval 1 0-0 2, A. Ulery 1 1-2 3, M. Ulery 1 0-0 2, Gapp 2 1-1 5. Totals 10 7-15 27.
Ypsilanti Lincoln 58, Milan 54
MILAN – Milan’s comeback fell short in the final quarter Tuesday.
The Big Reds trailed 18-13 after one period, 31-25 at the half and 44-36 at the end of three.
Heidi Hatfield dropped in 16 points and Markeyla McCray added 11 for Milan in its season opener.
Lincoln | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | – | 58 |
Milan | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | – | 54 |
YPSILANTI LINCOLN: Banks 2 1-2 5, Couch 0 2-2 2, Clark 7 (1) 6-12 21, Mackson 3 (1) 4-7 11, Wall 1 0-2 2, Donovan 1 1-2 3, Gisserdaner 5 2-4 12. Totals 18 (2) 16-31 58.
MILAN: M. McCray 3 4-4 11, Gingras 0 1-2 1, McDaniel 1 4-7 6, Beck 0 2-4 2, Hatfield 5 (2) 4-5 16, Stines 4 (1) 0-4 9, Knox 0 2-2 2, S. McCray 2 3-4 7. Totals 15 (3) 20-32 54.
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