Girls BBall Recap: Tekonsha falls to Litchfield; Athens and Bronson win
TEKONSHA, MI. — The Tekonsha Lady Indians kept things close with the Litchfield Lady Terriers Thursday night, as a slow second half proved to be the difference in Litchfield’s 29-14 win over the host Indians in SCAA action.
Tekonsha has shown to be a very scrappy squad all season long and Thursday night was no different, keeping up with a solid Litchfield team throughout the night. Despite only managing two points in the first quarter, a pair of free throws from Hailey Owens, the Tekonsha defense only allowed six Litchfield points to see the score at 6-2 after one.
Litchfield barely out distanced Tekonsha in the second quarter, outscoring the host Indians 8-7 to build a 14-9 lead at the half.
The second half is where Litchfield pulled away, only allowing a single Tekonsha point in the third quarter, outscoring the Indians 5-1 to build a 19-10 lead. The fourth quarter saw Litchfield outscore Tekonsha 10-4 to put the cap on the win, taking the 29-14 victory.
Tekonsha struggled hanging on to the basketball much of the night, committing 27 turnovers compared to 12 for Litchfield.
Tekonsha saw four different players score on the night, led by Reagan Henry and Hailey Owens with six points each. Owens added four rebounds in the loss while Henry chipped in with two.
Also helping in the Tekonsha effort was Addison Griffith with one point, one steal, two rebounds and two blocks; Carissa Shedd with two points, two rebounds and four steals; Clara Wart with one steal and two rebounds; Talia Stull with two steals and 10 rebounds; and Abby Wrobel with three rebounds.
Litchfield was led by E. Alvarez who had a game high 11 points while D. Jordan added nine points.
With the victory Litchfield improves to 8-9 overall on the season while Tekonsha falls to 2-16. Tekonsha will next see action Tuesday when they travel to North Adams to face the Rams in more SCAA play.
Athens girls takes down Centreville on the road
CENTREVILLE, MI. — The Athens Lady Indians improved to 13-6 overall on the season and 7-3 in the SCAA with a 36-30 win over the Centreville Lady Bulldogs Thursday night.
Athens held a slim 6-4 lead after one, only to see Centreville knot things up at 13-13 at the half. Athens extended a small one point lead after three quarters, leading 22-21, and eventually put the game away with a 14-9 fourth quarter to take the 36-30 win.
Athens came through in the clutch with 5 of 7 shooting from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to ice the game, while also enjoying seven fourth quarter points from Maria Bronsink to help in the win.
Leading the way for Athens was McKenna Kincaid with 17 points followed by Bronsink with 11 points. Jocelyn Hall added six points in the victory while Zoey Williams chipped in with two points.
Bronson girls basketball sweeps Reading
BRONSON, MI. — The Bronson Lady Vikings basketball teams swept Reading Thursday night for two key Big 8 wins.
In the varsity contest the Lady Vikings remain undefeated atop the Big 8 conference with a 48-37 win over the Rangers, securing at the very least a share of the Big 8 crown with the victory.
With the win the Bronson varsity girls team improves to 17-3 overall on the year and 13-0 in the Big 8 conference. The Vikings will look to wrap sole possession of the Big 8 championship Monday when they travel to Springport for their final Big 8 battle of the season.
In the JV contest it was Bronson defeating Reading by the score of 38-18.
No individual stats were made available for either game.
This article originally appeared on Coldwater Daily Reporter: Girls BBall Recap: Tekonsha falls to Litchfield; Athens and Bronson win
