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By Paul Gable
Staff writer
RUSHVILLE — There is a saying in sports that tradition never graduates.
The Shelbyville High School girls' basketball team found that saying to be alive and well Tuesday during the semifinal round of the Shelby Shootout at Rushville.
Despite losing a bulk of their talent off last year's runner-up squad, the Lady Lions, led by four seniors, still had too much firepower for Shelbyville to overcome and cruised to a 60-22 victory.
In addition to being a first round game in the tournament, it was also a Hoosier Heritage Conference clash. The Lady Lions improved to 9-3 overall, 5-1 in conference, while Shelbyville dropped to 4-8 overall, 0-5 HHC.
With the loss, Shelbyville will play Lawrence Central (3-6) at 6 p.m. tonight in the consolation game. Lawrence Central fell 61-40 to Westfield (11-1), who will play at 8 p.m. in the final against the Lady Lions.
Shelbyville was a dismal 5-of-32 from the field, picked up 20 rebounds and turned the ball over 28 times.
The first field goal for the Lady Golden Bears came with 2:58 left in the third quarter as Chelsey Skipton rattled in a three-pointer. Skipton led the way for the Lady Golden Bears with 13 points.
Rushville, on the other hand, shot 24-of-55 from the field. The Lady Lions notched 28 rebounds.
"We have been stressing the importance of taking good shots. I thought we did that tonight, they just didn't fall. On the other end, Rushville was hitting everything," Shelbyville coach Amanda Norris said.
As was the case with last year's game, in which Rushville stormed out to a 40-0 halftime lead, the Lady Lions wasted little time imposing their will, running out to a 14-0 lead with five minutes remaining in the first quarter.
The Lady Golden Bears cracked the scoreboard moments later as Chelsee Simerly knocked down a pair of free throws, cutting the deficit to 14-2. A free throw by Chelsey Skipton would be the only other point of the quarter for Shelbyville, who found themselves trailing 26-3 after the first eight minutes.
Rushville continued to pour it on in the second quarter and took a 41-4 lead into the lockers.
"As a player, I had the misfortune of playing in a game or two like this. In the first quarter, I thought our energy and enthusiasm left us. We challenged the girls to play with pride, and I thought they did that in the second half. We play to win every time we take the court," Norris said.
The halftime break did little to slow down Rushville, as Ball State signee Shelbie Justice, who finished with a game-high 20 points, scored back-to-back baskets to open the half, stretching the lead to 45-4. The Lady Lions would settle in for a 56-12 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
With the setback, Norris is confident her team will rebound tonight against Lawrence Central, stating the Lady Golden Bears have been able to "bounce back."
"The energy and enthusiasm will return. We took one on the chin, and now we have to get after it, and I think we will," Norris said.
The Shelbyville High School girls' basketball team found that saying to be alive and well Tuesday during the semifinal round of the Shelby Shootout at Rushville.
Despite losing a bulk of their talent off last year's runner-up squad, the Lady Lions, led by four seniors, still had too much firepower for Shelbyville to overcome and cruised to a 60-22 victory.
In addition to being a first round game in the tournament, it was also a Hoosier Heritage Conference clash. The Lady Lions improved to 9-3 overall, 5-1 in conference, while Shelbyville dropped to 4-8 overall, 0-5 HHC.
Shelbyville was a dismal 5-of-32 from the field, picked up 20 rebounds and turned the ball over 28 times.
The first field goal for the Lady Golden Bears came with 2:58 left in the third quarter as Chelsey Skipton rattled in a three-pointer. Skipton led the way for the Lady Golden Bears with 13 points.
Rushville, on the other hand, shot 24-of-55 from the field. The Lady Lions notched 28 rebounds.
"We have been stressing the importance of taking good shots. I thought we did that tonight, they just didn't fall. On the other end, Rushville was hitting everything," Shelbyville coach Amanda Norris said.
As was the case with last year's game, in which Rushville stormed out to a 40-0 halftime lead, the Lady Lions wasted little time imposing their will, running out to a 14-0 lead with five minutes remaining in the first quarter.
The Lady Golden Bears cracked the scoreboard moments later as Chelsee Simerly knocked down a pair of free throws, cutting the deficit to 14-2. A free throw by Chelsey Skipton would be the only other point of the quarter for Shelbyville, who found themselves trailing 26-3 after the first eight minutes.
Rushville continued to pour it on in the second quarter and took a 41-4 lead into the lockers.
"As a player, I had the misfortune of playing in a game or two like this. In the first quarter, I thought our energy and enthusiasm left us. We challenged the girls to play with pride, and I thought they did that in the second half. We play to win every time we take the court," Norris said.
The halftime break did little to slow down Rushville, as Ball State signee Shelbie Justice, who finished with a game-high 20 points, scored back-to-back baskets to open the half, stretching the lead to 45-4. The Lady Lions would settle in for a 56-12 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
With the setback, Norris is confident her team will rebound tonight against Lawrence Central, stating the Lady Golden Bears have been able to "bounce back."
"The energy and enthusiasm will return. We took one on the chin, and now we have to get after it, and I think we will," Norris said.
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