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Cougars warm up just enough to dispatch Bears
Posted by Ronald Williams on
Nov 30 2010
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04:00PM PST
By Jeff Brown
Sports editor
Greenfield-Central’s first-quarter shooting touch was as cold as the weather outside William L. Garrett Gymnasium.
And while it didn’t get any warmer outdoors, the Lady Cougars heated up enough in the second quarter to take control and roll to a 49-33 Hoosier Heritage Conference win Tuesday over Shelbyville.
LaRae Cruz, who missed her first seven shots of the game, finished with a team-high 15 points. Kyra Tweedy hit a pair of 3-pointers to help get to 10 points.
Chelsey Skipton led Shelbyville (2-4, 0-3 HHC) with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Caitlin Mills finished with nine points and five rebounds. Ashley Bush had five points and 10 rebounds.
Shelbyville led 8-3 after a first quarter that saw Greenfield-Central (3-3, 1-1 HHC) miss 17 of 18 shots from the field. But Shelbyville managed just seven shots in the second quarter and was outscored 15-3 to trail 18-11 at halftime.
Cruz scored seven points in the third quarter when Greenfield-Central opened the lead to double digits.
Mills scored the first three points of the fourth quarter but Kayla Good and Tweedy answered with 3-pointers to seal the victory.
Shelbyville coach Amanda Norris believed her improving squad could go toe-to-toe with the Cougars, and the first quarter proved so. Once the Bears got down, though, there wasn’t enough offensive firepower to get back in the game.
”We had good effort but... We played hard but... I think we’re all getting tired of saying but,” said Norris. “We’re waiting on someone to step up and break the mold. Someone step out and say they’re tired of this and turn it around. We didn’t have that tonight.”
Shelbyville finished 9 of 37 (24 percent) from the field and was 1 of 7 from the 3-point arc.
”This is a Greenfield team we could have, and should have beaten,” said Norris. “I know that’s a bold statement but I’m confident that my team could beat them.
”Somebody put a lid on that basket. We just couldn’t hit our shots.”
Greenfield-Central struggled with the rims at Garrett Gymnasium, too. The Cougars shot 31 percent from the field, but took 22 more shots than Shelbyville.
In the junior varsity game, Shelbyville improved to 4-2 this season with a 39-31 win.
Allison Gobel led the Golden Bears with 10 points. Taylor Pierce and Ashley Scudder each had eight.
Emily Koers scored 18 points for Greenfield-Central.
Shelbyville returns to the court Saturday afternoon against Batesville.
And while it didn’t get any warmer outdoors, the Lady Cougars heated up enough in the second quarter to take control and roll to a 49-33 Hoosier Heritage Conference win Tuesday over Shelbyville.
LaRae Cruz, who missed her first seven shots of the game, finished with a team-high 15 points. Kyra Tweedy hit a pair of 3-pointers to help get to 10 points.
Chelsey Skipton led Shelbyville (2-4, 0-3 HHC) with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Caitlin Mills finished with nine points and five rebounds. Ashley Bush had five points and 10 rebounds.
Cruz scored seven points in the third quarter when Greenfield-Central opened the lead to double digits.
Mills scored the first three points of the fourth quarter but Kayla Good and Tweedy answered with 3-pointers to seal the victory.
Shelbyville coach Amanda Norris believed her improving squad could go toe-to-toe with the Cougars, and the first quarter proved so. Once the Bears got down, though, there wasn’t enough offensive firepower to get back in the game.
”We had good effort but... We played hard but... I think we’re all getting tired of saying but,” said Norris. “We’re waiting on someone to step up and break the mold. Someone step out and say they’re tired of this and turn it around. We didn’t have that tonight.”
Shelbyville finished 9 of 37 (24 percent) from the field and was 1 of 7 from the 3-point arc.
”This is a Greenfield team we could have, and should have beaten,” said Norris. “I know that’s a bold statement but I’m confident that my team could beat them.
”Somebody put a lid on that basket. We just couldn’t hit our shots.”
Greenfield-Central struggled with the rims at Garrett Gymnasium, too. The Cougars shot 31 percent from the field, but took 22 more shots than Shelbyville.
In the junior varsity game, Shelbyville improved to 4-2 this season with a 39-31 win.
Allison Gobel led the Golden Bears with 10 points. Taylor Pierce and Ashley Scudder each had eight.
Emily Koers scored 18 points for Greenfield-Central.
Shelbyville returns to the court Saturday afternoon against Batesville.
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