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No. 3 Columbus North eliminates Shelbyville from Sectional 14
By Kris Mills
For The Shelbyville News
BLOOMINGTON — First year Shelbyville head coach Scott Larrabee could not be more proud of his Lady Golden Bears.
Despite a 78-33 loss to Clas 4A, No. 3 Columbus North Tuesday night in the first round of Sectional 14, Larrabee showed no signs of anger when the final buzzer sounded.
“I thought we played with some forward thinking, and we didn’t play the scoreboard,” he said. “Our effort was great from start to finish, and we went out there and battled with a top three team in the state.”
The Golden Bears doubled their win total this season finishing 7-14 and performed much better than last year in sectional play versus a top-tier program.
“Obviously, Columbus North, that team has had a lot of success lately,” Larrabee said. “They’ve been to the state finals the last few years.”
Ali Patberg, a Notre Dame recruit, sat out the game with an ankle injury but the No. 3-ranked Bulldogs (20-2) still had two Division I players on the court in Tayler Goodall and Kelsey Cunningham.
That duo got the Bulldogs off to a 7-0 start, but a pair of Shelbyville seniors would quickly answer. Allyson Conner hit back-to-back three-pointers on assists from Riley Achenbach to fuel the Golden Bears within one.
Columbus North would then turn up the heat with their quickness, pressing Shelbyville to 10 turnovers in the first quarter, finishing on a 12-0 rally.
Goodall, a Florida Gulf Coast recruit, would take over and finish with four 3-pointers and 16 points in the half, giving the Bulldogs a 34-12 advantage.
Shelbyville would open the second half with its best quarter yet, scoring 12 points, but eventually ran out gas against a much-deeper squad that saw 11 players see valuable minutes.
Conner led the Golden Bears with eight points on 3-of-8 shooting. Achenbach chipped in seven points and two assists while fellow senior Taylor Pierce scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds.
Larrabee says enjoying the game of basketball will be the key to the Golden Bears’ success next year.
“You have to enjoy what you do. If you don’t enjoy it, you won’t want to work to get better,” he said. “We have to commit to wanting to get better. Next year’s season starts now.”
Shelbyville will have to do so without four seniors, including three starters. Seven players return next season that saw playing time Tuesday night. Larrabee even celebrated enthusiastically after one of his reserves hit a free throw late in the fourth quarter.
“I couldn’t be more proud of the improvements we’ve made from when I got here, to now,” he said. “I couldn’t be more happy to coach our seniors.”
Notes: Goodall finished with a game high 22 points, while Cunningham, a Wisconsin-Milwaukee recruit, had eight points, four rebounds, and four assists. ... Shelbyville sophomore Morgan Parker added six points, three rebounds, and an assist. ... The Golden Bears finished 18-of-25 from the line.
Despite a 78-33 loss to Clas 4A, No. 3 Columbus North Tuesday night in the first round of Sectional 14, Larrabee showed no signs of anger when the final buzzer sounded.
“I thought we played with some forward thinking, and we didn’t play the scoreboard,” he said. “Our effort was great from start to finish, and we went out there and battled with a top three team in the state.”
The Golden Bears doubled their win total this season finishing 7-14 and performed much better than last year in sectional play versus a top-tier program.
Ali Patberg, a Notre Dame recruit, sat out the game with an ankle injury but the No. 3-ranked Bulldogs (20-2) still had two Division I players on the court in Tayler Goodall and Kelsey Cunningham.
That duo got the Bulldogs off to a 7-0 start, but a pair of Shelbyville seniors would quickly answer. Allyson Conner hit back-to-back three-pointers on assists from Riley Achenbach to fuel the Golden Bears within one.
Columbus North would then turn up the heat with their quickness, pressing Shelbyville to 10 turnovers in the first quarter, finishing on a 12-0 rally.
Goodall, a Florida Gulf Coast recruit, would take over and finish with four 3-pointers and 16 points in the half, giving the Bulldogs a 34-12 advantage.
Shelbyville would open the second half with its best quarter yet, scoring 12 points, but eventually ran out gas against a much-deeper squad that saw 11 players see valuable minutes.
Conner led the Golden Bears with eight points on 3-of-8 shooting. Achenbach chipped in seven points and two assists while fellow senior Taylor Pierce scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds.
Larrabee says enjoying the game of basketball will be the key to the Golden Bears’ success next year.
“You have to enjoy what you do. If you don’t enjoy it, you won’t want to work to get better,” he said. “We have to commit to wanting to get better. Next year’s season starts now.”
Shelbyville will have to do so without four seniors, including three starters. Seven players return next season that saw playing time Tuesday night. Larrabee even celebrated enthusiastically after one of his reserves hit a free throw late in the fourth quarter.
“I couldn’t be more proud of the improvements we’ve made from when I got here, to now,” he said. “I couldn’t be more happy to coach our seniors.”
Notes: Goodall finished with a game high 22 points, while Cunningham, a Wisconsin-Milwaukee recruit, had eight points, four rebounds, and four assists. ... Shelbyville sophomore Morgan Parker added six points, three rebounds, and an assist. ... The Golden Bears finished 18-of-25 from the line.
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