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| Shelbyville sophomore guard Riley Achenbach goes up for a layin as Triton Central freshman Sam Dewey (14) tries to chase her down from behind during first-half action Tuesday night in Fairland during Triton Central’s “Pink Out” game against the Golden Bears. (Warren Robison photo) |
Triton Central earns gutty win over Shelbyville
By Paul Gable
Staff writer
FAIRLAND — It wasn’t pretty in pink, but it was a win nevertheless for the Triton Central Lady Tigers.
After sleep walking for three quarters, Class 2A, No. 5-ranked Triton Central emerged from its deep slumber, outscoring visiting Shelbyville 16-0 in the fourth quarter en route to a 39-19 win, which was marred by a fast post game handshake between coaches, Tuesday in Triton Central’s “Pink Out” game.
With the win, the Lady Tigers improved to 16-1, while Shelbyville, which has not defeated Triton Central since the 2006-07 season, fell to 7-11.
“I thought Shelbyville had a great game plan, and they, at times, took us out of our game. With the emotions of the night running high, I told the girls to weather the storm. Anytime you outscore a varsity team and you have only two players back with any varsity experience, you are doing something right,” Triton Central coach Bryan Graham said.
Despite the loss, Amanda Norris said she had plenty to be proud of when it came to her Lady Golden Bears.
“Our defensive effort was absolutely amazing. To hold Triton Central to 39 points, I am thinking we’re going to win. We were down four after three quarters and couldn’t get a basket in the fourth. We will walk away with our heads high, and this was a huge stepping stone for us,” Norris said.
In a game that featured both teams being called for a combined 26 fouls and bodies hitting the floor often, Norris said the physicality of the game may have gotten to her team.
“This was the most physical game we’ve played all year. We had some mental lapses tonight, and everything got into our psyche tonight,” Norris said.
After opening the game with a 3-2 lead after the first quarter, Triton Central stormed out to a 9-5 advantage midway through the second quarter, only to see Shelbyville claw right back as a basket by Chelsey Skipton knotted the game at 9-9. The Lady Tigers, who shot 5-of-24 from the field, would take a 12-9 lead into the lockers over the Lady Golden Bears, who had 13 turnovers and shot 4-of-19 from the field.
The two teams alternated baskets in the early moments of the third quarter before Triton Central responded with a 23-16 lead with two minutes remaining.
“I told the girls that the game may have started late, but it didn’t start at 9. For whatever reason, we didn’t start really playing until then,” Graham said.
The scoring ways continued in the fourth quarter for Triton Central, who finished the game shooting 15-of-44 from the field. Leading the way for the Lady Tigers was Sam Dewey, who finished with 17 points and was the only player from either team to crack double figures.
Shelbyville, who shot 7-of-37 from the field, was paced by Skipton, who scored 8.
In the junior varsity clash, Triton Central earned a 35-24 win.
After sleep walking for three quarters, Class 2A, No. 5-ranked Triton Central emerged from its deep slumber, outscoring visiting Shelbyville 16-0 in the fourth quarter en route to a 39-19 win, which was marred by a fast post game handshake between coaches, Tuesday in Triton Central’s “Pink Out” game.
With the win, the Lady Tigers improved to 16-1, while Shelbyville, which has not defeated Triton Central since the 2006-07 season, fell to 7-11.
“I thought Shelbyville had a great game plan, and they, at times, took us out of our game. With the emotions of the night running high, I told the girls to weather the storm. Anytime you outscore a varsity team and you have only two players back with any varsity experience, you are doing something right,” Triton Central coach Bryan Graham said.
“Our defensive effort was absolutely amazing. To hold Triton Central to 39 points, I am thinking we’re going to win. We were down four after three quarters and couldn’t get a basket in the fourth. We will walk away with our heads high, and this was a huge stepping stone for us,” Norris said.
In a game that featured both teams being called for a combined 26 fouls and bodies hitting the floor often, Norris said the physicality of the game may have gotten to her team.
“This was the most physical game we’ve played all year. We had some mental lapses tonight, and everything got into our psyche tonight,” Norris said.
After opening the game with a 3-2 lead after the first quarter, Triton Central stormed out to a 9-5 advantage midway through the second quarter, only to see Shelbyville claw right back as a basket by Chelsey Skipton knotted the game at 9-9. The Lady Tigers, who shot 5-of-24 from the field, would take a 12-9 lead into the lockers over the Lady Golden Bears, who had 13 turnovers and shot 4-of-19 from the field.
The two teams alternated baskets in the early moments of the third quarter before Triton Central responded with a 23-16 lead with two minutes remaining.
“I told the girls that the game may have started late, but it didn’t start at 9. For whatever reason, we didn’t start really playing until then,” Graham said.
The scoring ways continued in the fourth quarter for Triton Central, who finished the game shooting 15-of-44 from the field. Leading the way for the Lady Tigers was Sam Dewey, who finished with 17 points and was the only player from either team to crack double figures.
Shelbyville, who shot 7-of-37 from the field, was paced by Skipton, who scored 8.
In the junior varsity clash, Triton Central earned a 35-24 win.
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