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Shelbyville’s offensive woes continue in HHC loss
Posted by Ronald Williams on
Nov 30 2011
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By Jeff Brown
Sports editor
GREENFIELD — Chelsey Skipton’s shoulders are going to have to get a lot stronger if she is going to continue carrying the scoring burden for the Shelbyville Golden Bears.
The junior guard scored 21 points and had nine rebounds, but the rest of the Lady Golden Bears struggled in a 54-39 loss at Greenfield-Central Tuesday night.
Skipton was 7-of-17 from the field, but the rest of the team was just 7-of-29 (24 percent), and the collective group was 0-for-15 from the 3-point arc.
“We are having a heck of a time putting the ball in the hoop,” said Shelbyville girls’ basketball coach Amanda Norris. “It’s frustrating for Chelsey to feel like she is the only one looking to score right now. It’s obvious to us that she is working her butt off, but we’ve got to get her some support. We don’t want a situation where she feels like she has to go one-on-five. So we’re challenging the girls to see who will step up and score.”
Ashley Bush had five points and four rebounds in the first quarter but was quiet the rest of the game.
“Bush is having a hard time right now,” said Norris. “She’s going to get back into it any day now.”
Allison Gobel scored seven points in the second half, but was scoreless in the first because she picked up three quick fouls.
Raven Hibbard and Riley Achenbach were a combined 0-for-11 from the field.
“We’re just not taking smart shots and that’s why we’re not scoring,” said Norris.
Shelbyville played well early against a Greenfield-Central squad that started two sophomores and a freshman.
Skipton and Bush combined to score the Golden Bears’ first nine points, and Shelbyville held a 9-7 lead with 3:53 to go in the first quarter. Then the Cougars (3-3, 1-1 Hoosier Heritage Conference) got it rolling.
LaRae Cruz, Hancock County’s leading scorer last season, hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 66 seconds to cap off an 11-2 run to the first break.
Cruz hit another 3 to open the second-quarter scoring and the Cougars kept putting points up on the scoreboard.
Shelbyville (2-3, 0-2 HHC) hit just 2-of-14 shots in the second quarter and missed all six 3-point attempts, while the Cougars were an efficient 6-of-8 from the field. That led to a 34-16 lead at halftime.
Greenfield-Central scored the first seven points of the third quarter to extend the lead to 41-16.
Cruz had just two points in the second half but still led the Cougars with 16 points and six steals. Shelby Oldham added 10 points and four assists. Katie Peters finished with nine points and four rebounds.
Greenfield-Central won the junior varsity game over Shelbyville, 30-26.
Taylor Pierce led the Golden Bears (2-3) with 11 points.
The junior guard scored 21 points and had nine rebounds, but the rest of the Lady Golden Bears struggled in a 54-39 loss at Greenfield-Central Tuesday night.
Skipton was 7-of-17 from the field, but the rest of the team was just 7-of-29 (24 percent), and the collective group was 0-for-15 from the 3-point arc.
“We are having a heck of a time putting the ball in the hoop,” said Shelbyville girls’ basketball coach Amanda Norris. “It’s frustrating for Chelsey to feel like she is the only one looking to score right now. It’s obvious to us that she is working her butt off, but we’ve got to get her some support. We don’t want a situation where she feels like she has to go one-on-five. So we’re challenging the girls to see who will step up and score.”
“Bush is having a hard time right now,” said Norris. “She’s going to get back into it any day now.”
Allison Gobel scored seven points in the second half, but was scoreless in the first because she picked up three quick fouls.
Raven Hibbard and Riley Achenbach were a combined 0-for-11 from the field.
“We’re just not taking smart shots and that’s why we’re not scoring,” said Norris.
Shelbyville played well early against a Greenfield-Central squad that started two sophomores and a freshman.
Skipton and Bush combined to score the Golden Bears’ first nine points, and Shelbyville held a 9-7 lead with 3:53 to go in the first quarter. Then the Cougars (3-3, 1-1 Hoosier Heritage Conference) got it rolling.
LaRae Cruz, Hancock County’s leading scorer last season, hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 66 seconds to cap off an 11-2 run to the first break.
Cruz hit another 3 to open the second-quarter scoring and the Cougars kept putting points up on the scoreboard.
Shelbyville (2-3, 0-2 HHC) hit just 2-of-14 shots in the second quarter and missed all six 3-point attempts, while the Cougars were an efficient 6-of-8 from the field. That led to a 34-16 lead at halftime.
Greenfield-Central scored the first seven points of the third quarter to extend the lead to 41-16.
Cruz had just two points in the second half but still led the Cougars with 16 points and six steals. Shelby Oldham added 10 points and four assists. Katie Peters finished with nine points and four rebounds.
Greenfield-Central won the junior varsity game over Shelbyville, 30-26.
Taylor Pierce led the Golden Bears (2-3) with 11 points.
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