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| Shelbyville senior Raven Hibbard (14) drives to the basket ahead of East Central’s Jenna Hountz during the second half of their girls’ basketball game Wednesday night at William L. Garrett Gymnasium in Shelbyville. (Steve Bush photo) |
Shelbyville tops East Central to take .500 record into holiday break
By Jeff Brown
Sports editor
Forgive the Lady Golden Bears if they didn’t get to put a shiny bow on top of head coach Amanda Norris’ Christmas present.
Despite time seemingly standing still for the final two minutes Wednesday night inside William L. Garrett Gymnasium, Shelbyville was incredibly busy fending off East Central. A lead that once was 14 points late in the third quarter was now down to one with 14.7 seconds left on the clock.
Chelsey Skipton hit a free throw to make it 57-55 in favor of Shelbyville with 13.1 seconds to go. And following an East Central turnover, Riley Achenbach added one more free throw with 7.2 seconds left.
East Central point guard Jenna Hountz took the ball and raced down court for an easy layin much to the dismay of her coach. Shelbyville was more than glad to let her do so. Skipton collected the ball from the net and stood out of bounds as the final two seconds ticked off the clock. Meanwhile East Central coach Kevin Moore took out his frustration on a pair of chairs at the end of his bench.
The final score was 58-57. And that gives Shelbyville a .500 record at the holiday break for the first time since the 2007 season. The fifth win also equals the total number of wins Shelbyville had last season.
Merry Christmas Amanda Norris.
“I don’t think I’ve been in this situation since I was in high school and my ticker is not what it used to be,” said Norris. “I thought for sure I was going to have a heart attack on the floor when I saw our girls fouling. We had a nice comfortable lead and (East Central) brings it back close and we’re still fouling. But I thought the girls did a really good job of coming together as a team.”
East Central (6-4) nearly didn’t survive a horrific first quarter in which it committed five turnovers and missed its first four shots before finally getting on the scoreboard. By then, Shelbyville was off to an 8-0 start.
The Lady Trojans, who came to Garrett Gym riding a 5-game winning streak, shot 1-of-11 from the field in the first quarter and had nine turnovers in part to the Shelbyville defense.
“I’m going to keep showing our girls the first quarter,” said Norris. “I thought our defensive rotations in that first quarter were absolutely amazing.
“Our struggle is, they made a run in the second quarter and we put our heads down. We have to understand how to weather the storms. When you hold someone to two points in the first quarter, it’s going to be really hard to replicate that. They’re going to find ways around your defense.”
Six different Lady Golden Bears scored in the first quarter to build a 14-2 lead. Then the shooting touch cooled off and East Central turned up its intensity level.
The Lady Trojans put together a 19-8 run that cut Shelbyville’s lead to 22-21. But the Lady Golden Bears never relinquished the lead.
Kay Brokering hit a free throw. Chelsey Skipton drilled a three-pointer and Allison Gobel swished a pair of free throws, and Shelbyville took a 28-22 lead into halftime.
East Central got as close as four points early in the third quarter, but again Shelbyville responded. A 9-0 run capped off by a Riley Achenbach fast-break transition layin made it 41-28. And when Gobel hit a 10-foot jumper from the wing with 51 seconds to go in the third quarter, Shelbyville had its biggest lead of the game at 45-31.
With some help from the Lady Golden Bears, East Central kept chipping away at the lead over the final eight minutes. Shelbyville had eight turnovers and went just 4-of-9 from the free-throw line in the quarter.
“We will work on free throws and layups,” said Norris.
Shelbyville went scoreless for nearly a three-minute stretch in the second half of the fourth quarter and East Central scored nine straight points.
A Raven Hibbard layin made it 56-50 in favor of Shelbyville with 1:30 to go.
Rebecca Weber hit a free throw for East Central and Peyton Napier connected on a 3-pointer to make it 56-54 with 21 seconds left on the clock.
Despite Skipton going just 1-of-4 from the free-throw line, she still led the Lady Golden Bears with 15 points and seven rebounds. Ashley Bush finished with 11 points and three rebounds. Achenbach added 10 and Gobel had eight.
Sarah Packer led East Central with 13 points. Weber notched a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
East Central won the junior varsity game 49-32.
Allyson Conner led the Lady Golden Bears (3-6) with 12 points.
Despite time seemingly standing still for the final two minutes Wednesday night inside William L. Garrett Gymnasium, Shelbyville was incredibly busy fending off East Central. A lead that once was 14 points late in the third quarter was now down to one with 14.7 seconds left on the clock.
Chelsey Skipton hit a free throw to make it 57-55 in favor of Shelbyville with 13.1 seconds to go. And following an East Central turnover, Riley Achenbach added one more free throw with 7.2 seconds left.
East Central point guard Jenna Hountz took the ball and raced down court for an easy layin much to the dismay of her coach. Shelbyville was more than glad to let her do so. Skipton collected the ball from the net and stood out of bounds as the final two seconds ticked off the clock. Meanwhile East Central coach Kevin Moore took out his frustration on a pair of chairs at the end of his bench.
Merry Christmas Amanda Norris.
“I don’t think I’ve been in this situation since I was in high school and my ticker is not what it used to be,” said Norris. “I thought for sure I was going to have a heart attack on the floor when I saw our girls fouling. We had a nice comfortable lead and (East Central) brings it back close and we’re still fouling. But I thought the girls did a really good job of coming together as a team.”
East Central (6-4) nearly didn’t survive a horrific first quarter in which it committed five turnovers and missed its first four shots before finally getting on the scoreboard. By then, Shelbyville was off to an 8-0 start.
The Lady Trojans, who came to Garrett Gym riding a 5-game winning streak, shot 1-of-11 from the field in the first quarter and had nine turnovers in part to the Shelbyville defense.
“I’m going to keep showing our girls the first quarter,” said Norris. “I thought our defensive rotations in that first quarter were absolutely amazing.
“Our struggle is, they made a run in the second quarter and we put our heads down. We have to understand how to weather the storms. When you hold someone to two points in the first quarter, it’s going to be really hard to replicate that. They’re going to find ways around your defense.”
Six different Lady Golden Bears scored in the first quarter to build a 14-2 lead. Then the shooting touch cooled off and East Central turned up its intensity level.
The Lady Trojans put together a 19-8 run that cut Shelbyville’s lead to 22-21. But the Lady Golden Bears never relinquished the lead.
Kay Brokering hit a free throw. Chelsey Skipton drilled a three-pointer and Allison Gobel swished a pair of free throws, and Shelbyville took a 28-22 lead into halftime.
East Central got as close as four points early in the third quarter, but again Shelbyville responded. A 9-0 run capped off by a Riley Achenbach fast-break transition layin made it 41-28. And when Gobel hit a 10-foot jumper from the wing with 51 seconds to go in the third quarter, Shelbyville had its biggest lead of the game at 45-31.
With some help from the Lady Golden Bears, East Central kept chipping away at the lead over the final eight minutes. Shelbyville had eight turnovers and went just 4-of-9 from the free-throw line in the quarter.
“We will work on free throws and layups,” said Norris.
Shelbyville went scoreless for nearly a three-minute stretch in the second half of the fourth quarter and East Central scored nine straight points.
A Raven Hibbard layin made it 56-50 in favor of Shelbyville with 1:30 to go.
Rebecca Weber hit a free throw for East Central and Peyton Napier connected on a 3-pointer to make it 56-54 with 21 seconds left on the clock.
Despite Skipton going just 1-of-4 from the free-throw line, she still led the Lady Golden Bears with 15 points and seven rebounds. Ashley Bush finished with 11 points and three rebounds. Achenbach added 10 and Gobel had eight.
Sarah Packer led East Central with 13 points. Weber notched a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
East Central won the junior varsity game 49-32.
Allyson Conner led the Lady Golden Bears (3-6) with 12 points.
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