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Lady Bears lose to Columbus North
Posted by Ronald Williams at Nov 22, 2010 4:00PM PST
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The Lady Golden Bears two game winning streak ended Tuesday Night to Columbus North 59-45. The Lady Bears record: (2-2 overall & 0-1 in HHC play). The Lady Golden Bears are back in action Friday Night when they travel to take on Pendleton Heights. JV tipoff is at 6:00 PM. & Varsity tipoff is at 7:30 PM. Everybody have a safe Thanksgiving holiday Thursday.
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| Southwestern's Brooke Hommel (center) gets tied up by Shelbyville's Kelsey Endahl (left) and Jordan Wise during their girls' high school basketball game Friday at Southwestern (Steve Bush photo) |
Physical Shelbyville squad fends off ultra-quick Spartans
By Jeff Brown
Sports editor
Shelbyville survived a frantic third quarter to hold off Southwestern, 52-40 Friday night at Southwestern.
The Lady Golden Bears, now 2-1 this season, have back-to-back wins for the first time since late in the 2007 season.
”These girls are working so hard,” said second-year Shelbyville coach Amanda Norris. “With every win we get a little more buy in that hard work, determination and working on your weaknesses pays off.”
Shelbyville used a strong first-half performance to build a 17-point lead by halftime.
Southwestern (2-2) went quicker in the third quarter and sped up the pace of the game much to the disliking of the Golden Bears, who had just two field goals in the third quarter and more turnovers than in the entire first half.
”We stayed in that 2-3 zone in the first half to see if they could shoot it from the outside,” said Southwestern coach P.J. O’Malley, “and they did.
”We went to our trap in the second half and outhustled them. We should have never been down by 17.”
After a disjointed third quarter, Shelbyville rebounded in the fourth to get control of the game once again.
Eryn Hopper scored in the low post and hit a foul shot for a 3-point play. The senior forward followed that with another pair of free throws and the Golden Bears were back up 13 after seeing their lead slip to eight after three quarters.
”We haven’t been pressed too terribly bad yet and Southwestern has an Annie Thomas on their side, who is quick and relentless,” said Norris. “She has 24-hour energy, not five-hour energy. That helps them a lot. We haven’t seen anyone like that.”
Thomas, a freshman, finished with a team-high 10 points and eight steals. Whitley Thomas added nine points, but the Spartans struggled shooting from the field (10-of-50).
”We have to hit outside shots,” said O’Malley. “Teams are going to play zone on us until we start making some outside shots.”
Chelsey Skipton led a balanced Shelbyville attack with 11 points. Hopper finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Raven Hibbard hit a pair of 3s to finish with eight points. And Ashley Bush had seven.
”I have so much pride and joy to see our team play like this,” said Norris.
The Golden Bears outrebounded the Spartans 43-21.
Shelbyville’s junior varsity team improved to 3-0 this season with a 38-19 win at Southwestern.
Ashley Scudder led the Lady Golden Bears with eight points. Sky-Anne Krise and Riley Achenbach each had seven.
Haley Temple led Southwestern with eight points. Taylor Eversole scored seven.
The Lady Golden Bears, now 2-1 this season, have back-to-back wins for the first time since late in the 2007 season.
”These girls are working so hard,” said second-year Shelbyville coach Amanda Norris. “With every win we get a little more buy in that hard work, determination and working on your weaknesses pays off.”
Shelbyville used a strong first-half performance to build a 17-point lead by halftime.
”We stayed in that 2-3 zone in the first half to see if they could shoot it from the outside,” said Southwestern coach P.J. O’Malley, “and they did.
”We went to our trap in the second half and outhustled them. We should have never been down by 17.”
After a disjointed third quarter, Shelbyville rebounded in the fourth to get control of the game once again.
Eryn Hopper scored in the low post and hit a foul shot for a 3-point play. The senior forward followed that with another pair of free throws and the Golden Bears were back up 13 after seeing their lead slip to eight after three quarters.
”We haven’t been pressed too terribly bad yet and Southwestern has an Annie Thomas on their side, who is quick and relentless,” said Norris. “She has 24-hour energy, not five-hour energy. That helps them a lot. We haven’t seen anyone like that.”
Thomas, a freshman, finished with a team-high 10 points and eight steals. Whitley Thomas added nine points, but the Spartans struggled shooting from the field (10-of-50).
”We have to hit outside shots,” said O’Malley. “Teams are going to play zone on us until we start making some outside shots.”
Chelsey Skipton led a balanced Shelbyville attack with 11 points. Hopper finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Raven Hibbard hit a pair of 3s to finish with eight points. And Ashley Bush had seven.
”I have so much pride and joy to see our team play like this,” said Norris.
The Golden Bears outrebounded the Spartans 43-21.
Shelbyville’s junior varsity team improved to 3-0 this season with a 38-19 win at Southwestern.
Ashley Scudder led the Lady Golden Bears with eight points. Sky-Anne Krise and Riley Achenbach each had seven.
Haley Temple led Southwestern with eight points. Taylor Eversole scored seven.
Lady Golden Bears defeat Southwestern
Posted by Ronald Williams at Nov 18, 2010 4:00PM PST
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The Lady Golden Bears defeats now 2-2 Southwestern 52-40 that moved thier record to(2-1 overall & 0-1 in HHC play) Friday Night. The Lady Bears led from start to finish. The Lady Bears was led in scoring by: Chelsey Skipton 17, Raven Hibbard 8, Ashley Bush 7, Caitlin Mills 6, Jordan Wise 5, & Dusti Vierling 2. Southwestern was led in scoring by: Annie Thomas 10. Jordan Wise was named as player of the game. The JV team defeated Southwestern 38-19 they remain undefeated at 3-0. The Lady Bears are back in action again Tuesday Night when they travel to Columbus North.
Shelbyville sends Lady Pirates down the plank
Posted by Ronald Williams at Nov 17, 2010 4:00PM PST
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Lady Golden Bears record first win, thump Greensburg 47-32
By Paul Gable
Staff Writer
What a difference a game makes.
After turning the ball over 23 times and being held to 8-of-42 shooting from the field in a season opening loss at Yorktown, the Shelbyville High School girls' basketball team came out and played the style of basketball second-year coach Amanda Norris has been waiting for as the Lady Golden Bears cruised to a 47-32 win Tuesday over Greensburg. The win improves Shelbyville to 1-1 on the young season.
"We didn't play bad at Yorktown. I just thought we couldn't hit a shot. Tonight, our shots went in, we got defensive stops and our confidence was the difference maker. I want to give a shoutout to our sixth grade basketball team who sat behind our bench and really got us going. We fed off of their emotion," Norris said.
The feeding frenzy was crucial for the Lady Golden Bears, who found themselves trailing 3-2 early before going ahead 6-3 en route to both teams settling in for an 11-11 tie after the first quarter.
The second quarter and the play of Shelbyville senior forward Caitlin Mills proved to be the deciding factor.
In the eight-minute period, Mills scored 10 points, while Shelbyville, who shot 6-of-11 in the frame, held the visiting Lady Pirates to 1-of-9 shooting. The combination of Mills and a stingy defense paved the way for the Lady Golden Bears to build a 28-15 halftime advantage.
"The second quarter was crucial to us getting the win. Caitlin decided it was her time to take over, and I had no problem with watching her do that," Norris said.
Despite the halftime advantage, Shelbyville opened the third period sloppy, turning the ball over three consecutive times down the court as Greensburg began to cut into the Lady Golden Bears' lead. A three-pointer by Clare Owens, followed by a pair of baskets from Laura Welage forced Shelbyville to call a time out, holding onto a 32-23 advantage.
It would be as close as the Lady Pirates would get as Mills sank a pair of free throws, giving momentum back to Shelbyville.
"Getting a win this early is a breath of fresh air for us. The girls have been working so hard, all of them, and they absolutely deserve this," Norris said.
Shelbyville, however, will have little time to rest, as they travel to Shelby County foe Southwestern Saturday. A season ago, Southwestern defeated Shelbyville, and Norris knows her team will be in for a tough test.
"We need support at Southwestern. It is a hostile environment, and they are a tough team," Norris said.
After turning the ball over 23 times and being held to 8-of-42 shooting from the field in a season opening loss at Yorktown, the Shelbyville High School girls' basketball team came out and played the style of basketball second-year coach Amanda Norris has been waiting for as the Lady Golden Bears cruised to a 47-32 win Tuesday over Greensburg. The win improves Shelbyville to 1-1 on the young season.
"We didn't play bad at Yorktown. I just thought we couldn't hit a shot. Tonight, our shots went in, we got defensive stops and our confidence was the difference maker. I want to give a shoutout to our sixth grade basketball team who sat behind our bench and really got us going. We fed off of their emotion," Norris said.
The feeding frenzy was crucial for the Lady Golden Bears, who found themselves trailing 3-2 early before going ahead 6-3 en route to both teams settling in for an 11-11 tie after the first quarter.
In the eight-minute period, Mills scored 10 points, while Shelbyville, who shot 6-of-11 in the frame, held the visiting Lady Pirates to 1-of-9 shooting. The combination of Mills and a stingy defense paved the way for the Lady Golden Bears to build a 28-15 halftime advantage.
"The second quarter was crucial to us getting the win. Caitlin decided it was her time to take over, and I had no problem with watching her do that," Norris said.
Despite the halftime advantage, Shelbyville opened the third period sloppy, turning the ball over three consecutive times down the court as Greensburg began to cut into the Lady Golden Bears' lead. A three-pointer by Clare Owens, followed by a pair of baskets from Laura Welage forced Shelbyville to call a time out, holding onto a 32-23 advantage.
It would be as close as the Lady Pirates would get as Mills sank a pair of free throws, giving momentum back to Shelbyville.
"Getting a win this early is a breath of fresh air for us. The girls have been working so hard, all of them, and they absolutely deserve this," Norris said.
Shelbyville, however, will have little time to rest, as they travel to Shelby County foe Southwestern Saturday. A season ago, Southwestern defeated Shelbyville, and Norris knows her team will be in for a tough test.
"We need support at Southwestern. It is a hostile environment, and they are a tough team," Norris said.
Lady Golden Bears win home opener over Greensburg
Posted by Ronald Williams at Nov 16, 2010 4:00PM PST
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The Lady Golden Bears improved on its record Tuesday Night to (1-1 overall & 0-1 in HHC play) after they defeated Greensburg 47-32 at Garrett Gymnasium. The score was tied 4 times and three lead changes. The last tie came at the end of one quarter 11-11, then it was all the lady golden bears after that leading 28-15 at halftime, 39-25 after three quarters, and the final score was 47-32. The Lady Bears was led in scoring by: Caitlin Mills 16, Eryn Hopper 8, Ashley Bush 6, Dusti Vierling & Kelsey Endahl 4 apiece, Raven Hibbard & Riley Achenbach 3, Allyson Conner 2, & Allison Gobel 1. Greensburg was led in scoring by: Laura Welage 10. The JV team go to (2-0) after they defeated Greensburg 42-15. The Lady Bears are back in action Friday Night when then travel to take on the Southwestern Spartians. JV tipoff is at 6 PM. & Varsity tipoff is at 7:30 PM.
