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Lady Cats pick up road win at Pocatello
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POCATELLO -- Minus two probable senior starters -- including last season's leading scorer, Brenna Brigham -- and two other likely contributors, Pocatello girls' basketball coach Jeff Hough didn't know where his team's scoring would come in its opener Saturday against Madison.
Those worries were justified. The 4A Indians didn't record their first basket until the second quarter and never could recover in a 44-27 loss to the 5A Bobcats at the Palace.
Considering the circumstances, though, Hough and his team weren't disheartened after the defeat.
"We actually played better than I thought," the coach said. "They did all right."
Madison hassled the young Pocatello lineup from the beginning, employing a full-court zone trapping scheme that frazzled the Indians, who played with only eight players in uniform.
The frantic pace kept the Indians focused on advancing the ball past halfcourt rather than setting up their offense, and after one quarter, the Bobcats led 9-2, with both Pocatello points coming from Kelsey Parker free throws.
"It's frustrating," said the junior Parker of Madison's defense. "We know what we need to do, but we tried to rush it too fast. We need to slow it down and do it right."
Junior Becca Aplington scored the Indians' first field goal of the night off a putback at the 6:56 mark of the second quarter, and she followed that up with a layup off a steal to make the score 11-6 Madison.
That five-point deficit was as close as the game would be the rest of the way.
The Bobcats took a 21-9 lead into halftime, and Madison junior Brin Neff ended all doubt by knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers followed by a layup midway through the third quarter to make it 33-15.
Neff led all scorers with 16 points. Parker paced Pocatello with 11 points followed by Aplington, who scored seven.
With his top two post players on the bench in street clothes, Hough turned to a pair of sophomores -- Amanda Clark and Milli Mower -- down low, and that experience early in the season will pay off later in the year, Hough said.
"My two big post players were sophomores, and they got a lot of minutes tonight," he said. "That's a good thing."
When the Indians face off against two more 5A foes next week -- Wednesday at Twin Falls and Thursday at home against Highland -- Hough expects to return to full strength.
At that time, Pocatello expects to dramatically improve.
"It'll be a huge help," Aplington said. "It's hard being out there with little rest. Once we get them back, we'll be good."
Madison (1-1) hosts Bonneville on Wednesday.
Madison 9 12 16 7 -- 44
Pocatello 2 7 8 10 -- 27
Madison (44): Sarah Erickson 6 1-6 13, Kaylee Manner 2 0-0 4, Brin Neff 5 2-3 16, Brittney Jensen 2 0-0 4, Chari Hawkins 2 0-0 4, Erica George 1 1-3 3.
Pocatello (27): Andrea Beseris 2 0-3 5, Rachael Hennessey 0 1-2 1, Kelsey Parker 3 4-6 11, Milli Mower 1 1-2 3, Brenda Hansen 0 0-2 0, Becca Aplington 2 3-4 7, Amanda Clark 0 0-0 0.
Sugar-Salem 61, Filer 28
FILER -- After an opening Friday night win, the Filer Wildcats were beaten by the visiting Sugar-Salem Diggers on Saturday 61-28.
"It was good for us to see a team like this so we know where we need to improve," said Filer coach Gary Mellinger. "Sometimes it looked like they had eight players on the court."
Junior Natalie Hughes led the Wildcats with eight points and senior Sara Goodwin added five.
Brooke Hansen scored a game-high 19 points for the Diggers and Sofia Hepworth had 12.
Filer (1-1) is on the road at Wood River on Thursday.
Sugar-Salem (2-0) will play host to Rigby this evening.
Sugar-Salem 24 19 10 8 -- 61
Filer 13 5 8 2 -- 28
Sugar-Salem (61)
Vanessa Hawkes 6, Jocelyn Ostermiller 5, Murri 5, Sopia Hepworth 12, Katelyn Palmer 3, Choffin 2, Brooke Hansen 19, Orme 3, Sherisse Hawkes 4, Hibbert 2. Totals 26 8-20 61.
Filer (28)
Katie Vierstra 4, Laci Heimkes 1, Ari Wright 2, Taylor Twitchell 3, Rocia Gutierrez 3, Sara Goodwin 5, Charmaine Weatherly 2, Natalie Hughes 8. Totals 11 4-9 28.
3-point goals: Sugar-Salem 1 (Murri); Filer 2 (Twitchell, Goodwin). Total fouls: Sugar-Salem 15, Filer 17. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.
Declo 46, So. Fremont 34
DECLO -- The Declo Lady Hornets used an 18-9 run in the second period of Saturday's game to pull away from South Fremont en route to a 46-34 win at Declo High School.
After the two teams played to a 9-9 tie at the end of the opening quarter, Declo took control of the game, building a 27-18 lead at halftime.Kristen Crain scored 17 points to pace South Fremont.
No other Lady Cougar scored more than eight points.
Catherine Blakeslee finished with 15 to pace Declo.
South Fremont (0-2) will host Snake River on Wednesday.
So. Fremont 9 9 14 2 -- 34
Declo 9 18 11 8 -- 46
South Fremont (34)
Crain 17, Simmons 1, Miller 8, Martinez 2, Harker 2, Brower 4. Totals 12 10-19 34.
Declo (46)
Brinlee Breshears 2, Jessica Fuentes 7, Alli Webb 5, Sydney Christensen 11, Saah Silcock 6, Catherine Blakeslee 15. Totals 17 12-19 46.
Total fouls: South Fremont 15, Declo 18. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.
For the Standard Journal
Those worries were justified. The 4A Indians didn't record their first basket until the second quarter and never could recover in a 44-27 loss to the 5A Bobcats at the Palace.
Considering the circumstances, though, Hough and his team weren't disheartened after the defeat.
"We actually played better than I thought," the coach said. "They did all right."
Madison hassled the young Pocatello lineup from the beginning, employing a full-court zone trapping scheme that frazzled the Indians, who played with only eight players in uniform.
The frantic pace kept the Indians focused on advancing the ball past halfcourt rather than setting up their offense, and after one quarter, the Bobcats led 9-2, with both Pocatello points coming from Kelsey Parker free throws.
"It's frustrating," said the junior Parker of Madison's defense. "We know what we need to do, but we tried to rush it too fast. We need to slow it down and do it right."
Junior Becca Aplington scored the Indians' first field goal of the night off a putback at the 6:56 mark of the second quarter, and she followed that up with a layup off a steal to make the score 11-6 Madison.
That five-point deficit was as close as the game would be the rest of the way.
The Bobcats took a 21-9 lead into halftime, and Madison junior Brin Neff ended all doubt by knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers followed by a layup midway through the third quarter to make it 33-15.
Neff led all scorers with 16 points. Parker paced Pocatello with 11 points followed by Aplington, who scored seven.
With his top two post players on the bench in street clothes, Hough turned to a pair of sophomores -- Amanda Clark and Milli Mower -- down low, and that experience early in the season will pay off later in the year, Hough said.
"My two big post players were sophomores, and they got a lot of minutes tonight," he said. "That's a good thing."
When the Indians face off against two more 5A foes next week -- Wednesday at Twin Falls and Thursday at home against Highland -- Hough expects to return to full strength.
At that time, Pocatello expects to dramatically improve.
"It'll be a huge help," Aplington said. "It's hard being out there with little rest. Once we get them back, we'll be good."
Madison (1-1) hosts Bonneville on Wednesday.
Madison 9 12 16 7 -- 44
Pocatello 2 7 8 10 -- 27
Madison (44): Sarah Erickson 6 1-6 13, Kaylee Manner 2 0-0 4, Brin Neff 5 2-3 16, Brittney Jensen 2 0-0 4, Chari Hawkins 2 0-0 4, Erica George 1 1-3 3.
Pocatello (27): Andrea Beseris 2 0-3 5, Rachael Hennessey 0 1-2 1, Kelsey Parker 3 4-6 11, Milli Mower 1 1-2 3, Brenda Hansen 0 0-2 0, Becca Aplington 2 3-4 7, Amanda Clark 0 0-0 0.
Sugar-Salem 61, Filer 28
FILER -- After an opening Friday night win, the Filer Wildcats were beaten by the visiting Sugar-Salem Diggers on Saturday 61-28.
"It was good for us to see a team like this so we know where we need to improve," said Filer coach Gary Mellinger. "Sometimes it looked like they had eight players on the court."
Junior Natalie Hughes led the Wildcats with eight points and senior Sara Goodwin added five.
Brooke Hansen scored a game-high 19 points for the Diggers and Sofia Hepworth had 12.
Filer (1-1) is on the road at Wood River on Thursday.
Sugar-Salem (2-0) will play host to Rigby this evening.
Sugar-Salem 24 19 10 8 -- 61
Filer 13 5 8 2 -- 28
Sugar-Salem (61)
Vanessa Hawkes 6, Jocelyn Ostermiller 5, Murri 5, Sopia Hepworth 12, Katelyn Palmer 3, Choffin 2, Brooke Hansen 19, Orme 3, Sherisse Hawkes 4, Hibbert 2. Totals 26 8-20 61.
Filer (28)
Katie Vierstra 4, Laci Heimkes 1, Ari Wright 2, Taylor Twitchell 3, Rocia Gutierrez 3, Sara Goodwin 5, Charmaine Weatherly 2, Natalie Hughes 8. Totals 11 4-9 28.
3-point goals: Sugar-Salem 1 (Murri); Filer 2 (Twitchell, Goodwin). Total fouls: Sugar-Salem 15, Filer 17. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.
Declo 46, So. Fremont 34
DECLO -- The Declo Lady Hornets used an 18-9 run in the second period of Saturday's game to pull away from South Fremont en route to a 46-34 win at Declo High School.
After the two teams played to a 9-9 tie at the end of the opening quarter, Declo took control of the game, building a 27-18 lead at halftime.Kristen Crain scored 17 points to pace South Fremont.
No other Lady Cougar scored more than eight points.
Catherine Blakeslee finished with 15 to pace Declo.
South Fremont (0-2) will host Snake River on Wednesday.
So. Fremont 9 9 14 2 -- 34
Declo 9 18 11 8 -- 46
South Fremont (34)
Crain 17, Simmons 1, Miller 8, Martinez 2, Harker 2, Brower 4. Totals 12 10-19 34.
Declo (46)
Brinlee Breshears 2, Jessica Fuentes 7, Alli Webb 5, Sydney Christensen 11, Saah Silcock 6, Catherine Blakeslee 15. Totals 17 12-19 46.
Total fouls: South Fremont 15, Declo 18. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.
For the Standard Journal
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