“She was super aggressive and always plays very hard and is very quick to the ball.”Īs Ogden was snatching up rebounds, Harris was busy coming off of picks and scoring easy layups. “I think in the first quarter no one but Sarah got a defensive rebound,” Taylor-Sheldon said. Odgen was a force on the boards, as the junior grabbed 16 on the evening. Adachi was held to just two first-quarter points and did not score at all in the third. Jade Stuckman drew the tough assignment of guarding Seneca East’s 19-point-per-game guard Seina Adachi. They owned an 8-4 advantage after the first quarter. The Royals did not allow the Tigers to score 10 or more points in a quarter until the fourth. “I felt like we had the right game plan and was happy with the result,” Taylor-Sheldon said.
The Tigers could not find a way to crack the Royals defense. The Royals held the Tigers to just 11 of 56 from the field, including 1-21 from 3-point range. The Royal defense proved to be the difference as they forced the Tigers to take some long threes and off-balance shots. “We talked about what our defensive game plan was going to be and the kids did a good job carrying that out.”
“We had several days to prepare,” Wynford coach Amy Taylor-Sheldon said. The Tigers came into the matchup in third place in the Northern 10 Conference, but the Royals spoiled their night to get back to. Donnenwirth Gymnasium and sent them home with a 33-26 loss. The dynamic junior duo welcomed the Seneca East Tigers into W.R. Linkey 3 0 8, Megan Siesel 4 0-2 10, Mykayla Ruffing 1 0 2, Kristen Kochel 1 2-3 4, Brette Stockmaster 1 3-4 5, Paige Reichert 4-0-8.HOLMES TOWNSHIP – The Wynford Royals had a game plan on Friday night, but they did not predict the nights Sarah Ogden and Gretchen Harris would have. Scoring: Marin Adachi 1 0 2 Seina Adachi 8 0 18, C.J. Linkey 2, Megan Siesel 2) 48 rebounds (Kristen Kochel 9, Aubrey Saylors 9, Siesel 9), 15 turnovers. Scoring: Jenna Karl 11 7-8 31 Erin Baldosser 1 1-2 3, Allison Biglin 1 0 2, Haley Green 4 3-6 12, Sarah Heydinger 2 1-2 5, Isabelle Biglin 3 1-3 8, Courtney Pihfer 2 0 6. (Jenna Karl 2, Courtney Pihfer 2, Haley Green, Isabelle Biglin) 50 rebounds (Biglin 10, Sarah Heydinger 10), 13 turnovers. “But, to us a football term, I hope it’s a gut-check.”īuckeye Central: 24-63 FG, 13-21 FT, 6-21 3pt. “This doesn’t define our season,” he added. “Greg had his team very well prepared,” Stallings said. “For us to come here and score 67 points against a good team is something,” Moore said. They found out that just because they were picked second, you can’t just show up and win.” “The bottom line is, the girls bought into the hype,” Stallings said. The Buckettes regained the lead at 52-49 on a 3 by freshman Courtney Pihfer and were able to pull away from there. Linkey’s buzzer-beater 3-point shot.īut Adachi picked up her fourth foul early in the final period and was a non-factor down the stretch. But she dropped in 11 of Seneca East’s 23 points in the third period to grab the lead, 49-48, on C.J. “We didn’t shoot that well, but the kids hung in there.”Īdachi had just seven points in the first half due, spending much of the second quarter on the bench. “That’s what we want to do, get up and down the court,” Moore said. Buckeye Central attempted 39 shots in the first half. The Buckettes hit 10 of 17 shots in the first quarter to tally 22 points and then the defense held the Tigers to nine in the second period to build a 37-26 lead at intermission. “Those were four of the most stupid fouls in her career.” “That’s a playing-under-pressure thing,” Seneca East coach Dave Stallings said. Sophomore Jenna Karl had a monster night with 31 points to neutralize Seneca East standout, senior Seina Adachi, who was slowed by foul trouble throughout the game and fouled out midway through the fourth quarter. Those girls love each other,” Buckeye Central coach Greg Moore said. The Buckettes sent a strong message that they may have been overlooked.īuckeye Central ran out to an 11-point halftime lead, then had to rally to defeat the Seneca East Lady Tigers, 67-57, in the N10 and season opener for both teams.
ATTICA - With no seniors on the roster, Buckeye Central was picked seventh in the Northern 10 Conference by the media.