McPHERSON, Kan. – The McPherson Middle School Girls Basketball team would battle Derby on Thursday. Both 7th and 8th grade A teams would defeat the Panthers, but the B teams would fall be narrow deficits.
In the 8th Grade A Game, the Pups would win 44-35. Head Coach Heidi Ricke said, “We played a great game tonight and showed some improvement on our defense and ball handling, with 11 steals and only 10 turnovers. I am so proud of the way we played tonight with balanced scoring.”
Brynn LittleJohn: 13 pts. 10 Rebounds 1 Steal
Jaela Thompson: 11 pts 6 Rebounds 2 Steals
Carmin Pavlovich: 8 pts 7 Rebounds 3 Steals
Rylie Whitfield: 8 pts 3 Rebounds 1 Steal
Piper Alvord: 4 pts. 3 Rebounds 3 Steals
Ari Prose: 0 pts. 0 Rebounds 1 Steal
In the 8th Grade B Game, the Pups would fall 26-21. Coach Ricke said, “Although we came up short, I was very impressed with how we came together and executed our offense and played hard. These girls played with a lot of heart tonight and I couldn’t be prouder of them.”
Molly Owen: 13pts.
Ari Prose: 6 pts.
Riley Clemmons: 2 pts
In the 7th Grade A Game, the Pups would win 38-7. “The game was physical.” noted Head Coach Matt Sandbo, “We did a good job contesting shots, and making it hard for them to score. A lot of things to clean up and work on, too.”
Karlie Cooper 17 pts 6 reb
Amerie Lowery 7 pts 5 reb
Audra Sandbo 6 pts 8 assists 4 steals
Kennedy Bonham 4 pts 7 reb
Jersey Alexander 2 pts 7 reb 4 steals
Allison Randa 2 pts
In the 7th Grade B Game, the Pups would fall 23-21. Sandbo noted that it was physical in the game as well. He said, “The kids fought to the end and played hard.” he concluded by noting there was much improvement from the first game to the second.
Allison Randa 16
Amerie Lowery 3
Jaylinn Major 2
