No. 2 Crestwood girls ground Clayton Ridge, 77-13

GUTTENBERG - The Class 3A No. 2 Crestwood varsity girls’ basketball team opened the season on a very strong note with a convincing 77-13 win over Clayton Ridge on Nov. 20.

The Cadets built a 14-4 lead after one period and went on a 32-4 run in the second quarter to take a 46-8 halftime lead. Crestwood pushed its lead to 64-13 after three periods before going on a 13-0 run in the final period.

“Our defense was a big key to the win,” Cadet Coach Doug Sickles said. “Everyone on our team contributed on defense, and we didn’t allow Clayton Ridge to run their offense.

“On offense, we did a great job of sharing the ball. We finished with 28 total assists, which was amazing,” Sickles said.

Eight Cadets scored at least two points. Shannon Pisney led the charge as she tallied 20 points, had six rebounds, six assists, four steals and one block. Ellie Friesen poured in 17 points, including four three-pointers, had three rebounds, six assists and five steals.

Sharon Goodman had 15 points, four rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. Brynn Bodermann had six points, two rebounds, five assists and two steals. Annie Mast tallied six points and three rebounds.

Emily Friesen had six points, including two three-pointers, four assists, three rebounds and one steal. Kaylee Thomas had five points, including one three-pointer. Samantha Balk had two points. Taylor Shelton had three assists. Laken Lienhard tallied two rebounds, one assist and one steal.

Score by quarters

CW   14  32  18  13 - 77

CR     4    4    5    0  - 13

 

Cadet JV girls win

The Crestwood Junior Varsity girls’ team earned a 61-19 win over Clayton Ridge on Nov. 20.

Laken Lienhard tallied 13 points. Other scorers included: Brooklyn Ferrie 9, Kryslynn Ruppert 8, Sam Balk 7, Kennedy Gaul 5, Keelee Andera 5, Mattie Slavin 4, Shelby Pisney 4, Katlin Born 4, Taylor Shelton 2.