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8th-grade girls undefeated for 2016 season
Sports · December 22, 2016
The eight-graders finished the season undefeated with a 12-0 record and conference champion title with wins against Wilton and Durant last week.
On Dec. 13, the A team beat Wilton 60-17.
Sasha Koenig led a balanced Bear attack with 12 points, while Lexie Peak and Taya Young each scored 10 and Nicki Henson added 9. The Bears held Wilton to 3 points in the second half.
“We really played well in the second half defensively against Wilton,” Coach Rich Stout said. “Offensively we really shared the basketball well and we were very balanced.
Scoring: Koenig 12. Peak 10, T. Young 10, Henson 9, Rylan Druecker 7, Maddie Hatfield 6, Bailey Donohoe 3, Savannah Sexton 3
In the B game, Wilton defeated West Branch 29-10.
Abbie Westcott led the Bears with four points, while Chyna Young, Melanie Lamont and Savannah Sexton each had two points.
On Dec. 15, the A team defeated Durant 56-5.
Eight different Bears scored against the Wildcats, led by Rylan Druecker’s 13 points and Sasha Koenig’s 12 points. The Bears outscored the Wildcats 48-2 in the final three quarters on their way to the win.
“The girls again did a great job defensively, and that led to a lot of transition baskets for us,” Stout said.
Scoring: Druecker 13, Koenig 12, Lexie Peak 8, Taya Young 7, Nicki Henson 6, Bailey Donohoe 4, Maddie Hatfield 2, Savannah Sexton 2
In the B game, the Bears beat Durant 26-12.
Melanie Lamont hit double figures with 10 points to lead the Bears and Savannah Sexton added six points.
“The girls played one of their best B games against Durant,” Stout said. “We had a lot of girls score and we played well defensively.”
Scoring: Lamont 10, Sexton 6, Bailey Donohoe 4, Chyna Young 2, Abbie Westcott 2, Justyce Jones 2
“This is a very talented and deep team who has put a lot of time into basketball,” Stout said. “They have a bright future at the high school level in the next few years.”
The coach said he could not have done this work alone.
“I wanted to thank Brad and Nicki Koenig who helped to coach the girls this season and all the parents that helped out at our home games,” he said.
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