Fri Jul 30 2010
Offensive rebounds can be a mixed blessing. It means another opportunity to score, but it also means the prior opportunity was squandered.
Western Hills found that out the hard way Tuesday night at Lapsley Cardwell Gym, beating Woodford County on the boards but getting outdone on the scoreboard 53-44.
The missed layups and free throws were too much to overcome for WHHS down the stretch as the Lady Yellowjackets found their offense off the dribble in the second half, building a 13-point lead to begin the fourth quarter which proved too much for the Lady Wolverines to overcome.
“They connected with their shots,” WHHS coach Kevin Radford said.
“I really thought we’d take away more of their penetration than we did, and I’m a little disappointed in that.”
Catie Fletcher led the charge for Woodford County (2-1, 2-0) in the third quarter, driving to the basket and getting to the free throw line for nine of her game-high 18 points in the period. The Lady Yellowjackets had a five-point lead at halftime with the score 20-15. After the fourth quarter, that lead mushroomed to 10.
An 8-1 run in the dwindling minutes of the fourth quarter helped Western Hills (1-2, 0-1) pull within six at 50-44. The run started with a 3-pointer by Danielle Watson, followed by two Meagan Walker free throws and a banked 3-pointer by Krystal Cammuse. Only 40 seconds remained on the game clock, however, as the Yellow Jackets knocked down 3-of-4 free throw attempts to end all hopes of a comeback.
Walker led WHHS with 16 points, while Watson finished with 11, including three 3-pointers.
Radford said he is hoping the Lady Wolverines will find their stroke later in the season behind the Watson-Walker scoring duo.
“It’s pretty hard to guard Meagan, it’s pretty hard to guard Danielle,” he said. “We know we’ve got some other outside shooters, but we really haven’t seen a lot of our offense come to fruition because a lot of people haven’t been together in practice.”
Glimpses of potential could be seen in the first half when Walker knocked down a pair of shots to give Western Hills a 5-2 lead to begin the game. Woodford County’s Taylor Kelly kicked into high gear after that, scoring on three layups to give WCHS a 9-6 advantage after the first quarter.
Woodford led 18-10 midway through the second quarter before Western Hills finished the half with a 5-2 run on the strength of its defense.
“I was really proud of my girls in the first half,” Radford said. “We held them to 20 points. I just figured our offense would click a little bit better.”
WESTERN HILLS (44) – Danielle Watson 11, Meagan Walker 16, Elizabeth Owens 2, Tessa Barnes 4, Krystal Cammuse 3, Kendyl Vandergriff 6, Kaylah Roberts 2.
WOODFORD CO. (53) – Amy Morford 4, Amanda Squires 4, Taylor Kelly 11, Alyssa Lucas 3, Catie Fletcher 18, Hannah Morgan 8, Shelby McDonald 5.
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