GHV girls suffer two losses

It was a tough week for the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura girls, as they dropped two contests, moving their record to 2-3, 3-5.

Bishop Garrigan 45, GHV 34

The Cardinal girls gave undefeated Bishop Garrigan (4-0, 7-0) a good game on Tuesday, Dec. 12, but in the end it was the Golden Bears that prevailed.

GHV opened the game with a strong first quarter.  A seven-point run gave the Cards a 10-4 lead.  With :03 remaining Bishop Garrigan closed the gap with a three-point shot to end the quarter, 10-7.

Midway through the second quarter, the Golden Bears got the advantage and took over the lead, 15-14.  GHV went on a six-point run to regain the lead before another last second, three-point shot by Bishop Garrigan put them back on top, 22-20, heading into the half.

“Our defense did a really good job of identifying their leading scorer and making things difficult for her.  We held her scoreless the entire first half, but did break down and allow her an open three at the buzzer to end the first half,” said Coach Matt Erpelding.  “I felt that shot really changed the momentum heading into the locker room.  Had we not given up that shot, and had been better at the free throw line, I honestly feel we would have come out of this game with the victory.”

The Golden Bears held onto a four-point lead for the entire third quarter, 32-28.

Back-to-back threes by Bishop Garrigan gave them a 10-point lead, 40-30.  The deficit was too much for the Cardinals to regain and they fell, 45-34.

Jayden Frank led the Cardinals with 11 points.  Mara Anderson chipped in eight and Jillian Heitland added seven.

Anderson led the team under the boards with 11 rebounds.  Jade Hanson grabbed nine and Heitland had seven.

Anderson led the team in as

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sists with four and she also had two steals.  Morgan Ryerson and Maddie Williams each had a steal and Heitland and Hanson each had one blocked shot.

Lake Mills 61, GHV 41

The GHV girls struggled on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor and suffered a 20-point loss to Lake Mills (2-3, 3-4) at home on Friday, Dec. 15.

“We again struggled defensively, but responded with a very poor effort in this game,” said Coach Matt Erpelding.  “We did miss numerous open looks around the basket, which only adds to the offensive struggles.  I need to do a better job in finding something that we can execute to get us better looks.”

The game opened well for the Cards, with Maddie Williams hitting a three-point shot out of the gate.  After that, however, Mara Anderson was the only other player able to find the basket.  Lake Mills took an early 12-5 lead in the first quarter.

Lake Mills went on eight and 11 points runs in the second quarter to take take a big lead into halftime, 30-12.

Jillian Heitland got rolling in the second half, putting in 16-points by herself, but it wasn’t enough, as the Bulldogs picked up a 61-41 victory.

Heitland was the only bright spot, as she finished the game with 20-points. She was a perfect 5/5 from the free throw line.  Anderson was the next  leading scorer with six-points.

Morgan Ryerson led the team in rebounds with seven, followed by Anderson with six and Sadie Oulman with four.

Heitland and Williams led the team in assists with three apiece.  Heitland, Oulman, Ryerson and Vanessa Olson all had one steal apiece.  Ryerson and Jayden Frank each had one blocked shot.

The girls have one more game before the holiday break.  They host Humboldt on Thursday, Dec. 21.  Game time is 6:15 p.m.

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