C-S bounces back quickly with win over
Athens after 40-20 setback at Mendon
By Bruce Rolfe
Avoiding losing streaks is something any basketball coach likes to see,
While the Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball avoided their first multiple game losing streak with a 47-32 win over Athens on the road January 26, Lady Panther coach Chip Paddock was also pleased with growth he saw in other areas.
The few times Athens appeared to generate momentum with small runs, C-S quickly seized the momentum back with a surge of its own.
Between strong defense and longer runs at the offensive end, C-S was able to get back into the win column after suffering a 40-20 loss at Mendon two days earlier.
Athens scored two straight baskets in the second quarter to reduce C-S’ lead to 12-9, however the Lady Panthers responded with two steals that led to a pair of quick baskets by Holly Talbert. The two baskets was followed a short time later by a basket by Lillie Edwards off an offensive rebound that bumped C-S’ lead to 18-9 with 3:25 left in the first half.
Athens, which trailed by a 19-12 count at halftime, started the second half with a basket, however C-S answered with a 9-0 run that helped the team take a 37-17 lead into the final quarter.
Athens made an early come back push by scoring the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to reduce the deficit to 10 points, however after the two teams traded baskets to make the score 39-29, the Lady Panthers held the home team to just three free throws and 0-for-5 shooting from the floor over the final 3:36 to secure the win.
“It’s good. Basketball is a game of runs. They went on some runs, we went on some runs. It was back and forth but we were able to minimize their runs and ours were just a little longer. Our defensive effort the last few games has been superb. The offense is going to come from our defense that we spend a lot of time working on,” said Paddock.
Holly Talbert’s 16 points and six steals paced C-S. Addy Reeves added 13 points and six rebounds and Lillie Edwards contributed 11 points and six rebounds.
Maria Bronsink led Athens in scoring with nine points.
The 7-2 Lady Panthers will return to action February 5 in a makeup game at home against Delton-Kellogg at 6 p.m.
Climax-Scotts 9 10 18 10 - 47
Athens 3 9 5 15 - 32
C-S: Sophie Braithwaite 1, Jaise Lane 4, Holly Talbert 16, AJ Edwards 2, Lillie Edwards 11, Addy Reeves 13
Athens: Grace Paul 2, Kami Parlin 5, Zoey Williams 3, Mallory Kincaid 4, Liv Upton 2, Maria Bronsink 9, Allison Stauffer 7
Free throws: C-S 13-19/Athens 8-22
3-point baskets: C-S 0/Athens 2 (Maria Bronsink 2)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Addy Reeves 6, Lillie Edwards 6, Annabelle Edwards 7, Ashlynn Gilbert 4, Jaise Lane 4, Holly Talbert 4
Assists: Annabelle Edwards 3, Lillie Edwards 2, Sophie Braithwaite 2
Steals: Holly Talbert 6, Addy Reeves 2, Sophie Braithwaite 2
Mendon doubles up Lady Panthers, 40-20
The Lady Panthers never recovered from a slow start and dropped a 40-20 decision to Mendon on the road January 24.
C-S also struggled with turnovers, committing 23 miscues.
Mendon held C-S to just two free throws and a Sophie Braithwaite basket in the first quarter on the way to a 10-4 lead after one quarter.
While it was only seven points, C-S enjoyed its biggest offensive output of the game in the second quarter, however Mendon stretched the lead to 22-11 at halftime.
Mendon held the Lady Panthers to just three baskets from the floor and three free throws in the second half.
C-S shot a chilly 14 percent (5-35) from two-point range and made one of four three-point tries.
Holly Talbert’s seven points led C-S in scoring, while Jaydn Samson scored 14 points to pace Mendon.
Climax-Scotts 4 7 6 3 - 20
Mendon 10 12 8 10 - 40
C-S: Sophie Braithwaite 2, Jaise Lane 3, Holly Talbert 7, Ashlynn Gilbert 4, Addy Reeves 4
Free throws: C-S 7-18/Mendon 9-21
3-point baskets: C-S 1 (Jaise Lane 1)/Mendon 3 (Jaydn Samson 2, Brianna Heitkamp 1)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Addy Reeves 12, Sophie Braithwaite 6, Lillie Edwards 6, Annabelle Edwards 4
Steals: Lillie Edwards 3, Holly Talbert 2, Annabelle Edwards 2
Avoiding losing streaks is something any basketball coach likes to see,
While the Climax-Scotts girls varsity basketball avoided their first multiple game losing streak with a 47-32 win over Athens on the road January 26, Lady Panther coach Chip Paddock was also pleased with growth he saw in other areas.
The few times Athens appeared to generate momentum with small runs, C-S quickly seized the momentum back with a surge of its own.
Between strong defense and longer runs at the offensive end, C-S was able to get back into the win column after suffering a 40-20 loss at Mendon two days earlier.
Athens scored two straight baskets in the second quarter to reduce C-S’ lead to 12-9, however the Lady Panthers responded with two steals that led to a pair of quick baskets by Holly Talbert. The two baskets was followed a short time later by a basket by Lillie Edwards off an offensive rebound that bumped C-S’ lead to 18-9 with 3:25 left in the first half.
Athens, which trailed by a 19-12 count at halftime, started the second half with a basket, however C-S answered with a 9-0 run that helped the team take a 37-17 lead into the final quarter.
Athens made an early come back push by scoring the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to reduce the deficit to 10 points, however after the two teams traded baskets to make the score 39-29, the Lady Panthers held the home team to just three free throws and 0-for-5 shooting from the floor over the final 3:36 to secure the win.
“It’s good. Basketball is a game of runs. They went on some runs, we went on some runs. It was back and forth but we were able to minimize their runs and ours were just a little longer. Our defensive effort the last few games has been superb. The offense is going to come from our defense that we spend a lot of time working on,” said Paddock.
Holly Talbert’s 16 points and six steals paced C-S. Addy Reeves added 13 points and six rebounds and Lillie Edwards contributed 11 points and six rebounds.
Maria Bronsink led Athens in scoring with nine points.
The 7-2 Lady Panthers will return to action February 5 in a makeup game at home against Delton-Kellogg at 6 p.m.
Climax-Scotts 9 10 18 10 - 47
Athens 3 9 5 15 - 32
C-S: Sophie Braithwaite 1, Jaise Lane 4, Holly Talbert 16, AJ Edwards 2, Lillie Edwards 11, Addy Reeves 13
Athens: Grace Paul 2, Kami Parlin 5, Zoey Williams 3, Mallory Kincaid 4, Liv Upton 2, Maria Bronsink 9, Allison Stauffer 7
Free throws: C-S 13-19/Athens 8-22
3-point baskets: C-S 0/Athens 2 (Maria Bronsink 2)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Addy Reeves 6, Lillie Edwards 6, Annabelle Edwards 7, Ashlynn Gilbert 4, Jaise Lane 4, Holly Talbert 4
Assists: Annabelle Edwards 3, Lillie Edwards 2, Sophie Braithwaite 2
Steals: Holly Talbert 6, Addy Reeves 2, Sophie Braithwaite 2
Mendon doubles up Lady Panthers, 40-20
The Lady Panthers never recovered from a slow start and dropped a 40-20 decision to Mendon on the road January 24.
C-S also struggled with turnovers, committing 23 miscues.
Mendon held C-S to just two free throws and a Sophie Braithwaite basket in the first quarter on the way to a 10-4 lead after one quarter.
While it was only seven points, C-S enjoyed its biggest offensive output of the game in the second quarter, however Mendon stretched the lead to 22-11 at halftime.
Mendon held the Lady Panthers to just three baskets from the floor and three free throws in the second half.
C-S shot a chilly 14 percent (5-35) from two-point range and made one of four three-point tries.
Holly Talbert’s seven points led C-S in scoring, while Jaydn Samson scored 14 points to pace Mendon.
Climax-Scotts 4 7 6 3 - 20
Mendon 10 12 8 10 - 40
C-S: Sophie Braithwaite 2, Jaise Lane 3, Holly Talbert 7, Ashlynn Gilbert 4, Addy Reeves 4
Free throws: C-S 7-18/Mendon 9-21
3-point baskets: C-S 1 (Jaise Lane 1)/Mendon 3 (Jaydn Samson 2, Brianna Heitkamp 1)
C-S Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Addy Reeves 12, Sophie Braithwaite 6, Lillie Edwards 6, Annabelle Edwards 4
Steals: Lillie Edwards 3, Holly Talbert 2, Annabelle Edwards 2
––––––––––––––––––––
Subscribe to the Legal News!
https://legalnews.com/Home/Subscription
Full access to public notices, articles, columns, archives, statistics, calendar and more
Day Pass Only $4.95!
One-County $80/year
Three-County & Full Pass also available
