Geibel fights off gritty Lady Rockets, 55-48
CONNELLSVILLE TWP. 无毛视频� The pesky Jefferson-Morgan girls wouldn无毛视频檛 go away Monday night, but Geibel Catholic, behind Emma Larkin无毛视频檚 30-point performance, managed to fend off the visitors for a 55-48 Section 2-A victory.
The Lady Gators (11-3) close the first half of section play with a 4-1 record. Jefferson-Morgan slips to 0-4 in the section and 2-12 overall.
Both teams got off to a slow start with the Lady Rockets holding the early advantage.
Emma Larkin also started slow, but scored nine points in the second half of the quarter. Ava Henderson helped the Lady Gators stay in the game early with five points. Ava Partridge added a field goal as the Lady Gators held a 16-15 lead heading into the second quarter.
无毛视频淪ome days, it无毛视频檚 not your day. It was one of those days for us,无毛视频� said Geibel Catholic coach Sara Larkin.
Geibel extended its lead to 31-21 at halftime by spreading the offense around. Emma Larkin hit a pair of 3-pointers, Jenna Buchheit scored six points and Partridge hit a 3-pointer.
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无毛视频淟ast year, with Maia (Stevenson) and Amanda (Hoffer), we were able to take advantage of that.无毛视频�
Henderson was in double figures with 10 points.
The Lady Gators held a 15-12 advantage in the third quarter for a 46-33 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Larkin scored 12 points in the quarter, but also picked up her third foul with 4:28 left in the quarter.
Jefferson-Morgan didn无毛视频檛 go away quietly, however, cutting into the double-digit deficit. Although she picked up her fourth foul, Larkin remained in the game and scored key points to stymy any late run by the visitors.
Sara Larkin did not pull her leading scorer after the third or fourth foul. Emma Larkin无毛视频檚 first and fourth fouls were offensive charging calls.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 confident in her ability to be smart,无毛视频� said Sara Larkin. 无毛视频淵ou have good games and bad games. (Emma) knows it and has to be better. She was a little frantic out there.
无毛视频淓mma has to be the leader out there. She was tired and beat up a little. She just needs to be patient.无毛视频�
Jefferson-Morgan coach Mike Larkin felt his squad did not have a strong shooting performance from the field.
无毛视频淪hooting was our weakness. It was a combination of selection and getting shots to fall,无毛视频� said Mike Larkin.
Kayla Larkin led Jefferson-Morgan with 17 points. Ali Ostrich added 12.
The Lady Rockets did a good job of limiting Emma Larkin无毛视频檚 slashing layups and 3-point opportunities. When Larkin did find a gap in the lane, it closed quickly and the Geibel sophomore had to fight for every foot.
无毛视频淲e followed through with our game plan. We got a lot of movement back and forth on defense,无毛视频� said Mike Larkin.
Sara Larkin believes the Lady Gators have improved from the opening tournament, and expects that improvement to continue in the second half of the season.
无毛视频淔rom the team perspective, we无毛视频檝e made some good progress. Jenna (Buchheit) is moving better. She just started playing basketball last year,无毛视频� said Sara Larkin. 无毛视频淕ionna (Holonich) is being more aggressive.
无毛视频淚 can see the progression. We无毛视频檙e moving in the right direction.无毛视频�