Defense does the job for Waynesburg
Waynesburg Central无毛视频檚 Addison Blair (13) squeezes past McGuffey无毛视频檚 Faith Ealy during the Lady Raiders无毛视频� win Jan. 5. Blair hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points. (Photo by Mark Marietta)
Closely guarded by McGuffey无毛视频檚 Taylor Schumacher, Waynesburg Central无毛视频檚 Kaley Rohanna drives into the lane Thursday night.
Waynesburg Central无毛视频檚 Kaley Rohanna (15) splits the McGuffey defenders on the way to two of her 14 points Thursday night.
McGuffey无毛视频檚 Sarah Brownlee (left) defends Waynesburg Central无毛视频檚 Josie Horne during Thursday night无毛视频檚 game. (Photos by Mark Marietta)
CLAYSVILLE 无毛视频� It was a good night for anybody who had the under.
That无毛视频檚 a joke, of course.
There无毛视频檚 no betting allowed in high school girls basketball or any other prep sport but the under would have hit if betting lines were available for Waynesburg Central无毛视频檚 game at McGuffey Thursday night.
Waynesburg beat McGuffey, 44-30.
The night went differently than Waynesburg coach Chris Minerd wanted, particularly offensively.
Minerd无毛视频檚 defense, however, came to play.
无毛视频淥ur goal is to keep people under 40,无毛视频� Minerd said. 无毛视频淚 think we have a good enough offense, on most nights, to score more than 40, so that无毛视频檚 the goal.无毛视频�
Mission accomplished.
Waynesburg (2-0, 10-1) held McGuffey无毛视频檚 Taylor Schumacher, a sophomore averaging around 20 points per game, to seven points.
无毛视频淲e did lock down a little bit on Schumacher,无毛视频� Minerd said, 无毛视频渟eeing what she无毛视频檚 been doing all year. She无毛视频檚 been having a great year.
无毛视频淎nd then everybody else was just kind of in help position. So, they did a great job with that. I get a little rowdy on the (sidelines) sometimes, but they无毛视频檙e a good bunch of kids, and they know how to stand up to adversity. So I无毛视频檓 proud of them for that.无毛视频�
On the other side, McGuffey (0-2, 9-4) coach Andrew Kurzawski summed up the night well.
无毛视频淲e just couldn无毛视频檛 hit shots,无毛视频� Kurzawski said. 无毛视频淲e have Taylor Schumacher, one of our top scorers. She (averages) almost 20 a game. They did an exceptional job on her defensively. Couldn无毛视频檛 find a rhythm. Same with Libby Mallah (two points). Just couldn无毛视频檛 find a rhythm tonight.无毛视频�
The Lady Raiders never found their rhythm offensively, either. Their best player, Kaley Rohanna, got into foul trouble early and ended with a relatively pedestrian, for her, 14 points.
Taking care of business despite not having Rohanna for stretches of the game, for Minerd, 无毛视频渟howed a lot of guts.无毛视频�
无毛视频淲e got handcuffed a little bit,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淗ad to take Rohanna out a couple of times, obviously one of my better players. So the girls kept their composure. McGuffey无毛视频檚 a good team. They无毛视频檙e on the rise. They无毛视频檙e a young team.无毛视频�
Waynesburg led 24-16 at the half and didn无毛视频檛 allow a basket in the third quarter until the final minute. McGuffey无毛视频檚 defense held its own, which was why the game never became too lopsided.
Addison Blair added 14 points with four 3-pointers for Waynesburg.
Aside from Blair and Rohanna, no other player from either side cracked double figures. Josie Horne contributed eight points for the Lady Raiders.
Waynesburg looks to keep rolling Monday night at Yough. McGuffey will try to get its first section win on the same night at the same time against Brownsville at home.
Despite the loss, Kurzawski was happy with his team无毛视频檚 performance, mainly on defense.
无毛视频淎ll in all, I无毛视频檓 pretty happy with how we played,无毛视频� he said. 无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 looking forward to getting them again.无毛视频�
无毛视频淲asn无毛视频檛 the performance that I wanted,无毛视频� Minerd said. 无毛视频淏ut part of that had to do with McGuffey. They have a good young team, and they无毛视频檙e well-coached.无毛视频�