Girls win first game of winter basketball season
by Richard Lamb– Advance Editor
Afer a long, long layoff, caused by the change in sports season for girls? basketball and volleyball, the Huron girls? basketball team took to the court Tuesday at Hillman. Rogers City won a defensive struggle with the Tigers 33-23. ?I thought we would play good, solid defense. I knew we would be sound there,? said second year coach Paul Stempky after the win. ?I was unsure about our offense.? He was right on both counts. Defensively, the Hurons threw a stifling zone defense at the Tigers, shutting out the home team until the 6:08 mark of the second quarter. Rogers City broke out to a 6-0 lead in the opening four minutes, with sophomore guard Katie Tulgestke notching the first points points of the season and her varsity career with two free throws in the game?s first minute. Senior center Jenny Fleming hit a banker, after a steal by senior forward Moni Cercone, then Fleming nailed two free throws 30 seconds later for the only points of the quarter.
HILLMAN?S CLOSEST chance to score came on a last second bomb from halfcourt at the buzzer, which rimmed out. Sophomore guard Greta Grambau set up Fleming, who led all scorers with 18 points, for a bucket at the 7:20 mark. Then Fleming picked off one of her game-high 15 rebounds and hit the followup to make the score 10-0. Hillman closed the gap to 12-9 as the first half ended. Fleming, who got most of her points off rebounds, hit another follow shot to make the score 14-11 before freshman guard Casey Barrow snared a rebound and nailed a 10-footer. Barrow scored seven points in the game.
FLEMING ENDED the quarter on the receiving end of two pretty assist
IN THE JV game, coach Amanda Munger?s team suffered a 43-24 loss to Hillman. Hillman led 13-8 at the end of the first quarter and 25-14 at halftime. Leann Knopf and Sam Hall each scored six points in the game. The Hurons host Newberry Friday and they host Posen Tuesday.