State ranked Arenac Eastern invades Posen

by Peter Jakey, Managing Editor

On the heels of another impressive home victory last Thursday against Fairview (40-36), the Posen girls’ basketball team welcomes, arguably, one of the best Class D basketball teams in the state tonight to the Posen High School gym. Arenac Eastern (AE) has met the expectations of preseason prognosticators, going 14-0 on the season, with a firm hold of first place in the North Star League (NSL) standings. They are ranked second in the Detroit Free Press and fourth in the Associated Press. Posen would like to shake?em up a little.

?We feel if we execute defensively, we?ve got a shot,? said head coach Karl Momrik. The Vikings bring in an 8-6 overall record, and their 6-4 mark leaves them tied for third. AE WILL put their undefeated mark on the line against a Posen team that has experienced a turnaround since the Eagles won round one down in Twining by 14 points back in December. Without a doubt, the Vikings are a much better team. Winners of six of seven, they are playing a high-pressure brand of defense and would like to send more shock waves through the league.

The Vikings already have upset the NSL apple cart a couple of times. Hillman still doesn’t know what hit them when th

ey visited Posen Jan. 15, and then last Thursday, the girls did it again, holding last year’s league most valuable player, Kayla Weaver, scoreless in the second half. Could there be more hardwood magic in store tonight? AGAINST FAIRVIEW, the schools went into halftime tied at 20, but came out with a 12-6 third to take control. ?We attacked,? said head coach Karl Momrick. ?We came out with three of our tall girls in the third. We played Korynn Hincka, Lindsey Bartz and Janice Ciarkowski. It’s something we don’t do very often. We knew we had a size advantage over Fairview and we utilized that.?

Hincka had a career best 16 points to go with 12 rebounds. Ciarkowski put in 10 points and added 12 boards as well. Eight of the 12 third quarter points came from Hincka and Ciarkowski. Anna Couture managed the floor duties from her point guard position, dishing out nine assists. Weaver led Fairview with 12. The junior varsity (12-1, 8-1) defeated Fairview (54-25) last Thursday and Au Gres (38-11), Jan. 25.