Huron girls win first game of 2014
by Angie Asam–Staff Writer
After a long layoff which saw two games get cancelled the Rogers City Hurons girls’ basketball team finally started the 2014 portion of the season. The Hurons had games canceled last Monday and Friday but hosted Whittemore-Prescott (WP) Tuesday.
Finally back at full strength the Huron girls wasted little time getting going as junior Logan Fleming reached the line just six seconds into the game and hit one of two making it 1-0. The Hurons would never trail in the game. Using the press the Hurons got two quick buckets by Morgan Hall with assists coming from Fleming and Courtney Streich to take a 5-0 lead.
WP’s Emily Lange got the Cardinals on the scoreboard but two buckets by Sarah Meredith and one from Cassidy Purgiel built the Huron lead to 11-2 with 5:23 to play in the first quarter. Coming out of a WP timeout Courtney Streich hit two straight baskets and Fleming hit one.
With 3:13 to play in the first quarter WP’s Chelsea Cottrill hit a free throw to make it 17-3. Rogers City would add six more points with buckets by Alexa Quaine, Courtney Streich and two free throws from Rachel Chojnacki as the first quarter ended with the Hurons up 23-3.
The second quarter was more of the same with the Hurons scoring often. They scored the first eight points of the quarter with baskets by Fleming, Chojnacki and Victoria Bullock. Lange again netted points for WP to make it 31-5.
Two more Hurons got into the scoring with Megan Quaine and Ashley Hilla hitting buckets as the Hurons led 48-10 at the end of the first half.
Rogers City went on a 20-0 that took the game down to less than six minutes to play when Lange got herself another bucket to make it 68-12. One final drive to the basket by Hilla and one final score by WP ended the game at 70-14.
Courtney Streich led the scoring attack with 13 and also added three steals and fo
“It was nice to have all my players back and they played really well together tonight,” said coach Gary Bisson.
THE JUNIOR varsity won 46-19 led by Ashley Wirgau with eight points. Brooke Dubie, Desi Smillie, Hannah Dittmar, Ally Streich, Kelly Ellenberger and Stacy Derry who each had six points.
The Hurons are at Mio Friday and will host Pickford Tuesday with the junior varsity beginning at 6 p.m.