Hello everyone. This is my first attempt at a blog. I love sports and have spent the last 8 years writing about Weiser High School's varsity sports. I am going to continue to write about these fine athletes, only now it will be in this venue.
Weiser girls basketball played New Plymouth in their gym on Tuesday, November 15. It appeared to this reporter that NP was much better prepared for the three games than Weiser was. The frosh/soph team was crushed as was the JV team. The varsity actually had a lead at the end of the first quarter but would lose the game 53-42. Starters for Weiser were McKenzie Johnson, Marquita Palmer, Nella Redman, Kellyn Fuller and Sadie Shirts. The first four are seniors with Shirts being a freshman.
Palmer won the tip easily and Weiser was off to the races. Ball handling was good but it became clear early that Weiser was in some serious foul trouble. Fuller picked up two quick fouls and sat for most of the first quarter. She would earn a third in the second quarter and Palmer was also in deep water with three fouls. NP had the lead at the half.
Long story short for this first time, Palmer would foul out early in the fourth quarter. Rachael Lee and Kendra McKie saw playing time but it just looked like Weiser was not insync on out of bounds plays or plays in general. It is early in the season still.
The most outstanding stat was Weiser was 10 made of 50 shots taken from the field. OUCH! High point for Weiser was Johnson with 20 pts. She had 1- 3 point shot and 5 - 2 point shots. She was also 7 made of 8 attempts from the free throw line. Redman had 13 points and four others had 2 each.
The ladies are in Melba today and host NP on Tuesday, November 29.
Until next time, thanks for reading.
Joyce Knauer
1995 versus 2012
It was all for fun when the Alumni from 1995 challenged this years boys basketball team to a game.
