Weiser's girls basketball teams traveled to Vale on Tuesday, December 13. The two younger squads did not fare so well losing big. The varsity had defeated Vale 37-31 at our house not that long ago. Home court advantage actually means a lot in any game and tonight, that home court advantage worked for Vale. Vale's premier player, Amy DeLong scorched the net for 29 points. Had Weiser held her to 15 points like the first time, the outcome may have turned out on the plus side for the good gals. Weiser lost 50-46.
Starters for Weiser were Rachael Lee, Sadie Shirts, Nella Redman, Kellyn Fuller and McKenzie Johnson. Weiser would score first, Johnson to Shirts for the 10 footer. Shirts was fouled draining both shots. Redman knocked down a shot. Johnson to Redman for the THREE! Redman would drive along the baseline and then through the key for back to back shots. Palmer hit her jumper at the buzzer. The two teams were tied 15-15 at the end of the first quarter.
Johnson was fouled in the top of the second quarter making both shots count. Redman made two of three free throws, 20-19 Vale. Alex Mink made a free throw. Shirts putback an offensive rebound. Vale would steal the ball and make the lay-up at the end of the first half. Vale would lead 29-22.
In the third quarter, Shirts inbound the ball to Redman for the finish. Lee hit the jumper but Weiser was falling behind 35-26. Johnson for the hoop inside the key. Johnson made a free throw and another field goal. With one quarter to go, Vale 43, Weiser 31.
Weiser outscored Vale 15 points to 7 in the fourth quarter but the deficit was too large. Johnson sank a THREE! Johnson for two more. Fuller to Palmer for the turnaround jumper, 46-38 Vale. Fuller went downtown with the THREE! Vale called time-out. Fuller nailed her second THREE! Weiser trailed by a bucket 46-44. Palmer tied the game when she putback the "O" rebound with under three minutes to go. Disaster struck or nerves frayed at this point. Weiser had turnover after turnover and could not recover. Weiser would drop the game 50-46.
Scoring: Redman 13, Johnson 12, Shirts, Palmer and Fuller 6 each, Lee 2 and Mink 1.
1995 versus 2012
It was all for fun when the Alumni from 1995 challenged this years boys basketball team to a game.
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