Turnovers plague Panther girls after close 1st quarter
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| Creston's Maria Mostek (25) and Taylor Briley (41) converge on a Denison-Schleswig player during Friday's game in Denison. The Lady Monarchs wore pink uniforms in the cancer awareness game. (Denison Bulletin-Review photo by TODD DANNER) |
DENISON — After a 10-8 first quarter, the Denison-Schleswig girls pulled away from Creston with a 15-4 second quarter on the way to a 52-32 victory Friday night.
Creston ended up with 13 more turnovers (33 to 20) and subsequently 16 fewer shot attempts (48 to 32) in the 20-point defeat. The Lady Monarchs also outscored the Panthers 9-3 from 3-point range.
The one highlight for Creston was at the free throw line, going 11-of-12 with attempts from six different players.
Senior Rachel Koch had 17 points for Denison-Schleswig, which improved to 4-6 in sixth place in the Hawkeye 10, and 9-8 overall. Natalie Mostek was the lone Panther in double figures with 10 points as Creston fell to 2-9 in ninth place in league play, and 5-13 overall.
“We had way too many turnovers to give ourselves a chance to score,” said Creston coach Larry McNutt. “Denison’s quickness gave us problems and we didn’t attack it aggressively in the first half.”
The second half was much more competitive, as Creston was outscored 16-11 in the third period and 11-9 over the final eight minutes.
Creston did manage a 27-21 rebounding advantage, led by Mostek with eight and Brianna Maitlen with six. Chelcee Downing scored seven points, including the team’s lone 3-pointer.
The Panthers are idle this week until Friday’s varsity doubleheader against Red Oak, which is the tean’s senior night observance and also the school’s “Color Blast” promotion for cancer awareness. The team will wear pink uniforms for the 6 p.m. varsity game. All proceeds will go to various causes, including American Cancer Society and students in the school district fighting diseases. Many T-shirts were pre-ordered, but there will be some available for sale at the game.
Red Oak is right above the Panthers in Hawkeye 10 play at 3-6, and 7-9 overall, and Friday’s matchup counts in conference play. But, it will take a better effort than a 64-31 defeat at Red Oak on Dec. 21.
“We will get back to practice this week and try to get better and get ready for Red Oak,” McNutt said.
DENISON-SCHLESWIG (52) — Rachel Koch 17, Chelsey Van Ness 11, Alyssa Rihner 8, Chelsey Green 7, Sadie Petersen 5, Valerie Johnson 4. Totals — 21 7-13 52. FG shooting — 21-48 (43.7 percent). 3-point goals — 3-9 (Koch 2, Van Ness 1). Steals — 11 (Rihner 5). Rebounds — 21 (Johnson 6, Van Ness 5. Turnovers — 20. Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — none.
CRESTON (32) — Natalie Mostek 10, Chelcee Downing 7, Brianna Maitlen 4, Jenna Taylor 4, Olivia Nielsen 3, Zaidy Frank 2, Taylor Briley 2. Totals — 10 11-12 32. FG shooting — 10-32 (31.2 percent). 3-point goals — 1-2 (Downing 1). Rebounds — 27 (N. Mostek 8, Maitlen 6, Brenna Baker 4). Assists — 3 (Downing 1, Baker 1, Briley 1). Steals — 3 (Downing 1, Briley 1, N. Mostek 1). Turnovers — 33. Team fouls — 8. Fouled out — None.
Denison — 10 25 41 52
Creston — 8 12 23 32
JUNIOR VARSITY
Creston’s JV matched the varsity by shooting 11-of-12 at the free throw line in defeating Denison-Schleswig Friday, 33-27.
Camryn Somers scored 14 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds for Creston, now 10-7. Somers was 4-4 at the line and Taylor Briley was 5-6 in scoring nine points.
“Camryn Somers played a great game, and we shot 92 percent from the free throw line,” said coach Mendy McCreight.
Creston’s JV will play Red Oak at approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday at Creston Middle School, after the 6 p.m. varsity game at the high school.
Creston (33) — Camryn Somers 14, Taylor Briley 9, Jenna Taylor 6, Maria Mostek 4. 3-point goals — None. Free throws — 11-12. Rebounds — 30 (Somers 7, Taylor 6, Briley 5, Mostek 5). Steals — 10 (Taylor 3, Somers 2, Alli Thomsen 2). Assists — 5 (Thomsen 2). Team fouls — 25.
Denison-Schleswig (27).
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