Girls Basketball: Blissfield pulls away for big LCAA win
BLISSFIELD — It's early in the season still, but the Blissfield girls basketball team will be hard-pressed to have a better showing than it did Friday night.
The Royals dominated Columbia Central by 20 points, 47-27, to open Lenawee County Athletic Association play thanks to a big fourth quarter.
Blissfield (4-0, 1-0 LCAA) led 10-6 after the first, but trailed 19-16 at the half. It was all Royals in the second half as they outscored the Golden Eagles, 31-8, including a 21-5 fourth quarter.
June Miller knocked down four 3-pointers to give her 12 points while Avery Collins led with 15 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the free throw line.
Top Performers
Avery Collins: 15 points, 7 steals, 5 assists
June Miller: 12 points
Leigh Wyman: 7 points, 7 steals
Up Next
Blissfield: 7 p.m. Monday vs Dundee
Sand Creek 29, Madison 25
MADISON TWP. — The Trojans and Aggies renewed their Tri-County Conference rivalry with Sand Creek getting the upper hand in the defensive game.
Sand Creek (2-0, 1-0 TCC) would be able to grind down defensively only allowing the Trojans (1-2, 0-1 TCC) to score five first-quarter points and only allowing a free throw in the second as the Aggies were able to make shots with ease and lead at half, 19-6.
Madison decided to turn on the jets as it would start the third quarter on an 8-0 run to get within five. Sand Creek, however, was able to hold it off until the end of the third quarter, leading 24-15.
Madison would give itself one last chance as it was able to slow down the Sand Creek offense and go on a 10-2 scoring run to cut the deficit within two points.
That's when Chelsi Zylan stepped up for the Aggies and stroked a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute to secure the game.
Top Performers
Sand Creek
Chelsi Zyla: 15 points, 4 assists
Emily Carbajal: 5 points, 12 rebounds
Madison
Kelsey McCarty: 9 points
Coach Thoughts
Wayne Perry, SC: They played with effort all night. It’s just typical Sand Creek-Madison, it’s a dog fight every time, it doesn’t matter if we’re up 10 or down 10, both teams battle and that’s how it is.
Javon Jenkins, Madison: Started off slow, but the girls battled to get back in the game. Effort was awesome, got to find ways to get the ball in the basketball.
Up Next
Sand Creek: 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. Morenci
Madison: 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. Britton Deerfield
Clinton 65, Hillsdale 48
CLINTON — A dominant second quarter proved to be the difference as the Redwolves got the win in their LCAA opener.
Clinton (2-0, 1-0 LCAA) trailed 10-9 after the first, but went off for 28 points in the second to take a 37-19 lead into the half.
Brynn Frederick scored nine of her team-high 15 points in the second quarter. Kaylie Livingston had six of her 13 points as she knocked down a pair of 3-pointers.
Top Performers
Brynn Frederick: 15 points
Kaylie Livingston 13 points
Zoey Sierer: 9 points
Up Next
Clinton: 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. Columbia Central
Onsted 47, Dundee 21
ONSTED — The Wildcats opened LCAA play on the right foot as they topped the Vikings to improve to 1-1 on the season and 1-0 in league play.
Onsted shut out Dundee in the first quarter, but didn't have much advantage as it only scored four points itself. The offense got going in the second quarter as the Wildcats held a 14-4 lead at the break.
Karlie Kimerer led the way with 10 points, all coming in the second half, as Onsted had a balanced attack on offense.
Top Performers
Karlie Kimerer: 10 points, 3 assists, 3 steals
JayElle Christian: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals
Hannah Hill: 4 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds
Coach Thoughts
Brandon Arnold, Onsted: A total team effort tonight as everybody scored. The Lady Cats used a scrappy defense to hold Dundee to four first-half points.
Up Next
Onsted: 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. Hudson
Tecumseh 61, New Boston Huron 17
TECUMSEH — It was all Tecumseh from the opening tip as it raced out to a 24-0 lead after the first and never let up.
Tecumseh (3-1) knocked down nine 3-pointers, four from Chloe Bullinger, as it cruised to the win. Bullinger finished with 13 points while Alli Zajac led all scorers with 18 points.
Tecumseh led 33-6 at the half and 51-13 going into the fourth.
Top Performers
Alli Zajac: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1 steal
Chloe Bullinger: 13 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Jada Moore: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Coach Thoughts
Kristy Zajac, Tecumseh: Another great defensive effort. We had 8-of-10 players score tonight and did a great job making the extra pass. We had 18 assists as a team. Ashlyn Moorehead led with six assists. Freshman Chloe Bullinger did a great job stepping up and hitting some shots.
Up Next
Tecumseh: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20 vs. Parma Western
Ida 34, Hudson 33
HUDSON — After a 3-0 start for the Tigers, the Bluestreaks rolled into town to start LCAA play and put out hot-shooting Hudson.
Ida held the Tigers (3-1, 0-1 LCAA) to four points in the first quarter, but Hudson came back to take a 15-14 lead into the half.
The two teams went back and forth, but the Bluestreaks made the last run to get the victory.
Hudson was led by Taylor Kopin with 14 points.
Top Performers
Taylor Kopin: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals, 2 assists
Keely Hinzman: 8 points, 6 rebounds
Dinah Horwath: 7 points, 4 rebounds
Coach Thoughts
Anthony Barron, Hudson: I thought we made good adjustments throughout the game, we just didn't capitalize on our opportunities to grab and extend a lead. We'll take this as a great learning experience and move on to the next game.
Up Next
Hudson: 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. OnstedBen
Michigan Center 55, Addison 28
ADDISON — The Panthers began a rugged Cascades Conference slate as the Cardinals created a lengthy gap in the first half.
Addison (2-2, 0-1 Cascades) trailed 27-7 at the half and couldn't cut into the deficit.
Molly Brown led the way with 12 points, including three 3-pointers.
Top Performers
Molly Brown: 12 points
Kayli Trumble: 8 points
Up Next
Addison: 5 p.m. Friday vs. Hanover Horton
Milan 59, Adrian 24
ADRIAN — The Maples had a good start, but Milan still held the lead after the first and carried it throughout the game for the non-league win.
Adrian (0-4) put up 11 points in the first, but the Big Reds held a slim 13-11 lead and then took a 22-15 lead into the half. The Maples were shut out in the third as Milan pulled away.
Makenna Johnson led the way with nine points.
Top Performers
Makenna Johnson: 9 points
Ciara Ernst: 7 points
Coach Thoughts
Steve Moore, Adrian: Milan took care of the basketball and shot the ball well.
Up Next
Adrian: 7 p.m. Monday vs. Bloomfield Hills
Summerfield 66, Britton Deerfield 24
BRITTON — The Patriots dropped their TCC opener as they couldn't slow down the Bulldogs' offense.
BD (0-3 0-1 TCC) trailed 14-6 after the first and 31-13 going into the half.
The Patriots didn't have anyone over six points on the night
Top Performers
Claire Molnar: 6 points
Up Next
Britton Deerfield: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Concord
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