Crusaders, Hornets crush Cougs
From our weekly issue dated January 13, 2010
The Illinois Valley High School girls varsity basketball team suffered a pair of losses last week against extremely tough teams.
On Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Cougars hosted St. Mary“s School and lost 74-21.
“They“re a lot taller than us,“ said coach Steve Marsen. “We always have problems with tall teams.“
IVHS produced most of its offense during the third quarter on a series of fast breaks. Junior Kayla Johnson was the Cougars“ top scorer, with 8 points. Senior Becca Kaberline scored 6.
On Friday, Jan. 8, the squad traveled to Henley High School and suffered a 71-23 loss.
Junior Laurissa Tausaga scored 11 points, 9 of which came from 3-point shots. Johnson scored 5.
Marsden said that he expected a challenge from Henley, which is one of the top 10 teams in the 4-A conference.
“We had to play a lot of defense,“ he said. “They have a couple of girls who are great players. They“re definitely the best team we“ve played all year so far.“
The Cougars will host North Valley High School on Friday, Jan. 15. Marsden said that his team needs to focus on limiting turnovers against the press and improving ball control on offense.
“Those are always the keys for us,“ he said.
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