JH Tigers battle Bees
Tigers JH girls squad split with Queen Bees
The Osmond Tigers junior high basketball teams split with the Bloomfield Queen Bees on Thursday, January 19. The Tigers lost the “A” game 23-20 and won the “B” game 6-4.
Overall the Tigers competed fiercely on the day. This began with the “A” team who started their game with a 5-4 first quarter lead.
They had a tough second quarter though. Bloomfield outscored them 9-2 in the quarter, gaining vital separation going into the second half with a 13-7 lead.
In the second half, the Tigers outscored the Queen Bees 13-10. They were down five with just under 2:00 left in the game.
The Tigers did have chances to score but couldn’t quite catch up. The Tigers were 4-for-12 (33%) from the free-throw line.
Hailey Krienert (8th, G/F) was aggressive to the hoop with the ball; she scored seven of the Tigers points.
Elisa Herrera (8th, G), Grace Gansebom (7th, G), and Bailey Schmit (7th, G) handled any pressure Bloomfield threw at them and played good defense near the perimeter.
Lexi Beacom (8th., F), Macy Aschoff (7th, F), and Jozie Kumm (8th., F) each played well as forwards.
Beacom played great help defense; Aschoff made some nice high-low passes; Kumm did a nice job clogging the middle defensively against Bloomfield’s bigger girls.
Kiera Moes (7th, G/F) and Riley Wagner (7th., G/F) played well throughout the game. Moes scored four points and Wagner had two.
In the “B” game, the Tigers and Queen Bees played one 10-minute quarter. Wagner scored on a nice elbow jumper to open the scoring. Schmit did a nice job of controlling the ball on the dribble.
Lillie Gansebom (7th, G) did a great job securing a couple rebounds and loose balls. Samantha DeLaCruz took a couple good shots that nearly went in.
Kumm scored her first basket of the year on an offensive rebound put-back. Aschoff picked up a loose ball and converted from close range for the team’s final basket.
The Tigers travel to Ewing tomorrow (Friday, January 20) to take on Ewing/Clearwater-Orchard.
TEAM |
1Q |
2Q |
3Q |
4Q |
T |
OSMOND |
5 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
BLOOMFIELD |
4 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
23 |
TEAM |
4Q |
T |
OSMOND |
6 |
6 |
BLOOMFIELD |
4 |
4 |