Olpe’s Woods, Flott combine for 42 in Lady Eagles' 68-37 victory over West Elk
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Saturday, December 1, 2007
The Lady Eagles rolled to a 68-37 victory over West Elk in the season opener Friday night thanks to two big performances — one from a senior and one from a freshman.
Senior Megan Woods led all scorers with 23 points while freshman Cathryn Flott chipped in 19 in her first high school game.
“(Megan) was solid — nothing real flashy. She did what she was supposed to do,” Olpe coach Jesse Nelson said. “Cathryn, for her first game out, I looked for her to be pretty nervous, but I thought she played a solid game on both ends of the floor.”
Olpe (1-0) wasted little time building a lead, as the Lady Eagles enjoyed a 10-point edge by the end of the first period. By halftime, Olpe led 43-26 and already had played 10 players. A 16-6 run in the third quarter all but sealed it for the Lady Eagles.
“I thought it was good first night out,” Nelson said. “We ran the floor well, and we played pretty good defense, at least at times. I thought some of our young kids in particular came in off the bench and played real well.”
Olpe girls 68, West Elk 37
Friday at West Elk
Olpe 20 23 16 7 — 68
West Elk 10 16 6 5 — 37
Olpe (1-0) — Jill Cole 5, Kylie Haag 2, Katie Moyer 12, Cathryn Flott 19, Erica Brinkman 6, Tanna Bell 1, Megan Woods 23.
West Elk (0-1) — Heines 6, Wedman 2, Malone 6, Jones 9, Schroeder 10, J. Mericle 4.
Halftime — Olpe 43-26. Total fouls — Olpe 15, West Elk 17.
Burlingame girls 46, Cair Paravel 43, OT
The Lady Bearcats fought back from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Cair Paravel by three points in overtime Friday night at the Burlingame Tournament.
Burlingame trailed, 21-11, at the half but surged out of the locker room with a 12-4 run in the third quarter that got the Lady Bearcats right back in the thick of things. Burlingame hit 6-of-8 free throws in the final period of regulation that helped to tie the score at 37 to send the game into overtime.
In the extra frame, Miranda Fagan scored 6 points — including four free throws — as Burlingame out-scored Cair Paravel, 9-6, to take the victory.
Fagan ended her night with a team-high 16 points, while Meghan Atchison chipped in 12.
Burlingame girls 46, Cair Paravel 43, OT
Friday at Burlingame
CP 6 15 4 12 6 — 43
Burlingame 5 6 12 14 9 — 46
Burlingame — Greenwood 9, Atchison 12, Kirwan 1, Creviston 2, Vandevord 6, Fagan 16.
Halftime — Cair Paravel 21-11. Total fouls — CP 24, Burlingame 13. Fouled out — CP: Carlson, Shafer; Burlingame: Vandevord.
Lebo girls 60, White City 48
Lebo used a 17-3 run in the second quarter to erase an early four-point deficit and turn it into a 12-point victory over White City Friday night at the Lebo Tournament.
The Lady Wolves (2-0) hit four 3-pointers in the second period, with two apiece coming from Lauren Schlesener and Morgan Tastove. Lebo held a 28-18 lead at halftime and cruised from there.
Four players scored in doubles figures for Lebo, led by Tastove’s game-high 21 points. Morgan Laflin scored 12, while Shelby Robke had 11 and Schlesener chipped in 10.
Lebo hit eight 3-pointers, with three coming from Robke.
White City had just four players score, compared to seven for Lebo.
Lebo girls 60, White City 48
Friday at Lebo
White City 15 3 16 14 — 48
Lebo 11 17 18 14 — 60
White City — Hollis 17, Kasten 14, Hirt 15, Blythe 2.
Lebo (2-0) — Marks 3, Robke 11, Miller 1, Schlesener 10, Tastove 21, Frye 2, Laflin 12.
Halftime — Lebo 28-18. Total fouls — WC 14, Lebo 13.
So. Coffey Co. girls 51, MdCV 20
Marais des Cygnes Valley never could get its offense going in the 31-point loss to Southern Coffey County on Friday night.
The Lady Trojans mustered just eight points in the first half and only nine field goals in the game. MdCV also struggled at the free-throw line, making 2 of its 10 attempts.
Jamie Rice was the offensive highlight, scoring 10 of MdCV’s 20 points.
Jessica Bell added 6 points, while Cheyenne Russell and Heather Schuyler had 2 points apiece.
SCC was paced by Kristen Garland’s 15 points.
S. Coffey County girls 51, MdCV 20
SCC 13 14 14 10 — 51
MdCV 4 4 6 6 — 20
SCC — Kristen Garland 6 2-5 15, Natasha Layton 5 0-1 10, Kandace Shields 3 1-2 7, Casie Combs 2 3-4 7, Shelby Birk 2 1-2 5, Laurie Ohl 2 1-2 5, Kaity Isch 1 0-0 2.
MdCV — Jamie Rice 4 2-4 10, Jessica Bell 3 0-0 2, Cheyenne Russell 1 0-4 2, Heather Schuyler 1 0-0 2.
Halftime — SCC 27-8. Total fouls — SCC 16, MdCV 16. Fouled out — MdCV: Russell.
Mission Valley girls 42, Hartford 40
Hartford’s furious second-half rally came up just short in a two-point loss to Mission Valley on Friday in Lebo.
Mission Valley took a 21-9 lead after one quarter and a 29-15 advantage into the break before the Lady Jaguars started to make their run.
Jessica Wilson sank a pair of 3-pointers to help Hartford on a 12-7 third-quarter spurt that trimmed the lead to nine.
Samantha Wilkerson contributed 8 fourth-quarter points in a 13-6 Lady Jags run, but it wouldn’t be enough as Mission Valley hung on.
Wilson led Hartford, scoring 14 points. Four of her five field goals were 3-pointers.
Wilkerson added 9, while Amy Bolen had 8.
Mission Valley girls 42, Hartford 40
MV 21 8 7 6 — 42
Hartford 9 6 12 13 — 40
MV — Finlay 6 4-5 16, Sage 2 2-3 7, Browning 2 1-2 5, Zerbe 2 1-1 5, Rush 1 2-2 4, Floyd 1 1-3 3, Pletcher 1 0-0 2.
Hartford — Jessica Wilson 5 0-0 14, Samantha Wilkerson 4 0-1 9, Amy Bolen 3 2-2 8, Paige Hamman 2 0-0 5, Kellie Farr 1 0-2 2, Kim Darbro 0 2-2 2.
Halftime — MV 29-15. Total fouls — MV 17, Hartford 16. Fouled out — None.
Wichita Home School girls 71, Flinthills 24
The one-two punch of Sarah Munds and Mallory Mleynek was too much for Flinthills, as Wichita Home School took the blowout victory in the first round of the Madison Preseason Tournament.
Munds and Mleynek had 21 points each, helping Wichita Home School to a comfortable 19-7 lead after the first quarter and 35-12 lead at halftime.
Caitlin Nelson and Hope Harsh were the leading scorers for Flinthills with 5 points apiece. Melissa Finstad and Hannah Jackson added 4 each.
Wichita Home School girls 71, Flinthills 24
WHS 19 16 20 16 — 71
Flinthills 7 5 8 4 — 24
WHS — Sarah Munds 9 3-4 21, Mallory Mleynek 8 5-7 21, Amee Shrout 6 1-3 13, Victoria Kelley 3 0-0 6, Ashley Colliatie 1 3-3 5, Andrea Belsan 2 0-0 4, Emily Bing 0 1-2 1.
Flinthills — Caitlin Nelson 2 0-0 5, Hope Harsh 1 3-8 5, Melissa Finstad 2 0-0 4, Hannah Jackson 2 0-0 4, Myrissia Hilton 1 0-0 2, Dani Riemann 1 0-0 2, Sydney Idleman 1 0-0 2.
Halftime — WHS 35-12. Total fouls — WHS 12, Flinthills 18. Fouled out — None.