SPORTS

December 20, 2011

Do or die time, Lady Eagle Huntington secures victory over Lady Chargers

Gary Franklin, Sports Editor

Making no bones about it, many Lady Eagles had to contribute dramatically at different times throughout the game to get to the final play as JCD battled the visiting North Decatur Lady Chargers, but the final shot delivered by senior Emily Huntington was a beauty that put the game in coach Scott Smith's win column.
Varsity Quarter Scores
Lady Eagles 11 24 35 53
Lady Chargers 15 28 38 52
Varsity Individual Scoring
Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles 53
Sr Meagan Hughes 13
SR Morgan Young 12
So Sydney Keene 8
SR Megan Obermeyer 8
SR Emily Huntington 5
SR Kelsey Pilz 5
SR Amber Crank 2
Non-scorers included Kara Wagner, Breanna Volz, Crista Roberts and Brooklyn Ronsheim.
No. Decatur Lady Chargers 52
Jr Jenna Meyer 16
SR Heather Hayden 12
So Andrea Volk 11
Fr Myra Steele 7
Jr Cindy Krieger 4
SR Julia Ricke 2
Non-scorers included Emma Gies, Abby Lamb, Veronica Yager, Erin Yager, Allison Wallpe and Anna Wallpe.
Lady Eagle Varsity Coach Scott Smith commented about the game, "It was a great team win with every kid stepping up at different times. Morgan Young in the first half along with Meagan Hughes, Megan "Mo" Obermeyer and Sydney Keene in the second and Kara Wagner and Amber Crank on the defensive side. Finally, although Emily Huntington didn't have her best outing, she was big in the clutch."
The hard fought game victory resulted in the Lady Eagles notching their seventh of the season with the scoring of Huntington's 8-footer at the buzzer, even though the Lady Eagles trailed by as many as 11 during the game.

JV Game
However, a negative outcome resulted for the Lady Eagle JV, as they fell by a 10 point deficit, 27-37 in a game that was well contested until the last two minutes.
Nothing seemed to work for JCD while everything left positive results for ND.
JV Quarter Scores
Lady Chargers 10 18 20 37
Lady Eagles 11 19 25 27
JV Individual Scoring
No. Decatur Lady Chargers 37
So Abby Lamb 11
So Anna Wallpe 11
Jr Veronica Yager 8
So Allison Wallpe 5
So Erin Yager 2
Non-scorers included Laura Haunert, Lindsey Wietlisbach, Jamie Nielson, Lindsay Knobbed Savannah Harrison.
Jac-Cen-Del Lady Eagles 27
So Brooklyn Ronsheim 10
Jr Breanna Volz 8
Jr Crista Roberts 5
Fr Jenna Hughes 4
Non-scorers included Ciara Moore, Erin Gloyd, Kelsey Bowling, Tiffany Burton and Jacqlyn Menchhofer.

Gary Franklin Photo Pictured above center, Lady Eagle senior Emily Huntington executes the last opportunity for the win to perfection. No contact on the play, just solid defense and an Eagle-eye delivering the fatal shot to overtake the visiting North Decatur Lady Chargers with only a few ticks remaining on the game clock.