7th girls lose at Belle Plaine

By Doug Helm
JH girls basketball coach

The Montezuma Bravettes 7th grade basketball team traveled to Belle Plaine on Tuesday, December 10.

It would be a frustrating day for the Bravettes as they struggled to solve the BP 2-3 zone. Belle Plaine took a 2-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 9-4 lead at halftime.

The Bravettes cut it to 11-10 with 2:35 to go in the third quarter but were shut out the rest of the game. The final score was 20-10.

Monte shot 5-33 (15%) from the field and 0-4 from the free throw line. Belle Plaine shot 9-58 (16%) from the field and 2-8 from the free throw line. The Plainsmen dominated the boards (50-31). Monte had 22 turnovers and BP had 14. 

Lilly Bushong scored 6 points, had 8 rebounds and 7 steals. Lexi Urfer & Ava DeWeese each had 2 points. 

The Montezuma Bravettes 7th graders drop to 2-3 on the season. They hosted Iowa Valley on Thursday, December 12 and Lynnville-Sully on Monday, December 16.