Girls to host Midland on Tuesday
The Bravettes took care of business in their regional tournament opener on Thursday, Feb. 9, putting a 76-12 defeat on winless Hillcrest Academy of Kalona on Montezuma’s home court.
The Bravettes, now 18-3, led 46-10 at halftime, then limited Hillcrest Academy to two points in the second half.
The Bravettes put up some special numbers. Kallie Robison led with 20 points, on 10-for-11 field goal shooting.
Montezuma assisted 25 of its 31 baskets.
Of those 25 assists, 12 were by guard Mia Boulton.
Ten Bravettes scored points, with Ellen Cook and Shiressa Wetering next in line with 14 each.
“I was really proud of our focus,” Coach Janel Burgess said. “We were dialed in to grow and I felt like we did.”
Burgess said the team total of 25 assists was, “tremendous. We were extremely selfless.”
“Our defense was great because we switched it up throughout the game and played a different style than we normally do.”
Hillcrest, with just one upperclassman on its roster, closed an 0-20 campaign.
The Bravettes will be at home again in the next round. That will be on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m., when they take on Midland of Wyoming (10-12), which scored a 56-47 win over Lone Tree.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Hillcrest Academy 6 4 0 2 – 12
Montezuma 24 22 20 10 – 76
MONTEZUMA (76)
Madison Johannes 3-7, 0-0, 1, 8. Ellen Cook 5-10, 1-2, 0, 14. Izzy Roorda 1-2, 0-0, 1, 3. Alivia Cline 0-1, 0-0, 0, 0. Claire Erselius 0-3, 2-4, 1, 2. Mia Boulton 2-8, 0-0, 1, 6. Jadyn Sharer 1-5, 0-0, 1, 3. Jordan Ranfeld 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0. Laila Kercheval 0-1, 0-0, 0, 0. Harlea Pargeon 1-2, 0-0, 0, 3. Ashlee Eilander 1-6, 0-0, 2, 3. Kallie Robison 10-11, 0-0, 1, 20. Shiressa Wetering 7-10, 0-0, 2, 14. TOTALS – 31-66, 4-8, 11, 76.
HILLCREST ACADEMY (12)
TOTALS – 3-23, 5-10, 5, 12.
Line score legend: field goals made-attempted, free throws made-attempted, personal fouls, total points.
Three-pointers: Montezuma 10-24 (Cook 3-6, Johannes 2-5, Boulton 2-6, Roorda 1-1, Sharer 1-2, Pargeon 1-1, Eilander 0-1, Erselius 0-1, Kercheval 0-1); Hillcrest 1-10.
Turnovers: Montezuma 6, Hillcrest 25.
Rebounds: Montezuma 32 (Sharer 6, Wetering 5, Boulton 5, Cook 4, Roorda 2, Erselius 2, Eilander 2, Robison 2, Johannes 1, Ranfeld 1, Kercheval 1, Pargeon 1): Hillcest – 11.
Assists: Montezuma 25 (Boulton 12, Cook 6, Sharer 3, Erselius 2, Johannes 1, Cline 1).
Steals: – Montezuma 12 (Cook 6, Johannes 3, Erselius 2, Sharer 1).
