COLFAX – Defense. Rebounding. Passing. Shooting.
Those are some key ingredients. They’re available to every basketball teams.
The key to success is how you blend them. And the Montezuma Bravettes were masters of that Friday evening, Dec. 6.
The Bravettes led Colfax-Mingo 21-1 after one quarter and raced off to a 56-25 victory.
“I am extremely excited with the presence we started this game with,” said Coach Janel Burgess, whose team is away to a 4-0 start.
“We came out playing very strong defense and moving the ball well together,” the coach said.
“As the game progressed, we had moments when our interior passing was special and our savvy on defense was fun to see grow,” she added.
Montezuma led 41-10 at halftime and 53-14 after three quarters.
The Bravettes had two twin figures scorers, but many who contributed.
Shateah Wetering, the 5-11 senior guard/forward, scored 19 points and did more. She hit three from beyond the three-point arc, led in assists and steals with seven of each, grabbed six rebounds . . . and she had three deflections.
“We never left our man-to-man defense, but found a way to contain penetration and get many deflections, which led to Colfax-Mingo turnovers,” Burgess said.
“Defense continues to be the key to the team’s success,” added the coach.
Low post forward Dylan Holland scored 10 points, on four-for-four from the field and two-for-three from the line. She had four rebounds.
Guard Maddy McKeag continued to produce for the Bravettes, scoring eight points, including a pair of treys. She also led in deflections with five.
“Our passing against a 1-2-2 zone defense gave us many opportunities from both inside and outside the paint,” Burgess said.
Colfax-Mingo is 0-3 on the season.
UP NEXT – The Bravettes host HLV Tuesday evening, Dec. 10.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Montezuma 21 20 12 3 – 56
Colfax-Mingo 1 9 4 11 – 25
MONTEZUMA (56): Maddy McKeag 3-7, 0-0, 1, 8. Shanae Wetering 1-1, 0-0, 4, 2. Kierstyn Price 1-4, 0-0, 0, 3. Mia Boulton 1-7, 0-0, 1, 3. Shateah Wetering 7-13, 2-4, 1, 19. Alyssa Cline 0-3, 0-0, 1, 0. Elise Boulton 2-6, 0-0, 2, 6. Carissa Van Zee 0-0, 0-0, 3, 0. Shelby Conger 1-2, 1-1, 0, 3. Waverly Roorda 0-0, 0-0, 0, 0. Ashlyn Krousie 0-1, 0-0, 0, 0. Dylan Holland 4-4, 2-3, 0, 10. Madelyn DeJong 0-0, 0-0, 1, 0. Korinn Kehoe 1-1, 0-0, 0, 2. TOTALS – 21-49, 5-8, 15, 56.
COLFAX-MINGO (25)
TOTALS: 9-30, 6-12, 12, 25.
Line score legend: Field goals made-attempted, free throws made-attempted, personal fouls, total points.
Turnovers: Montezuma 15, Colfax-Mingo 26.
Rebounds: Montezuma 28 (Shat. Wetering 6, Holland 4, M. Boulton 3, Conger 3); Colfax-Mingo 21.
Three-point goals: Montezuma 9-29 (Shat. Wetering 3, McKeag 2, E. Boulton 2, Price 1, M. Boulton 1); Colfax-Mingo 1-5.
Montezuma assists leaders: Shat. Wetering 7, M. Boulton 3, E. Boulton 2, Conger 2, McKeag 1, Price 1.
Montezuma steals leader: Shat. Wetering 7.
Montezuma deflections leaders: McKeag 5, Shat. Wetering 3.