By Doug Helm
JH girls basketball coach
The Montezuma Bravettes junior high A-team hosted the Lynnville-Sully Hawks on Monday, December 16.
The Hawks are a strong team who are undefeated in South Iowa Cedar League play.
Sully jumped on the Bravettes early getting out to an 8-2 lead after 3 minutes. Keegan Gunderson got a rebound and found Brielle Haughey for a layup to make it 8-4. Brylee Latcham got the ball to Baylea Smith for an easy layup. This made the score 8-6 at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter was the Bravettes’ best. Brielle bounced one to Brylee for a game-tying layup. Then, Kady Schmidt assisted Brylee who made a hook shot to give Monte the lead 10-8 with 3 minutes to go till the half.
Bri would find Brylee for another layup to take their biggest lead of the game at 12-8. Sully would answer with a 3 and a layup but Kady would give the Bravettes a 14-13 lead at the half when she rebounded a miss and powered it into the hoop.
The second half was full of frustration for the Bravettes as they could only score 10 points. Lynnville-Sully would make the key plays to win 31-24.
Monte shot 10-41 (24%) from the field, 0-9 from 3-point range and 4-15 from the free throw line. L-Sully shot 13-35 (37%) from the field, 3-5 from 3-point range and 2-8 from the free throw line. The Hawks dominated the boards 39-22. Both teams had 14 turnovers.
Brylee Latcham led the way for the Bravettes. She had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks. Brielle Haughey also made many key plays. She had 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals and a block. Kady Schmidt had 4 points and a block. Baylea Smith had 2 points and 2 blocks.
The Montezuma Bravettes A-team moves to 5-3 on the season. Their next game will be January 13 at home vs North Mahaska.