Ridgway teams beat Kane
The Lady Elkers outscored the Lady Wolves 37-11 in the second half to improve to 13-4 with a 60-33 win. The Elkers improved to 8-8 in Kane with a 4022 victory over the Wolves.
Girls
The win was the third straight for Ridgway following consecutive losses to Elk County Catholic (16-2) and St. Marys (14-3). The loss was the second straight for 8-8 Kane. Senior Jenna Kasmierski finished with 17 points, upping her career total to 1,004. She reached the 1,000 milestone (see Kasmierski hits…) with a pair of free throws with 2:04 left in the first half, putting her team up 23-15.
Kane followed the brief celebration with a 7-0 run to pull within one at the half, and a Mya Smith hoop 56 seconds into the third put the Lady Wolves up 24-23. Gabby Amacher, who scored 15 points, answered with a three, giving Ridgway the lead for good - 51 seconds later. Kristen Ellenberger scored 13 and put in a rebound to up the lead to four. Emma Vargas hit a jumper, making it 3024 with 5:21 remaining. A Leah Tigani three and a score by Smith made it a onepoint game with 4:46 left. The Lady Wolves would get no closer.
After the Smith score, the Lady Elkes grabbed control with a hoop by Kasmierski, six points from Ellenberger and four from Amacher, and a score from freshman Sophia Fullem, who finished with 10 points, making it 4431 after three. Ridgway ended the night with a 16-2 fourth period.
“I don't want to take anything from Kane because they played really hard and wanted the game,” said Lady Elker head coach Jay Schreiber. “We were trying too hard to make special plays instead of just playing basketball. At halftime, I said we're a better team with better players and need to relax and play the game.”
The Ridgway coach credited seniors Amacher and Ellenberger
with sparking things in the third.
“Hats off to Gabby. She was struggling shooting and came over to me a couple times to ask what she was doing wrong. I think it was in her head a little bit, but she adjusted with drives and dumpoffs to Kaz, Grace (Bon), and especially Sophia, and that really got us going. Her and Kristen's play at midcourt made a big difference once we started rolling.”
Bon, a junior, scored three points, her classmate Vargas scored two, and sophomore Sara Zameroski scored two. Sophomore Maddy MacAfee and freshmen Izzi Lawrie, Dana Beimel, and Neve Washburn saw time. Smith led Kane with 11 points. Hailey Hillman scored seven, Alexa Olmstead six, Isabella Saf four, Tigani three, and Kylie Iak two points.
The Lady Elkers will hold Senior Recognition Night on Friday when they host Eisenhower. They then get a visit from DuBois Central Catholic (10-7), who they beat 51-48 last Friday, on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Wolves played at Clarion Thursday night.
JV game:
Ridgway won 33-24. Lawrie led the way with 15 points. Zameroski scored seven, Fullem six, and MacAfee five. Terin Boschert and Olmstead had seven points for Kane. Lily Wymer scored six, and Sara Ely and Hailee Sheaffer scored two.
Boys
Senior Hunter Beeler hit four three-pointers and scored 20 points in the win, which saw the Elkers, leading by five at the half, go up 44-31 after three and finish with a 16-2 fourth. The loss was the eighth in nine games for 7-11 Kane.
Seniors Alex Merritt added 12, Joey Kearney four, Jackson Kilpeck two, and junior Derek Beimel also two points.
Connor Brown scored nine to lead the Wolves, who got four from Sam Lundeen and three points from Dane Anderson, Phin Chamberlain, and Brock Wensel.
The Elkers return to action on Saturday afternoon at North Clarion. Ridgway beat the Wolves 49-39 on Monday. Kane travels to Brockway on Feb. 7.
Lady Elkers 60, Kane 33 1 2 3 4 T
Kane 3 19 9 2 33 Ridgway 14 9 21 16 60
FG-FTMFTA-Points
Individual:
Maya Smith 4-24-11, Hailey Hillman 2-3-8-7, Alexa Olmstead 1-4-4-6, Isabella Saf 1-2-4-4, Leah Tigani 1-0-0-3, Kylie Iak 1-0-02, Hailee Sheaffer 0-00-0, Sam Ely 0-0-0-0, Terin Boschert 0-0-0-0, Totals 10-11-20-33. Ridgway: Jenna Kasmierski 6-3-3-17, Gabby Amacher 7-0-0-15, Kristen Ellenberger 4-5-8-13, Sophia Fullem 4-2-2-10, Grace Bon 1-1-3-3, Sara Zameroski 1-0-0-2, Maddy MacAfee 0-0-0-0, Izzi Lawrie 0-0-0-0, Dana
Kane:
Beimel 0-0-0-, Neve Washburn 0-0-0-0, Totals 23-11-16-60.
Three-pointers:
Kane 2 – Smith, Tigani; Ridgway 3 – Kasmierski (2), Amacher.
Elkers 40, Kane 22 1 2 3 4 T
Ridgway 6 9 14 11 40 Kane 2 8 3 9 22
FG-FTMFTA-Points
Individual: Ridgway:
Hunter Beeler 7-2-2-20, Alex Merritt 4-4-6-12, Joey Kearney 1-2-4-4, Jackson Kilpeck 0-2-3-2, Derek Beimel 0-2-3-2, Ethan Streich 0-0-2-0, Frank Miller 0-0-0-0, Totals 12-12-20-40.
Connor Brown 4-1-3-9, Sam Lundeen 2-0-0-4, Dane Anderson 1-1-2-3, Phin Chamberlain 1-1-1-3, Brock Wensel 1-1-2-3, Kyle Zook 0-0-0-0, Isaiah Smith 0-0-0-0, Preston Darr 0-0-0-0, Eric Novosel 0-0-0-0, Talon Sheaffer 0-0-0-0, Totals 9-4-8-22.
Kane: Three-pointers:
Ridgway 4 – Beeler (4); Kane 0.