Lady Truckers deliver District win
The Shelby Lady Whippets lost a rough and tumble Division II District semifinal game Thursday night, 5047, to the Norwalk Lady Truckers.
In a physical contest that saw players all over the court, the top-seeded Lady Truckers managed to hold off a valiant Shelby effort, in large part from a suffocating defense and a huge game by District 6 player of the year, Brooklyn Davis.
Davis ended the game with 24 points and 10 rebounds. The Norwalk defense forced Shelby into 24 turnovers. Shelby also played blanket defense, forcing Norwalk into 20+ turnovers.
The game started off slow, as neither team could find a rhythm offensively. It took four minutes until the first field goal was scored, when Trinity Baker stole a pass and scored on a layup with 4:00 remaining in the first quarter, giving Shelby a 3-0 lead.
After a Norwalk three, Shelby jumped out to a 7-3 until Norwalk lead after Charlie rallied to score the Niese scored on final eight points a steal and score. of the quarter, Norwalk battled including the last six back and scored the points by Davis, to next five points to put Norwalk ahead take a 8-7 lead after 44-37 entering the the first period. final quarter.
The second Demi Hipp hit quarter was pretty a three-pointer to much mirror image open the fourth of the first. Inyour-face quarter scoring and defense, cut the lead to 4440. scrappy play by both Alexis Booker teams and bodies then followed with sliding all over the a layup to cut the court. Twice in deficit to 44-42 the second quarter with 6:59 left in the Shelby rallied for game. three-point leads, After a Norwalk the second coming basket, Audi Albert after two Niese free scored on a threepoint throws made it 2118 play to with 2:17 left in narrow the lead to the half. 46-45 with 5:43
But Norwalk remaining. But rallied back and that was as close as scored the final Shelby would get seven points of the for the remainder of the first half to take the game. Norwalk a 25-21 lead into widened the lead intermission. 50-45 after trading
After trading possessions and baskets to start the making four free third period, Shelby throws in the final took their first four minutes. lead since the first Schwemley made it quarter, scoring 50-47 after scoring the next six points, on a 12-foot jumper ending with a nice with 25 seconds left. step-through in the Shelby did have lane by Baker to put one last opportunity the Lady Whippets to tie it after up 29-27 with 6:03 Norwalk missed a remaining in the free throw, but a third quarter. desperation three
Shelby was off the mark. maintained their Shelby ends third quarter lead their season 194, with a fifth consecutive MOAC championship and a sixth consecutive sectional championship.
Audi Albert and Demi Hipp finished their Lady Whippet careers winning six MOAC championships (seventh through 12th grade), a district championship (2022) and four sectional championships.
Schwemley led the Lady Whippets with 15 points. The senior duo of Hipp and Albert finished with eight and seven points.
Charlie Niese added six. Trinity Baker added five points and Alexis Booker scored four. Sarah Reiser added a basket.
Albert led the Whippets in rebounds with six and Hipp had a team high four steals.