Girls Basketball
By David Latva
Lady Saints Improve to

The Saints' Jodi Langstaff (10) drives to the hoop for two secondhalf points against Pickford.

4-1 With Wins Over

Panthers, Hurons

The St. Ignace Saints girls basketball team improved to 4-1 overall on the season and 2-0 in the Straits Area Conference (SAC) with a 66-49 non-conference win over the Pickford Panthers Wednesday, December 12, and a 57-28 SAC decision against the Rogers City Hurons Friday, December 14.

Saints Upend Panthers

The Saints scored the first eight points and never trailed during the non-league win over the Panthers.

Nine players saw court time and eight scored for Saints Head Coach Dorene Ingalls. The Saints played their first home game at LaSalle High School after opening the season with four road games.

"It was nice to play at home after four tough games on the road," said Coach Ingalls. "Pickford came ready to play and I was pleased with our team effort."

The Saints led 20-11 after the first eight minutes and held a 13- 11 scoring edge in the second quarter for a 33-22-halftime advantage, as Amanda Coveyou scored 12 points for St. Ignace and Jasmine Ledy matched the effort for the Panthers.

Billie McLeod Cedarville

St. Ignace put the game out of reach with a 10-0 run to begin the second half for a 43-22 lead at the 6:10 mark of the third quarter.

Courtney Bruni scored the Panthers' final six points of the third quarter to slice the Saints' lead to 53-38 going into the final period, before St. Ignace completed the game with a 13-11 scoring edge in the fourth quarter.

Saints statistics: Amanda Coveyou, 20 points; Chelsea Swope, Jodi Langstaff, 10 points; Marcie Rickley, nine points; Mallory LaLonde, seven points; Nicole Elmblad, five points; Kayla Gustin, three points; Brooke Allan, two points.

Panthers statistics: Jasmine Ledy, 21 points; Courtney Bruni, 13 points; Jenna Ledy, six points; Melissa Kucharczyk, five points; Alli Priskorn, three points; Rachel Schmitigal, two points.

Nine Players Score

in Win Over Hurons

Shauni Rutledge Engadine

St. Ignace started out sluggishly against Rogers City before Jodi Langstaff drained a three-point field goal at the buzzer to end the first eight minutes, and continued onto an 11-0 run to begin the second quarter, lifting the Saints to a 22-6 lead with 5:43 remaining in the first half.

Sophomore Chelsea Swope, with career-high 19 points, led the nine-player offense for Head Coach Dorene Ingalls. The Saints led 28-16 at halftime and outscored the Hurons 29-12 in the second half to improve their record to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the SAC.

St. Ignace closed out the third quarter with an 11-0 offensive surge, and held a 6-0 advantage in a low-scoring fourth quarter.

"We started out slow, but finally our offense took off," said Coach Ingalls. "We got into foul trouble in the first half and Chelsea Swope picked up the offensive intensity."

Saints statistics: Chelsea Swope, 19 points, four rebounds, three assists; Amanda Coveyou, eight points; Jodi Langstaff, Jessica Massaway, seven points; Kayla Gustin, five points; Kristen Olsen, four points, seven rebounds, four assists; Marcie Rickley, four points, three steals; Grace Wheeler, two points, six assists; Brooke Allan, one point.

The Panthers' Jasmine Ledy (12) drains a shot, despite the defense of Saints players Nicole Elmblad (4) and Marcie Rickley (14).

Saints JV Players Post Win

St. Ignace junior varsity defeated Pickford 59-33 and Rogers City 52-24 to improve their record to 4-2 on the season.

Saints statistics vs. Pickford: Grace Wheeler, 21 points; Kristen Olsen, 12 points; Samantha Radecki, 10 points; Mikaela Kelly, six points; Heather Beaudoin, Angela Fischer, four points; Martina Beaudoin, two points.

Panthers statistics: Callie Smith, 13 points; Kelsie Brown, nine points; Krista Esslin, Abby Rose, four points; Rachel Reich, two points; Marlee Michalski, one point.

Saints statistics vs. Rogers City: Nicole Elmblad, 14 points; Samantha Radecki, Mallory LaLonde, 13 points; Heather Beaudoin, five points; Martina Beaudoin, four points; Abby Chambers, Mikaela Kelly, two points.

Saints sophomore Chelsea Swope scored a career-high 19 points against Rogers City.

Trojans 5-1 After

Pair of Wins

The Cedarville Trojans girls basketball team improved to 5-1 overall on the season and 2-0 in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference (EUPC) after defeating the Engadine Eagles 86-67 Friday, December 14, and beating the Rogers City Hurons 59-29 in a non-confer- ence game Wednesday, December 12.

McLeod Scores 27

Points

Against

Eagles The Trojans displayed balance and unselfish play from the entire team en route to the EUPC win over the Eagles.

Cedarville led 45-31 at halftime and outscored Engadine 41- 36 in the second half.

Trojans statistics: Billie McLeod, 27 points, 12 rebounds, seven on defensive end; Ashley Sweeney, 17 points, seven assists; Jessie Duncan, 15 points, seven assists; Caitlin Wright, Jillian Collins, nine points; Katie Bowlby, seven points; Kacie Simpson, two points.

Jessica Graham Brimley

Eagles statistics: Shauni Rutledge, 29 points; Lauren MacArthur, Tristina Browning, 12 points; Shannon Browning, 11 points; Elisa Hobbs, three points.

First-half Lead Lifts Trojans

Over Hurons

Cedarville raced out to a 34-12 halftime lead and outscored Rogers City 25- 17 in the second half.

Cedarville will travel to Brimley to battle the Bays in a match-up of two undefeated teams in the EUPC Friday, December 21.

Trojans statistics: Jessie Duncan, 17 points; Caitlin Wright, 12 points; Ashley Sweeney, nine points; Jillian Collins, seven points; Billie McLeod, Kacie Simpson, six points; Katie Bowlby, two points.

Brimley Bays 7-0 Overall

The Brimley Bays girls basketball team continues its undefeated streak of seven consecutive wins on the season against two non-conference opponents, Newberry and Rudyard, both Straits Area Conference teams.

The Bays beat the Newberry Indians 54-47 Saturday, December 15, and earned a 61-50 victory over the Rudyard Bulldogs Monday, December 10.

Brimley and Cedarville will battle for first place in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference on the Bays home court Friday, December 21.

Three girls scored in double figures in the Bays' win over the Indians, as Jenna Somes gave Brimley an offensive lift. She recorded 12 points in the fourth quarter after Amber Aikens, the Bays' leading scorer with 17 points, fouled out.

At Rudyard, the Bays held a 15-14 scoring edge after the first eight minutes and led 32-27 at halftime before outscoring the Bulldogs 29-23 in the second half to record the win.

Bays statistics vs. Newberry: Amber Aikens, 17 points, 12 rebounds, three steals; Jenna Somes, 14 points, seven rebounds; Jessica Graham, 13 points, six rebounds; Ashton Cameron, five points, 15 rebounds; Sydney Wilson, five points, seven rebounds.

Bays statistics vs.

Rudyard: Amber Aikens, 22 points, nine rebounds, three steals, three assists; Jessica Graham, 13 points, eight rebounds, four blocked shots, three assists; Jenna Somes, 13 points; Ashton Cameron, seven points; Courtney Amble, four points; Kelly Graham, two points, nine assists, five rebounds.

Bulldogs statistics: Erin Jarvie, 26 points; Emily Jarvie, 15 points; Betsy Wileman, six points; Leah Wallis, Destiny Chontos, two points.