The Teutopolis Lady Shoes are off to a good start in the 20th annual Lady Wildcat Thanksgiving Tournament in Salem.
They kicked things off with a 71-31 win over Salem and then came back with a 66-28 decision over Highland on Saturday.
Against Salem, T-Town raced to a 21-2 lead after eight minutes and rolled from there. The Lady Shoes led 40-10 at halftime and 56-19 after three quarters.
Emily Konkel paced THS with 15 points, while Izzy Hardiek chipped in with 10 and both Kaitlyn Schumacher and Courtney Gibson had 8. Schumacher also had team-high nine rebounds and four steals.
It was a similar pattern against Highland. The Lady Shoes led 18-9 after the first period, 32-15 at intermission and then used a 22-10 scoring run to open a commanding 54-25 advantage after three quarters.
T-Town had a balanced scoring attack, placing four players in double figures. Schumacher led the way with 16 points, with all of those coming in the second and third periods. Hardiek and Kaylee Niebrugge both scored 13 points and Konkel added 12.
The Lady Shoes are now 3-0 on the young season. They will return to action Saturday with two games in the Salem tournament. They will play at 1:30 p.m. against Carterville and then conclude the tourney with a 5 p.m. game against Centralia.
