By Steve Raymond
ET Sports Report
Laurie Thompson describes her team as a work in progress.
On Monday night, it looked like that work was definitely progressing.
The Teutopolis Lady Shoes used a smothering pressure defense to jump out to a quick, early lead and never looked back. Three lengthy scoring sprees resulted in a lead that continue to expand, finishing with a 62-32 victory at home over St. Anthony.
The Lady Shoes defense set the tone immediately. In the first three minutes, the Lady Bulldogs had just two shots and seven turnovers and T-Town owned a 12-0 lead.
“Defense is the name of the game for us,” said THS coach Laurie Thompson. “We really got after it tonight. We’re still learning how to do it, but that’s our goal. We’re long and athletic and we want to pressure people.”
Kaitlyn Schumacher was on her way to a 20-point performance just 33 seconds into the contest. She then capped that initial run with another bucket following a St. Anthony miscue.
To the Lady Bulldogs credit, they never quit playing hard. They had nine turnovers in the opening eight minutes and finished with 32 overall, but they refused to give up.
Lucy Fearday scored eight of her game-high 21 points in the first period and helped SAHS get within 19-10. The lead was whittled to four, 19-15, after Grace Karolewicz and Riley Guy hit shots and Abbi Hatton made a free throw to open the second period. After the teams traded baskets, it was still just a four-point margin.
But the final six minutes of the first half belong to the home team. Schumacher scored seven points and Kaylee Niebrugge added six more, helping the Lady Shoes go on a 16-4 run to close out the period and take a 37-21 advantage to the locker room at intermission.
It was quite a night for Max Niebrugge.
First, he was crowned Homecoming King.
Then he led the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes to a 57-51 victory Friday night over Bloomington Central Catholic.
With leading scorer Brendan Niebrugge on the sideline with an ankle injury, several T-Town players stepped up and played roles in the win. But Max Niebrugge was the catalyst.
The senior point guard pumped in a season-high 19 points and made four crucial free throws in the final 2½ minutes to secure the Shoes sixth win of the season.
“I don’t think Max left the floor the entire game,” THS coach Chet Reeder said. “He played great defense, hit big free throws and played under control the whole game. He was the king tonight.”
The Shoes never trailed, threatened to pull away a couple times and then had to hang on.
Caleb Siemer scored eight points in the opening period, helping Teutopolis open a 17-9 lead. As the game would do throughout, it then began to see-saw back and forth. The Shoes led by seven points three times in the second period and nine on one occasion, but the Saints were within five, 31-26, at intermission.
It didn’t come easy, but the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes posted another win Tuesday night.
They traveled to Paris, fell behind early, but came back to get a 50-45 victory over the Tigers.
Conor Breneman scored 10 of his game-high 18 points and helped Paris jump out to an 18-9 lead after the opening eight minutes.
But the Shoes started surging back in the second period. Dylan Pruemer knocked down a pair of three-pointers, T-Town went on a 12-6 run and closed to within 24-21 at halftime.
THS used the free throw line to grab the lead in the third period. The Shoes made 7-of-9 foul shots, got a three-point play from Pruemer and led 36-33 entering the final quarter. T-Town then went 6-of-8 from the charity stripe down the stretch to maintain its lead and secure the win.
Max Niebrugge and Pruemer shared scoring honors with 11 points each, and Caleb Siemer added 10.
The Shoes, now 5-1 on the season, will return home Friday to face Bloomington Central Catholic on Homecoming Night.
The Teutopolis Lady Shoes used a big second quarter to build a comfortable lead and went on to post a 48-35 victory Thursday night at St. Joe-Ogden.
T-Town led 14-9 after the opening eight minutes and then went on a 16-4 scoring run in the second period to build a 30-13 halftime lead.
The Lady Spartans outscored THS 22-18 in the second half, but the Lady Shoes still came home with a double-digit victory.
Teutopolis had three players in double figures. Kaitlyn Schumacher led the way with 12 points, while Kaylee Niebrugge scored 11 and Emily Konkel added 10. Konkel and Niebrugge also had eight rebounds apiece.
The Lady Shoes improved to 5-2. They will return home Monday to play St. Anthony.
In a game that was close the whole way, the Pana Lady Panthers pulled out a 39-38 overtime victory at home over Teutopolis Monday night.
The Lady Shoes jumped out to a 9-2 lead after the first period, but Pana rallied to tie the score at 16-16 at halftime. The game was tied 28-28 after three quarters and knotted at 33-33 at the end of regulation. The Lady Panthers outscored T-Town 6-5 in the overtime period.
It was a cold shooting night for the Lady Shoes. They made just 14-of-48 attempts, an icy 29 percent. They were 3-for-12 from three-point range, a 25 percent clip.
Kaitlyn Schumacher had a double-double performance for THS, finishing with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Zoe Cremens and Emily Konkel both scored eight and Izzy Hardiek pulled down 10 rebounds.
The Lady Shoes dipped to 4-2 on the season. They will return to action Thursday at St. Joe-Ogden.
Page 39 of 64
- You are here:
-
Home
-
Teutopolis
- Basketball
