Tribe crushes Trojans (01/27/2009)

FORT RECOVERY - When two teams with winning percentages better than .700 take the floor, there is promise for an epic showdown.

Monday's was over in about four minutes.

With a 10-0 run to open the game the Fort Recovery High School girls basketball team took control on the way to blowing out the Arcanum Trojans.

The Indians (9-3) had a 14-point lead at the close of the first quarter, started the second with a 9-0 run and cleared their bench in the fourth. The loss dropped the Trojans to 10-4.

"The kids came out and played hard," said FRHS coach Doug Bihn of his group's ability to put the game out of reach in a hurry. "They were intense and aggressive tonight."

Joanna Snyder kicked off the scoring with a 3-pointer off a Chelsea Leuthold assist, and Kelsey Wuebker followed with back-to-back hoops on passes from Nicole Pottkotter. Kinsey Wenning got a put-back hoop, and a Leuthold free throw completed the 10-0 opening run.

Six of the Tribe's seven first-quarter field goals came off assists, and they had 21 assists on 26 made baskets for the game.

"They played very unselfishly tonight. Everbody did," said Bihn, who got a team-high five assists from Pottkotter. "They made the extra pass when they needed it. That's fun to watch."

All 13 Indians got on the court in the first half, and seven finished the game with seven points or more. Anne Koesters was the lone Indian in double figures as she scored 12 points.

Anne Koesters was the lone FRHS player in double figures as she finished with 12 points off the bench. Luethold, who had four points in the run to open the second quarter, finished with nine points, and Snyder and Wuebker each added eight.

Two key efforts off the bench came from Alyssa Brackman (four assists) and Kelsey Brockman (seven points). Brackman had three consecutive assists - to Brockman, Kendra Brunswick and Koesters - during the fourth quarter.

"I thought Allyssa played really hard," said Bihn. "She's really come a long way this year.

"Brockman played some big mintues for us."

Brunswick and Rachel Tobe, who hit all of her three field-goal attempts, also scored seven points each.

Four players had five or more rebounds to lead the Tribe to a 42-24 advantage on the glass. Leuthold and Kinsey Wenning each grabbed six boards, and Snyder and Koesters added five apiece.

"We crashed the boards tonight like we're capable of doing. We didn't have that Thursday night. Hopefully that'll continue for us."

Arcanum struggled offensively, turning the ball over 24 times. It also shot just 21 percent, including 0-for-13 from 3-point range.

Emily Schellhaas scored eight points to lead the Trojans. Betsy Printz added seven points and four rebounds, and Angie Cates totaled three assists.

Junior varsity

Fort Recovery dominated the Trojans over the final three quarters of a 61-28 victory.

The Indians led by just a point after the first quarter, but then outscored Arcanum 50-18 the rest of the way.

Holly Brunswick led FRHS with 15 points and six rebounds, and Olivia Thein shot 5-of-7 from the field and scored 12 points. Kylie Kahlig had nine points and seven boards, and Abby Huelskamp finished with nine points and three assists.

Shelby Anderson paced the Trojans with 11 points and four rebounds. Amber Snell had eight points and five boards.

Freshman

The Indians' defense locked down in the fourth quarter of a 36-26 victory over the Celina Bulldogs.

Ericka Lennartz scored 10 points for Fort Recovery, which allowed just two fourth-quarter points. Kara Faller added seven points.

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