So far this season, the Bishop Guilfoyle Academy women basketball group has hit the hardwood ground sizzling each day trip en path to a victory.
Thursday night time was no exception.
The Lady Marauders jumped out to a 25-10 lead in the first quarter of play and cruised to a 70-31 win over Penns Valley at the Pleasant Valley Gymnasium.
In the first quarter, junior Anberlyn Petrecca led all Guilfoyle scorers with 10 factors, whereas sophomore Layona Williams tallied seven.
“I thought we shared the ball really well,” Lady Marauder coach Kristi Kaack stated. “I assumed we made the additional cross in the first half, received on the boards, and received some second probability alternative.
Junior Morgan Ruggery led the cost in the second quarter with 9 of her 19 whole factors on the night time to present BG a 35-point lead at the break, 50-15.
“Morgan Ruggery is so consistent with her game night in and night out,” Kaack stated. “We always know that she will defend the right way.”
The win now strikes the Lady Marauders to 15-0 on the season. Despite the success Kaack continues to present her group one thing to work on every night time out.
“We just try to challenge them, every day at practice to get better,” Kaack stated. “We’re thankful that we have a good group; we keep telling them practices should be the hard part, and the games should be the fun and easy part.”
Penns Valley, which noticed its document fall to 8-8, put forth a stable effort in the first quarter to maintain the deficit at 15-points. But at the finish of the day, Bishop Guilfoyle’s toughness and stellar taking pictures grew to become an excessive amount of for them to deal with.
“BG is a good team,” Lady Rams coach Terrance Green stated. “They’re state champs for a reason, and we knew it would be a tough battle; we gave it our all; we did our best.”
Green says his group nonetheless has targets to acquire as the season continues.
“That’s what were focused on this back half of the season,” Green stated. “I was very proud of the effort.”
Senior Elle Dinges led all Penns Valley scorers with 11 factors, together with 9 from past the arc.
The Lady Marauders are off till subsequent week once they take on Central Monday night time. Penns Valley will host Bellwood Antis additionally on Monday.
PENNS VALLEY (31): P. Johnson 3 1-3 7, Dalton 1 1-2 3, Smith 3 0-0 6, Romig, 1 0-0 2, J. Johnson 1 0-0 2, Dinges 4 0-0 11. Totals: 13 2-5 3
BISHOP GUILFOYLE (70): Adams 3 0-0 7, Ruggery 7 4-4 19, Petrecca 8 1-3 14, Yeskey 4 0-0 8, Haigh 2 0-0 5, Williams 4 0-0 10, Homan 2 0-0 4, Hite 1 1-1 3. Totals: 30 6-8 70
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Penns Valley 10 5 8 8 – 31
Bishop Guilfoyle 25 25 13 7 – 70
3-point subject targets: Penns Valley 3 (Dinges 3), Bishop Guilfoyle 6 (Adams, Ruggery, Petrecca, Haigh, Willaims 2)
Records: Penns Valley (15-0), Bishop Guilfoyle (8-8).
Officials: M. Byrne, S. Dry, D. Heim.
JV closing: 45-9 High scorers: M. Bianconi, BG, 12; Buttleburn, PV, 4