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The Lady Jags advance to state
Launch the media gallery 1 playerOn Friday, February 28th, the Lady Jags played their District Final in Howells and won in overtime 48-41.
Howells-Dodge met Weeping Water for the first time in school history in the D-8 district final at Howells. Howells-Dodge jumped out to a 12-5 lead with 7 minutes remaining in the 2nd quarter, but Weeping Water, aided by 2 banked in 3’s in the second, took the lead, and until overtime, no lead was larger than 3 points. Howells-Dodge only managed 34% from 2-point range over the entire contest, but managed to make several big shots late to advance to the State Tournament for the 2nd year in a row.
Scoring by Quarters:
Howells-Dodge: 12/7/8/10/ OT:11 Final: 48
Weeping Water: 5/13/8/11/OT: 4 Final:41
Leading the Lady Jags in scoring was sophomore Peyten Becker and junior Kenadie Throener, each with 14. Then it was senior Jordyn Ratzlaff with 7, sophomore Kylie Brichacek with 6, senior Jade Bayer with 4, senior Taylor Steffensmeier with 2, and sophomore Audrey Brabec with 1. Brichacek had a season high of 15 rebounds on the night, followed by Throener with 6, Brabec with 5, Becker with 4, and Bayer with 1. The assist leader was Bayer with 6, Brichacek with 5, Ratzlaff with 2, and Steffensmeier, Becker, and Throener each with 1. Ratzlaff led in steals with 4, followed by Bayer with 3. Steffensmeier, Brichacek, Becker, senior Ava Noyd, and Throener all had 1. Kylie Brichacek had 3 blocks on the night, Peyten Becker had 2, and Jordyn Ratzlaff and Bayer had 1. Bayer led in deflections with 6, followed by Brichacek with 5, Becker with 3, Throener and Ratzlaff with 2, and Noyd with 1.
After the game, Head Coach Scott Polacek said, “The girls played great defense the whole way, but Weeping Water sank the big hoops all night and did a great job crashing the offensive glass. Our girls never got too stressed, even when down by 3 points late. The atmosphere was -great-packed house– a drama-filled game- and it’s a testament to our work ethic that we could come out on top and earn another trip to state.”
The Lady Jaguars are going into the State Tournament as the 8th seed. They play in the Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday, March 5, at 9:00 a.m. Against the #1 Pender Pendragons.
Written by, Jordyn Ratzlaff
