Poynette's girls basketball team committed 20 turnovers in 59 possessions and had just one player score more than three points Thursday night as the host Indians fell to visiting Belleville 46-23.
"They made baskets early and we couldn't make a basket and we turned it over," Poynette coach Bob Tomlinson said. "I guess the biggest thing is we didn't shoot the ball very well... and we turned it over 34 percent of the time we had it. So that's a formula for disaster."
Poynette scored just 12 first-half points, with Ashley Howell going for 10 of those.
"We've got to find somebody else to score some points," Tomlinson said.
BELLEVILLE 46, POYNETTE 23
Belleville............ 15 12 13 6 - 46
Poynette.............. 4 8 8 3 - 23
BELLEVILLE - Rear 9, O'Connor 9, Je. Walejko 8, Ja. Walejko 6, Kernen 6, Manion 4, Hendrickson 2, Durst 2, Totals 19 7-11 46.
POYNETTE - B. Kaltenberg 3, Saager 2, McIlrath 2, Howell 15, J. Kaltenberg 1, Totals 8 6-13 23.
3-Point Goals - Belleville 1 (Rear 1), Poynette 1 (B. Kaltenberg 1). Total fouls - Belleville 16, Poynette 12. JV - B 38, P 30.
RANDOLPH 49, PARDEEVILLE 22
Randolph senior guard Chelsea Omen had a game-best 17 points while Rockets senior center Brittany Alsum added 15 as Randolph ran away with a 49-22 Trailways Central Conference win.
The Bulldogs trailed just 15-7 after the first quarter but Randolph allowed Pardeeville just 15 points over the final three quarters to secure the win.
Sam Bluske and Ashley McLaughlin each had a team-high seven points for the Bulldogs.
Pardeeville......... 7 5 2 8 - 22
Randolph.......... 15 10 14 10 - 49
PARDEEVILLE - Bluske 7, McLaughlin 7, Davidson 4, Dredske 2, Standke 2, Totals 8 3-5 22.
RANDOLPH - Eisenga 7, Pickhardt 6, Werner 5, Omen 17, Alsum 14, Totals 17 15-21 49.
3-Point Goals - Pardeeville 3 (Bluske 1, McLaughlin 2). Total fouls - Pardeeville 14, Randolph 10. JV- R 35, P 32.
RIO 79, ABUNDANT LIFE 25
Rio junior forward Emily Borde led all scorers with 13 points while Samantha Krebs and Keturah Vangen added 10 a piece as the Vikings won their first game of the season with a convincing 79-25 Trailways South Conference win Thursday night at Madison Abundant Life.
The Vikings thrived behind a balanced attack that saw 12 players score.
Abundant Life fought foul trouble throughout the game, with two players fouling out.
Rio.................... 23 19 23 14 - 79
Abundant Life... 10 7 3 5 - 25
RIO - Schmidt 9, Bender 8, Waterdu 8, E. Reierson 7, Scott 4, C. Reierson 4, Missall 2, S. Borde 2, N. Reierson 2, E. Borde 13, Krebs 10, Vangen 10, Totals 32 13-18 79.
MADISON ABUNDANT LIFE - Castleberg 9, Burnard 5, Zernov 5, Wentz 4, Tews 2, Totals 7 8-15 25.
3-Point Goals - Rio 2, Madison Abundant Life 3 (Castleberg 1, Burnard 1, Zernov 1). Total fouls - Rio 19, Madison Abundant Life 20. Fouled out (Burnard, Tews). JV - R won, 45-13.
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