Huntington Lady Eagles
By Mark Shultz on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 |
The Huntington Lady Eagles participated in the Fort Wayne Guard Invitational Saturday played at the Spiece Fieldhouse in Fort Wayne. The Eagles won three games on the day to bring home the first place trophy. “This was definitely the hardest tournament yet at the Invitational. We played three quality teams in less than 7 hours. Nobody had anything left when that final buzzer went.” Coach Shultz said.
The Eagles defeated the Lima Heat in the opening game 58-53. They used a 23-12 advantage in the third period to secure the win. Catherine Weaver scored 32 points and Jenna Cleveland pitched in 14 for the Eagles.
In the second contest the Eagles got past the Northwest Ohio Cougars 58-54. They found themselves down six at the half but used a big third quarter again outscoring the Cougars 22-8. Coach Nan Yarde noted, “I don’t know what it is about the third quarter but we seem to own it. We have consistently played very well coming out of halftime.” The Eagles were led by Catherine Weaver with 23 points and Abby Ballinger scoring 14. Ballinger was 7-9 on the game shooting 78%.
In the final game against the Ft. Wayne Hurricanes neither team had much left in their tanks. Both teams expended too much energy just getting to the finals. Huntington won the contest 40-37 for their third win over the Hurricanes this season. Earlier games were won by 1 point and 6 points in overtime. Fans have come to expect a close contest between the two long time rivals. The Lady Eagles were again led by Catherine Weaver with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Jenna Cleveland added 12 with Abby Ballinger scoring 8.
Catherine Weaver was place on the All-Tournament team voted on by the Coaches. Claire Wunderlich from the Ft. Wayne Hurricanes also made the team. The wins move the Eagles record to 21-2. They next see action against the WACHE Warriors next Saturday at Salamonie School in Warren.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Huntington 16 10 23 9 58
Lima 10 17 12 14 53
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Huntington 12 14 22 10 58
N.W.O 14 18 8 14 54
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Huntington 7 9 11 13 40
Ft. Wayne 6 11 6 14 37
Scoring vs. Lima Scoring vs. N.W.O Scoring vs.
Ft. Wayne
Jenna Cleveland 14 Jenna Cleveland 8 Jenna Cleveland 12
Catherine Weaver 32 Tatum Johnson 3 Catherine Weaver 15
Abby Ballinger 6 Catherine Weaver 23 Abby Ballinger 8
Kaleigh Shultz 6 Abby Ballinger 14 Kaleigh Shultz 3
Marissa Brown 1 Leslie Yarde 2
Kaleigh Shultz 9
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Mary posted on January 30th, 2012 @ 04:11:51GREAT JOB, LADIES! I AM PROUD OF ALL OF YOU! CONGRATULATIONS TO COACHES MARK, NAN, AND RICH ALSO! KEEP UP THE HARD WORK! MISS YOU!
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