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Teays Valley girls basketball at Newark 2/7
"Teays Valley Shows Heart, Can't Overcome Newark's Strong Offense"
Newark-The Lady Vikings struggled to keep up with the visiting Newark Wildcats, ultimately falling 63-32 on Friday. Despite the loss, Tessa Horsley had a solid game with 11 points and seven rebounds to lead Teays Valley.
The game began with Emma Quakenbush opening the scoring for Newark, followed by a Calli Geller basket. The Vikings took a timeout with 5:54 remaining in the first, trailing by six. After the timeout, Avery Mann scored the Vikings' first basket, making it 6-2. Tessa Horsley then added a basket, followed by Mann's free throw. Sam Hull of Newark made two free throws, and Horsley drew a foul, making one of two free throws to make it 9-7 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Cooper McManaway was fouled shooting a three and converted one of three free throws. Quakenbush then hit back-to-back threes, making it 15-8. Leah Eckenrode matched with a three-pointer, making it 17-8. The Vikings took another timeout and responded with an Amelia Brumfield two-pointer, assisted by Areyanna Karshner. Brumfield then drew a foul and made two free throws. Karshner pivoted around the Newark defense to make it 17-14, and Brumfield's basket put the Vikings down by one, making it 17-16. Eckenrode's two-pointer made it 19-16, and Quakenbush's buzzer-beating three-pointer made it 24-16 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Avery Mann took a pass from Areyanna Karshner to make it 24-18. Hull made it 27-18 with a three-pointer, and Horsley busted through traffic to make it 27-20. Quakenbush hit another three-pointer, making it 30-20. Horsley then knocked down a straight-away three, but the Wildcats responded with three baskets in a row, making it 39-23. The Vikings responded with Avery Mann scoring off an Addie Keplar steal, and Horsley got fouled, making one of two free throws to make it 39-28. Eckenrode hit another two-pointer before the buzzer, making it 41-28. In the fourth quarter, the Wildcats went on a 22-4 run to close out the game, securing a 63-32 OCC Buckeye win.
Coach's thought:
"I thought our first half was very, very good. I don't even know when we were down... They had a three right before halftime. I was very impressed with how they played. They came out punched in the face. We called a timeout and we reacted. I think we were down one or tied with the lead. I thought we had a really good first half, but in the second half, I feel like they were the more intense, more physical, and more aggressive team than we were, and that comes with growing pains. There's no reason why they're just the second-ranked team in our conference. and all we needed to show up was to be physical and we didn't match that in the second half," said coach Trevor Younkin.
The Vikings (7-14, 6-7) will take the weekend off to host OCC-Buckeye division-winning Pickerington Central (17-3, 11-0) on Monday.
Box Score
Teays Valley (32)
Tessa Horsley : 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Avery Mann : 6 points, 4 rebounds
Amelia Brumfield : 6 points, 2 assists
Cami Robins : 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block
Areyana Karshner : 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Allie Rice : 2 points, 1 rebound
Hailey Mathews : 2 points, 1 rebound
Cooper McManaway: 1 point, 1 rebound
Newark (63)
Emma Quakenbush: 23 points, 9 rebounds
Leah Eckenrode: 15 points, 1 rebound
Addi Hall: 12 points, 5 rebounds
Calli Geller: 7 points, 3 rebounds
Sam Hull : 3 points
Isabel Angelus: 3 points, 1 rebound
Score by Quarter
Q1: Newark 9, Teays Valley 7
Q2: Newark 15, Teays Valley 9
Q3: Newark 17, Teays Valley 12
Q4: Newark 21, Teays Valley 4
"Teays Valley Shows Heart, Can't Overcome Newark's Strong Offense"
Newark-The Lady Vikings struggled to keep up with the visiting Newark Wildcats, ultimately falling 63-32 on Friday. Despite the loss, Tessa Horsley had a solid game with 11 points and seven rebounds to lead Teays Valley.
The game began with Emma Quakenbush opening the scoring for Newark, followed by a Calli Geller basket. The Vikings took a timeout with 5:54 remaining in the first, trailing by six. After the timeout, Avery Mann scored the Vikings' first basket, making it 6-2. Tessa Horsley then added a basket, followed by Mann's free throw. Sam Hull of Newark made two free throws, and Horsley drew a foul, making one of two free throws to make it 9-7 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Cooper McManaway was fouled shooting a three and converted one of three free throws. Quakenbush then hit back-to-back threes, making it 15-8. Leah Eckenrode matched with a three-pointer, making it 17-8. The Vikings took another timeout and responded with an Amelia Brumfield two-pointer, assisted by Areyanna Karshner. Brumfield then drew a foul and made two free throws. Karshner pivoted around the Newark defense to make it 17-14, and Brumfield's basket put the Vikings down by one, making it 17-16. Eckenrode's two-pointer made it 19-16, and Quakenbush's buzzer-beating three-pointer made it 24-16 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Avery Mann took a pass from Areyanna Karshner to make it 24-18. Hull made it 27-18 with a three-pointer, and Horsley busted through traffic to make it 27-20. Quakenbush hit another three-pointer, making it 30-20. Horsley then knocked down a straight-away three, but the Wildcats responded with three baskets in a row, making it 39-23. The Vikings responded with Avery Mann scoring off an Addie Keplar steal, and Horsley got fouled, making one of two free throws to make it 39-28. Eckenrode hit another two-pointer before the buzzer, making it 41-28. In the fourth quarter, the Wildcats went on a 22-4 run to close out the game, securing a 63-32 OCC Buckeye win.
Coach's thought:
"I thought our first half was very, very good. I don't even know when we were down... They had a three right before halftime. I was very impressed with how they played. They came out punched in the face. We called a timeout and we reacted. I think we were down one or tied with the lead. I thought we had a really good first half, but in the second half, I feel like they were the more intense, more physical, and more aggressive team than we were, and that comes with growing pains. There's no reason why they're just the second-ranked team in our conference. and all we needed to show up was to be physical and we didn't match that in the second half," said coach Trevor Younkin.
The Vikings (7-14, 6-7) will take the weekend off to host OCC-Buckeye division-winning Pickerington Central (17-3, 11-0) on Monday.
Box Score
Teays Valley (32)
Tessa Horsley : 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Avery Mann : 6 points, 4 rebounds
Amelia Brumfield : 6 points, 2 assists
Cami Robins : 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block
Areyana Karshner : 2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Allie Rice : 2 points, 1 rebound
Hailey Mathews : 2 points, 1 rebound
Cooper McManaway: 1 point, 1 rebound
Newark (63)
Emma Quakenbush: 23 points, 9 rebounds
Leah Eckenrode: 15 points, 1 rebound
Addi Hall: 12 points, 5 rebounds
Calli Geller: 7 points, 3 rebounds
Sam Hull : 3 points
Isabel Angelus: 3 points, 1 rebound
Score by Quarter
Q1: Newark 9, Teays Valley 7
Q2: Newark 15, Teays Valley 9
Q3: Newark 17, Teays Valley 12
Q4: Newark 21, Teays Valley 4