Frankenmuth Out Duels Millington 48-40
Frankenmuth was led by Jerry McCain with 13 points
March 8, 2009
By: John Keuvelaar
With first place hanging in the balance, Frankenmuth was not about to take Millington for granted. Millington was not about to give in to the favored Eagles either. As a result, the game was a lot closer than Frankenmuth would like.
The game started out evenly matched as both teams hung close to each other for the first half of the first quarter. Then the Eagles started putting more pressure on the ball forcing Millington to take long shots. While still struggling with their own shooting touch, Frankenmuth was still able to build a 12-8 lead.
In the second quarter, Frankenmuth switched to man to man defense. This helped limited the Cardinal shots especially with extra pressure and attention being applied to Cardinal scoring machine, Kayla Doshier. While the defensive end was limiting Millington to 7 points, on offense, quick passes led to open shots underneath. Utilizing forwards Jenny McCain and Kelsey Ritter, the Eagles built a 25-15 halftime lead.
40 Jenny McCain struggles to keep a hold of the ball while fending off 44 Jamie Frahm.
(MyBayCity Photo by John Keuvelaar)
32 Sam Cormier goes for the lay up while swarmed by flocks of cardinals.
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14 Heather Schultz focuses in on 10 Kayal Doshier whom rushes down the court.
(MyBayCity Photo by John Keuvelaar)
22 Kelsey Ritter rushes in to try and force Millington 10 Kayla Doshier pass the ball.
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22 Kelsey Ritter reaches out to gain the rebound but 10 Kayla Doshier tries to intervene.
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But Millington was not about to go quietly in the night. They came out in the second half with renewed life. Being more aggressive, the Cardinals were able to narrow the margin early. But the Eagles regrouped attacking the basket from the outside thus opening up passing lanes for good shots. This helped hold Millington from tying the game and the Eagles held a 32-25 lead going into the fourth quarter.
With the outcome still in doubt, Millington continued to attack the basket while limiting the Eagles from reaching the basket for short jumpers. But the Eagles proved to be too tough as they played to a point stalemate in the fourth with Frankenmuth coming away with a 48-40 victory.
Frankenmuth was led by Jerry McCain with 13 points while Kelsey Ritter scored 11 and Sam Cormier chipped in 9.
Millington was led by Kayla Doshier's hard earned 17 points while Frahm and Lawe scored 9 and 7 respectively.
40 Jenny McCain launches the ball high above the Cardinal defense.
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14 Heather Schultz fights to get a shot off while dealing with Cardinals defensemen 15 Alexis Reinert and 25 Ashley Gavitt.
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10 Kayla Doshier soars to the basket.
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24 McCauley Mossner begins her charge as she runs down the court.
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34 Rae Zink fights to steal the ball back from the Lady Cardinals.
(MyBayCity Photo by John Keuvelaar)
