No. 2 Crestwood girls thrash Decorah, Kee, Charles City

 

CRESCO - The Class 3A No. 2 Crestwood varsity girls’ basketball team took a commanding 28-4 first period lead en route to an 85-29 win over Decorah on Dec. 5.
Facing Class 1A No. 10 Lansing Kee in a non-conference game Thursday at home, the Cadets pulled away late in the first half and cruised to a 56-34 win.
Playing Charles City at home Friday, the Cadets got out of the blocks strong with a 25-3 first quarter lead on their way to an impressive 62-21 win to improve to 5-0 overall (2-0 NEIC).
 
Cadets 85, Decorah 29
Facing Decorah on Dec. 5, the Cadets raced to a 24-point first quarter lead and sailed to an 85-29 win over the Vikings.
Crestwood went on a 22-4 run in the second period to take a 50-8 halftime lead and pushed the lead to 70-16 going into the fourth period.
“The main key for us was our shooting, which was phenomenal,” Cadet Coach Doug Sickles said. “We hit 11 of 15 three-pointers, and we moved the ball well. In all aspects, we were clicking. I was extremely happy with that.”
Shannon Pisney led the team with 25 points, including two three-pointers, had three rebounds, six assists and three steals. Ellie Friesen tallied 15 points, including three three-pointers, had six assists, two steals and two rebounds. Brynn Bodermann had 13 points, including three three-pointers, five assists, four rebounds and two steals.
Sharon Goodman had 11 points and five rebounds. Laken Lienhard tallied nine points, including two three-pointers, three assists and two rebounds. Samantha Balk had four points. Emily Friesen had three points on one three-pointer, three assists, three steals and two rebounds. 
Brooklyn Ferrie had two points and three rebounds. Kennedy Gaul had two points. Annie Mast had one point and four rebounds. Taylor Shelton posted three rebounds. Kaylee Thomas had one rebound, one assist and one steal.
As a team, the Cadets made 32 of 48 field goals (67 percent), including 11 of 15 three-pointers.
Score by quarters
CW   28  22  20  15 - 85
Dec    4    4    8   13 - 29
 
Cadets 56, Kee 34
The Kee Hawks kept the score close through the first period before the Cadets pulled away late to earn the win and improve their record to 4-0.
Crestwood led 6-5 with 4:26 left in the first period before ending the quarter on an 11-2 run to take a 17-7 lead into the second quarter. Crestwood went on a 15-8 run in the second quarter to take a 32-15 halftime lead. Kee was unable to rally in the second half as the Cadets won by 22 points.
Sickles said defense was a big key to the win against a tough Kee squad.
“Kee is a good team, and we knew that going into the game,” Sickles said. “Our defense really kept us in the game. Our offense was sloppy at times, but I credit Kee because they made our offense sloppy. They didn’t let us run what we wanted to run (on offense). 
“This game was a good test for our kids. We needed this kind of game after winning our first three games easily. We needed to compete in a game like this. Our girls made some shots in the first half when we needed them, and they are not afraid to share the ball. They are very unselfish, and I’m proud of them for that,” Sickles said.
Sharon Goodman led the Cadets in scoring with 20 points, and she had six rebounds. Shannon Pisney tallied 17 points, including three three-pointers, had six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Ellie Friesen had nine points, including two three-pointers, six assists, two steals and two rebounds. Emily Friesen tallied eight points, including two threes, had five assists, four rebounds and two steals. Kaylee Thomas had two points. Brynn Bodermann had five assists and four steals.
Score by quarters
Kee   7   8   14   5 - 34
CW 17  15  16   8 - 56
 
Cadets 62, C.C. 21
Crestwood built a 22-point lead after one period, pushed the lead to 43-8 at halftime and sailed to a 62-21 win over Charles City Friday at home.
Coach Sickles said the Cadets’ defense was a big factor in the win.
“Our pressure defense really hurt Charles City in the first half,” Sickles said. “In the second half, we kind of quit playing, but it can be hard to keep up the intensity when you have a big lead at halftime.
“But in the first half, I was extremely pleased with all of our girls in all of the aspects of the game. We finished the game with 21 assists and 18 steals, which is not bad. I’m happy with that. Every one of our players did an extremely good job,” Sickles said.
Sharon Goodman paced the Cadets with 23 points. Shannon Pisney tallied 15 points, including one three-pointer. Emily Friesen had six points.
Kaylee Thomas had five points, including one three-pointer. Ellie Friesen had four points. Brynn Bodermann posted five points. Brooklyn Ferrie and Laken Lienhard each had two points.
 

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