Lady Dragons beat Sedgwick County, lose close game to Wray

    Holyoke High School girls basketball split its weekend lineup against Sedgwick County and Wray last Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18-19, winning the first game 50-15 and losing the second 40-46.
    Coach John Baumgartner said the team’s victory over Sedgwick County wasn’t unexpected, given Holyoke’s prior win in December and a missing Cougar starter. He complimented Holyoke’s defense in particular, which gave the Dragons room to build a large lead.
    “We stuck to them pretty well, and we really caused some problems,” he said. “And we got a lot of people involved in scoring, which is good, and that makes our team so much better.”
    Of Saturday’s loss, Baumgartner said Holyoke’s offensive presence has been and remains a problem. Despite outscoring Wray in the second half, Holyoke was unable to stop its rival from sprinting ahead in the first.
    “That’s not us,” he said. “We got them to four, but we just couldn’t get a break.
    
Holyoke 50, SedgCo 15
    Holyoke dominated Sedgwick County across the board in its Friday home game, holding the Cougars to just a handful of baskets in each quarter and ending the game 35 points up, 50-15.
    The Dragons got off to a brisk start, gaining a nine-point lead in the first quarter and ending the half with a lead of 17.
    The Cougars fared no better in the second half, falling behind by eight more points in the third quarter and 10 more in the fourth.
    Taeryn Trumper led the team in points with 12, including two 2s, one 3 and five shots from the line. Lauren Herman added 10 to the Dragon total. The same two girls led in rebounds with seven each. Emily Jelden led assists with five and steals with four.

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