Lady Dragons smother SedgCo for 52-11 win

    Holyoke High School’s girls varsity basketball team blew away SedgCo last Tuesday, Dec. 4, ending the game with a score of 52-11 and earning their third consecutive victory of the season.
    Coach John Baumgartner said it was an easy win, and that the Dragons had the advantage of experience over SedgCo, which began their season Tuesday.
    “I thought defensively we smothered them pretty well in the second half,” he said. “We still have some things to work on, but I felt like overall we got a lot of people in the game.”
    Baumgartner added that the team’s confidence on the road will be an asset in the upcoming games against the more highly-ranked programs of Haxtun and Pine Bluffs, Wyoming.
    “It’ll be challenging, which is good. We need it.”
    
Holyoke 52, Sedgwick County 11
    The Dragon defensive game all but forced SedgCo off the court, leading to a shutout second quarter and three other single-digit quarters for the Cougars.
    At the same time, Holyoke crowded the paint, sinking 19 2-pointers and three 3s. The team pulled down a combined 24 points in the first half to SedgCo’s four, and continued the streak in the third and fourth quarters, pushing the score first to 37-8, then 52-11.
    Taeryn Trumper led the team in total points with 16, including seven 2-pointers and two for two shots from the line.
    Lauren Herman led in rebounds with seven. Victoria Race led steals with three and Jelden had the most assists with five.

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