A furious rally by the Lady Lions fell six points short during a 32-26 loss to Meadville Calvary Baptist at Warren County Christian School.
A slow start was ultimately to blame for the Lady Lions loss as the visiting Thunder forged a nine-point first half lead. That advantage swelled to 15 points in the third quarter before WCCS made its run.
Allyssa Kerr scored six points and Aubree Hendrickson four in the final quarter as the Lady Lions tried to quickly cut into the Meadville lead. All told, WCCS outscored the Thunder 11-2 in the final quarter, getting as close as six points at the final buzzer.
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Kerr for two
Warren County Christian School’s Allyssa Kerr (4) takes a shot in front of two Meadville Calvary Baptist defenders during the second half of a basketball game Friday at WCCS.
Kerr was the team's leading scorer in the game with 14 points. Hendrickson finished with six points and Dymphee Zortman added three points. Kerr added five rebounds and three blocks, Hendrickson four rebounds and four steals and Rachel Wilkins six boards and three steals.
Winless WCCS returns to action Tuesday, hosting Girard Alliance Christian.
CALVARY BAPTIST (32): Becker 2 0-2 4, Seeley 1 0-0 2, Copeland 3 0-0 6, Powell 1 0-0 2, Pjecha 6 4-8 16, Basker 1 0-0 2, Totals: 14 4-10 32
WCCS (26): Christina Girard 0 0-0 0, Allyssa Kerr 7 0-0 14, Aubree Hendrickson 3 0-2 6, Dymphee Zortman 1 0-0 3, Rachel Wilkins 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Stoddard 0 1-2 1, Joni Zortman 0 0-0 0, Caitlin McCall 0 0-0 0, Kim Drake 0 0-0 0, Jessica Lauffenburger 0 0-0 0, Totals: 12 1-6 26
Calvary Baptist 8 11 11 2 - 32
WCCS 2 8 5 11 - 26
3-pointers: C-None; W-D. Zortman
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Kane 70, Sheffield 27
A depleted Sheffield's girls basketball team is 1-15 overall after a 70-27 loss to 13-2 Kane Friday at Sheffield High School.
Sheffield was missing its only returning starter from a year ago in senior Kristie Steffan, and illness hit a team playing its third game in four days.
"I will never make an excuse," said Sheffield coach Mike Bancroft. "It is what it is - we didn't rebound well and turned it over too much."
The Wolverines trailed 22-2 after one quarter and 38-11 at halftime.
The Wolverines did not have a player in double figures in scoring.
SHEFFIELD (27): Hannah Vile 2 3-5 7, Brittany Summers 0 0-0 0, Ashley Davidson 1 1-2 3, Abby Labesky 1 5-8 7, Juli Ely 4 0-0 8, Lacey Bjorkquist 1 0-0 2, Hanna Fitch 0 0-0 0, Sami Pollock 0 0-0 0, Mariah Edwards 0 0-0 0, Kerrin Swartz 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 9-15 27.
KANE (70): A. Saquin 9 0-0 18, Wilson 2 0-2 4, Geer 2 0-0 4, Bedford 2 0-0 4, Jamerson 6 6-6 18, Kocjancic 1 0-0 2, Perry 0 2-2 2, Rich 1 0-0 2, D. Saquin 6 0-0 12, Moran 1 0-0 2, Nicholson 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 8-10 70.
Sheffield 2 9 5 11 - 27
Kane 22 16 22 10 - 70
3-pointers: None.
Junior varsity game
SHEFFIELD (17): Lacey Bjorkquist 1 0-0 2, Hanna Fitch 1 2-4 4, Sami Pollock 1 0-0 2, Mariah Edwards 1 0-0 2, Kerrin Swartz 2 0-1 4, Hannah Vile 01-2 1, Brittany Summers 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 3-7 17.
KANE (55): Bucheit 5 0-0 10, Mague 1 0-0 2, Moran 2 4-6 8, Kocjancic 3 0-0 6, Rich 1 0-0 2, Bedford 3 0-0 6, Nicholson 8 3-5 19, Johnson 1 0-2 2. Totals 24 7-13 55.
Sheffield 5 2 6 4 - 17
Kane 14 12 15 14 - 55
3-pointers: None.