Junior High Basketball-Seventh Grade Year

Well, another year of basketball has passed us by.  Hannah's 7th grade year started out interesting.  We had a new head coach, Bev Kreutzer and a new assistant coach, Heather Evans.  Bev has been Hannahs volleyball coach the last two years and is very dedicated to being a coach.  The girls really like and respect her also.  That means a lot.  Anyway.....

We lost our first two games of the year.  Hodgeman County on the road and South Gray at home.  Coach K told the girls that those were two of the best teams they would play.  Hodgeman County was a pretty close game, we lost by six.  Hannah scored 14 points in that game.  Several of the girls were wishing they could play them again.  South Gray was a pretty ugly game.  We got beat 35-6.  It was tough, but those girls are good.  They probably will be for a few years.

#24-5'8" 7th Grader--Hannah Klusman

#00

We then went on a little winning streak.  We played Ashland at their house.  Beat them 26-18.  Started a little slow, but closed out real good.  Sierra C. was high point girl for the game with 9, Hannah had 8.  Then we played Minneola at home.  We won 42-15.  Sierra C. was high point again with 13, Boog had 6.  I should point out that Boog went from #24 in the first game to wearing #00 the rest of the season.

We played Spearvill at home and lost 29-18.  Boog was high point for the game with 7.  Sierra C and Nina W each had 4.  We played Pawnee Heights at Rozell.  Don't know the score of the game or who had high points.  I know Boog had 13 and I think Nina W had 15.  I think.  We were pretty over whelming for the game.  We pressed at least the first half.

  Then we went to Ingalls.  We have a pretty good rivalry with Ingalls.  We played them for the Championship in volleyball and beat them.  And, the coach doesn't like Ingalls.  We won 35-28.  Boog had high points with 16. Nina W chipped in 6 and Arianna O and Rylie P each had 4.  Before the game both teams were tied for first in the league.  When we left we were alone at the top at 4-0.

Next was the next front runner in the league, Fowler.  A close game, this one.  We ended up winning 18-15.  We were down at half, 15-13, but kept them scoreless in the second half!!  Woo Hoo!  Boog had high points with 6, Sierra C had 5.  5-0 in league and the number 1 seed in the tournament.

We had two non-league games to finish out the regular season.  Went to South Central and lost35-21.  South Central had at least two times the players on their roster.  Boog and Faith I tied for high points with 6.  Sierra C added 5.  Out last game was Kiowa County at home.  For some reason, in volleyball and basketball, the girls are intimidated by  Kiowa County.  It was a good game, one that we should have won.  Lost 27-23.  Nina W was high points with 10.  Boog had 4.  This was the only game the last two years that Boog didn't start.  All eighth graders started and we will miss them next year.

TOURNAMENT TIME!!!  Our first game of the tournament was against the hosts, Minneola.  We really dominated this game, winning 24-6.   Again, we held them scoreless in the second half.  Good game.  Boog had high points with 7, Sierra C had 6 and Nina W had 5.  Now we had to play our rival, Ingalls for the gold.

Going down

My head hurts

Game started out kind of rough for us.  We were down 7-4 after the first quarter.  It was during the first quarter win Boog went up for a rebound, was pushed and fell to the court, hitting her head.

Give me the BALL
 

We responded well in the second outscoring them 10-2, led at halftime 14-9.  Boog had 11 points in the first half.  After halftime we kept up our defensive pressure, limiting Ingalls to 2 points in the third.  21-11 after three.

Playing D!


 

The fourth quarter proved to be a bit of a struggle.  Boog fouled out with about 3:30 to play.  First game she fouled out all year.  Left it all on the court.  Bucklin held back a furious rally down the stretch by Ingalls to win the game 23-20!  Boog had high points for the game with 13.  Nina W chipped in 6.  Good game to all.  League champs in volleyball and basketball for the 2012-13 school year!!

LEAGUE CHAMPS
 

I am already looking forward to next year.  From winning one game last year, to winning league this year, what is going to happen next year?  Great year, Lady Deuces!!  It was a heck of a ride!

'I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.' Philippians 4:13 KJV