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MIDDLE GROUND—Westview’s Andrea Miller (1) dribbles through Prairie Heights defenders Ava Boots (left) and Olivia Boots on this drive to the basket during Tuesday’s NECC girls basketball tilt in Emma. Miller chalked up six assists in a 45-27 Lady Warrior win. (Standard-News Photo by Jeff Miller)
Westview outscored NECC and county rival Prairie Heights, 29-13 in the fourth quarter to seal a 45-27 victory over the Lady Panthers Tuesday night in Emma.
The win snapped the Lady Warriors’ four-game losing streak against their eastern neighbors. It also leveled their overall record at 1-1.
“Our defense dictates how we play and tonight, particularly in the second half, I thought the girls played great on the defensive end of the court,” stated Westview head coach Ryan Yoder. “Keeping them (Prairie Heights) off the scoreboard put us in a good position to pull away with some timely shots offensively.”
Westview emerged from the first half clinging to a 16-14 lead. Freshman forward Mykayla Mast netted nine of her game-high 17 points in the opening quarter to help the Lady Warriors build their slim margin.
The difference was three (19-16) early in the third period when the hosts put together a 13-0 burst which earned them a 32-16 edge a couple of minutes into the final stanza. After two free throws by Lady Panther Ava Boots stopped the run, Mast and Hope Bortner sank consecutive three-pointers to boost the Westview lead to 20 (38-18).
HARD TO THE HOOP—Ava Boots lifts off to score two of her team-high 10 points for Prairie Heights in its NECC opener at Westview Tuesday. The Lady Panthers came up on the short end of a 45-27 result. (Standard-News Photo by Jeff Miller)
Bortner would sink another triple and a free throw in the latter stages of the game to complete her 13-point night.
“We don’t have to rely on just one player to do the bulk of our scoring,” cited Yoder. “Mykayla (Mast) got us started in the first half and Hope (Bortner) picked it up in the second. And in the next game it could be two other girls who lead us in scoring. We still have some girls figuring out their roles, but they are working hard to do so.
“I thought we worked the ball well offensively and looked for the best shot instead of settling for the first shot,” Yoder added. “This is a good win to build on.”
Bortner, Mast and Sara Lapp each grabbed four rebounds for the Lady Warriors. Lapp also collected four steals. Andrea Miller topped the winners in assists with six.
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL—Prairie Heights defender Breonna Glasgo (12) harasses Westview’s Sara Lapp in NECC girls basketball action Tuesday night in Emma. Lapp would put in eight points to help the Lady Warriors forge a 45-27 victory. (Standard-News Photo by Jeff Miller)
Boots wound up with 10 points and seven rebounds to pace Prairie Heights, which fell to 0-2 with the setback. McKinlee Kain added eight markers, Kylee Leland and Emily McCrea both garnered four boards and two assists, and Breonna Glasgo snagged four caroms.
GAME SUMMARY
Westview 45
Prairie Heights 27
Scoring by quarters
PH 8 6 2 11 – 27
WV 11 5 11 18 -45
Prairie Heights Kylee Leland 2, 0-0, 4; Olivia Boots 0, 0-0, 0; Sarah Wiley 0, 0-0, 0; Ava Boots 2, 5-6, 10; Breonna Glasgo 2, 1-2, 5; Lilli Howe 0, 0-0, 0; Emily McCrea 0, 0-0, 0; McKinlee Kain 3, 2-2, 8; Totals 9, 8-10, 27 Three-point field goals 1 (A. Boots 1); Team Fouls 13 (Fouled Out: McCrea)
Westview Andrea Miller 1, 1-2, 3; Karis Weinberg 0, 0-0, 0; Kam Miller 0, 0-0, 0; Audrey Taylor 0, 0-0, 0; Hope Bortner 4, 2-5, 13; Morgan Riegsecker 2, 0-0, 4; Shanna Miller 0, 0-0, 0; Mykayla Mast 6, 2-2, 17; Sara Lapp 4, 0-3, 8; Totals 17, 5-12, 45 Three-point field goals 6 (Bortner 3, Mast 3); Team Fouls 14 (Fouled Out: None)
TIGHT SQUEEZE—Hope Bortner of Westview finds some shooting room in between Prairie Heights defenders Breonna Glasgo (12) and Ava Boots during Tuesday’s girls basketball battle between the county rivals. Bortner scored 13 points in a 45-27 Lady Warrior triumph. (Standard-News Photo by Jeff Miller)
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