CHS girls place fourth in league tournament
Centre High School girls' basketball team was seeded seventh in the Eisenhower League tournament held during the past week at Solomon. They got past second-seeded White City Jan. 15 in the first round but lost to third-seeded Solomon Friday in the semi-finals. In the battle for third place Saturday, they were defeated by fourth-seeded Bennington. Top-seeded Hope won the tournament by defeating Solomon 63-34 in the championship game.
Centre vs. White City
After defeating White City Jan. 11 in regular season play, the Lady Cougars once again faced them in the opening round of the tournament and with the same positive results.
Although out-rebounded and outscored at the free-throw line, they shot 36 percent from the field compared to 19 percent for White City, and that made the difference. The final score was Centre 46 White City 38.
Andrea Stahlecker had a good night, with 12 points. Alisha Loveless and Laura Klenda had nine rebounds and two blocked shots each.
Individual statistics
Scoring: Stahlecker, 12; Klenda, Raschelle Jirak, 9 each; Ashlee Bowman, 8; Loveless, Fenske, 4 each.
Fouls: Klenda, 5; Stahlecker, Bowman, 4 each; Loveless, 3; Jirak, 2; Stephanie Hajek, 1.
Rebounds: Loveless, Klenda, 9 each; Hajek, 7; Bowman, 4; Stahlecker, Jirak, 3 each.
Blocked shots: Loveless, Klenda, 2 each.
Assists: Loveless, 4; Fenske, 3; Hajek, 2; Bowman, Klenda, Jirak, 1 each.
Steals: Hajek, 5; Stahlecker, Klenda, Fenske, 2 each; Loveless, 1.
Turnovers: Stahlecker, 5; Hajek, Klenda, Jirak, 4 each; Loveless, Bowman, 3 each; Kathleen Meek, 1.
Centre vs. Solomon
In a battle rife with turnovers, the Lady Cougars kept up with Solomon Friday until the final two minutes of the game. Because of cold shooting on both sides during the first three quarters, the game was close. Centre ended the third quarter up by two. Both teams shot 35 percent from the field.
However, the fourth quarter saw Solomon get the advantage when Klenda and Stahlecker fouled out. Solomon's free-throws brought Centre's deficit to 42-53 at the final buzzer. Other quarterly scores were 12-13, 21-23, and 34-32.
Centre's scoring was spread among almost all players. Loveless scored eight points, followed by Hajek with seven and Fenske and Stahlecker, six each.
Individual statistics
Scoring: Loveless, 8; Hajek, 7; Fenske, Stahlecker, 6 each; Ashlee Bowman, Laura Klenda, Raschelle Jirak, 4 each; Kathleen Meek, three.
Rebounds: Loveless, 12; Bowman, 9; Hajek, 7; Klenda, 5; Jirak, 3; Stahlecker, Meek, Fenske, 1 each.
Blocked shots: Loveless, Bowman, two each.
Assists: Bowman, 6; Hajek, Meek, Jirak, 2 each; Loveless, Fenske, 1 each.
Steals: Hajek, 4; Loveless, Bowman, 3 each; Meek, 2; Jirak, Fenske, 1 each.
Turnovers: Loveless, 8; Hajek, 6; Bowman, 5; Klenda, Fenske, 2 each; Stahlecker, Meek, 1 each.
Centre vs. Bennington
There was little to console the Lady Cougars after their loss to Bennington in Saturday's consolation game. Although they outdid their opponent at the free-throw line, 67 percent to 47 percent, they were cold from the field, shooting only 14 percent compared to 34 percent for Bennington.
In addition, they were out-rebounded 42 to 24 and had more than twice as many turnovers. The final score was Centre 22 Bennington 58, leaving the Lady Cougars in fourth place.
Individual statistics
Scoring: Jirak, 8; Loveless, 4; Bowman, Meek, 3 each; Klenda, Brianne Stahlecker, 2 each.
Fouls: Bowman, Klenda, 5 each; Loveless, Meek, 4 each; Jirak, 3; Hajek, Fenske, 2 each; Kristin Mueller, 1.
Rebounds: Bowman, 8; Klenda, 7; Jirak, 3; A. Stahlecker, Loveless, 2 each; Mueller, Fenske, 1 each.
Blocked shots: Loveless, Bowman, Klenda, 1 each.
Assists: Bowman, Mueller, Klenda, 1 each.
Steals: Loveless, Bowman, Meek, Fenske, 1 each.
Turnovers: Jirak, 6; Meek, 4; Loveless, Bowman, Mueller, Klenda, Fenske, 3 each; Hajek, 2; B. Stahlecker, 1.
