March 28, 2024

Southwest Valley downs East Union

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AFTON – The East Union girls fell to Southwest Valley on Thursday, 69-30.

The Eagles were unable to get anything going early on in the match, falling behind 23-5 at the end of the first quarter.

The stout Timberwolves’ defense was able to limit the Eagles, but East Union was able to get shots off with abandon.

Southwest Valley however, was able to find all the openings and pound the glass to a 39-14 lead going into halftime.

The Timberwolves’ Jentry Schafer led the charge with 17 points going into halftime. She finished with a team-high 21 points.

“They’ve got a lot of height,” said East Union head coach Mike Cooley. “The idea was to pack it in and have them try to beat us from outside and the first half we didn’t do a very good job of it. The second half we came out a bit better.”

The Timberwovles were able to hold the Eagles to single digit points until the last minute of the first half, showcasing defensive prowess.

“I thought overall the girls played well defensively,” said Southwest Valley head coach Allen Naugle. “We did give up a few shots, but holding any high school team to 30 points, we’ll take that any night.”

A key point for Southwest Valley coming into tonight was to limit turnovers, something the Timberwolves did efficiently, according to Naugle.

“The biggest thing is improving our turnovers. We had 14 tonight, which is pretty good,” said Naugle. “We keep striving for 15 every game and the past few games we’ve been doing it so it’s something to keep on working on.”

UP NEXT – The Southwest Valley girls (10-4, 6-3 in Pride of Iowa) will roll into AC/GC (8-8, 6-6) on Monday, looking to extend a four-game winning streak. East Union will travel to Wayne on Tuesday in search of its first win of the season.

Southwest Valley 69, East Union 30

SWV (69) — 23 16 20 10

EU (30) — 5 9 12 4

SOUTHWEST VALLEY (FG FT PTS) — Totals — 230 7-9 69. Jentry Schafer 9 3-4 21, Kayley Meyers 5 1-1 11, Lexie Haer 5 0-0 10, Mazzy Hummel 1 3-3 5, Rylee Jacobs 2 0-0 5, Morgan Shuey 2 0-0 5, Jillian Simmons 2 0-0 4, Marah Larse 2 0-0 4, Jordyn Figgins 1 0-0 2, Allison Marshall 1 0-0 2. 3-point goals – 2 (Jacobs 1, Shuey 1). Team fouls — 12. Fouled out — none.

EAST UNION (FG FT PTS) — Totals — 12 6-11 30. Kaitlyn Lack 4 1-2 9, Grace Nixon 4 1-3 9, Macy McFee 2 1-2 5, Callie Gossman 1 1-2 3, Karah Kirkland 0 2-2 2, Jessica Kelley 1 0-0 2. 3-point goals – 0. Team fouls — 13. Fouled out — none.