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December 30, 2010 I The Lovell Chronicle I 9
BY DAVID PECK day night in Cody, but it
The forecast may have rained three-pointers as
called for cloudy skies with the Cody Broncs edged the
a chance of snow last Tues- Lovell Bulldogs 55-51 in
DAVID I~C~
Lovell senior Jared Minchow powers inside for two
points against the Burlington Huskies earlier this
season. The Bulldogs will host the Tongue River
Eagles on Saturday, Jan. 8, at 4 p.m.
a non-conference clash inon a post kick-out by Lew-
Cody. is. Lovell led 32-24 at half-
Early on, it looked like time.
the undefeated and top- Cody whittled away at
ranked Bulldogs would run the Lovell lead in the third
away with this one as they quarter and cut the mar-
built a 17-6 lead over the gin to two at one point,
Broncs, but Cody exploit- 38-36, before the Bulldogs
ed a Lovell zone for seven finished the quarter with
treys over the next three a 6-0 run to lead 44-36 be-
quarters to eventually take fore a rainbow jumper by
the lead and win. Kuchel made it 44-38 at
Coach Brian May said the quarter break. Dur-
the game plan worked well ing Lovell's run, Minchow
early in the contest as the scored inside on a pretty
Bulldogs knew they need- pass from Savage, Lewis
ed to be patient against the drove for two and Harrison
physical Broncs. Cody Sav- scored on an assist from
age and Jeff Lewis keyed Steven Pickett.
a 14-0 Lovell burst that The fourth quarter was
helped the Bulldogs lead all Cody as the Broncs took
15-6 after the first quarter, the lead with a 10-3 burst
Savage scored 9 points and eventually pulled
in the quarter, while Lewis away to win. Kuchel and
capped the run with a long Matt Fales nailed treys
three-pointer and also fed during the initial run, and
Tyrel Harrison for a buck- Fales converted a turnover
et. Lovell built the lead to for the go-ahead basket.
17-6 on a Savage jumper Codyled48-47.
scored off an assist by Jar- May fed Savage for a
ed Minchow early in the slashing move as Lovell
second, re-took the lead at 49-48,
"It worked well early," and after Gulde scored for
May said. "They bounced Cody, Savage answered
from a man to a zone, but again on another May as-
we were very patient and sist. Lovell led 51-50 with
were getting some very three minutes to play.
good looks. We were find- Kuchel drained a trey
ing gaps and open areas, to put Cody up 53-51 after
and our bigs were getting being wide open on a gam-
really good looks. We were bling steal attempt by Pick-
crashing the boards getting ett, and the Bulldogs had
second-chance opportuni- a chance to tie but missed
ties. three times inside.
"I was very pleased A traveling call gave
with our first half as far as the Bulldogs the ball
our zone offense goes. That again, but Cody ramped
was probably the best we've up the defense, forcing a
moved the ball all year. We five-second call on a quick
emphasized in a time out referee whistle. Cody then
that we need to swing the held the ball and forced the
ball and cause the zone Bulldogs tofoul. Kuchelhit
to shift, and that created two of two at the line with
some better shots for us in- 15 seconds left to clinch
side and out. Our spacing the victory for the Broncs,
was good and the kids saw their second of the season
the floor well." against five losses.
The two teams traded "In the fourth quarter
baskets in the second quar- there were some critical
ter as the Broncs outscored moments. We had decent
the Bulldogs 18-17. Cody looks inside and perime-
senior guard Evan Kuchel ter shots that we had hit
drained the first two of his at the beginning of the
four treys in the period, game," May said. "A cou-
but Colin May more than ple of times we turned the
matched him with three of ball over and they came
his own, the final coming down and scored. They did
a good job with their bigs
sealing hard and getting Friday, Dec. 31
our defenders deep in the Men's college bb- Wyoming
paint, at Houston Baptist, 1
"We got some decent p.m.
looks, but nobody was at- Sunday, Jan. 2
tacking the glass. We need Pro football - San Diego at
three kids crashing the Denver, 2:15(CBS)
boards." Tuesday, Jan 4
May said the BulldogsFreshman boys basketball-
will bounce back from the Rocky at Powell, 5 p.m.
tough loss. Freshman girls basketball
- Powell at Rocky, 5:30
"It's early in the season
and we have to learn from p.m.
the mistakes we made in Men's college bb- Wyoming
the second half so we don't at CSU, 7 p.m. (The
allow teams to slowly catch Mtn.)
up with us," the coach said. Wednesday, Jan. 5
"The kids will take it hard, Women's college bb - CSU
but we need to let it go and at Wyoming, 7 p.m.
get back in the gym and Thursday, Jan. 6
work hard. The thing about HS wrestling - Powell JVs at
these kids is that they have Rocky, 7 p.rn.
the desire to work at it." Friday, Jan. 7
Savage finished with HS wrestling - Lovell, Grey-
21 points to lead the Bull- bull at Rocky, 2 p.m.
dogs, and Lewis added 12, HS girls basketball - Rocky
May 9, Harrison 6 and at Burlington, 4, 5:30
Minchow 3. p.m.
HS boys basketball - Rocky
EAGLES TO TOWN
The Bulldogs are work- at Burlington, 4, 7 p.m.
ing over the holidays to Jr. college women's bb -
prepare for the post-New WWCC at NWC, 5:30
Year's schedule. The Bull- p.m.
dogs will stay at home the Jr. college men's bb-WWCC
first weekend to take on at NWC, 7:30 p.m.
the Tongue River Eagles Saturday, Jan. 8
on Saturday, Jan. 8. The HS wrestling - Lovell at
junior varsity game tips off Wright Duals, 8 a.m.
at 2:30 p.m followed by HS girls basketball- Lovell
the varsity contest at 4. at Tongue River, 1, 2:30
Lovell will jump backHS boys basketball- Tongue
River at Lovell, 2:30, 4
into conference play the HS girls basketball- Rocky
following weekend, trav-
eling to Shoshoni on Jan. at Shoshoni, 12, 3 p.m.
14 and to Greybull on Jan. HS boys basketball - Rocky
15. at Shoshoni, 1:30, 4:30
The box score: p.m.
LOVELL (5t) Women's college bb - UW at
New Mexico, 2 (CBS-C)
Colin May 3 0-0 9, Jared Minchow Men's college bb - New Mex-
1 1-2 3, Steven Pickett 0 0-0 0, ico at Wyoming, 4
McKayan May 0 0-0 0, Cody Sav-
age 10 1-2 21, Tyrel Harrison 3 (CBS-C)
0-0 6, Dylan Hultgren 0 0-0 0, Jeff
Lewis 5 0-0 12. Totals 22 2-4 51.
CODY (55)
Chase Constantine 1 0-0 2, Conor
Webster I 0-1 2, John Petersen 4
0-2 8, Brady Guide 6 0-0 12, Even
Kuchel 5 2-2 16, Matt Fales 6 0-2
15. Totals 23 2-7 55.
Love, 15 17 12 7- 51
Cody 6 18 14 17 - 55
Three-point field goals - May 3,
Lewis 2; Kuchel 4, Fates 3. Fouled
out- none. Total fouls - Lovel114,
Cody 5.
BY DAVID PECK rotated."
If the undefeated Lovell Lovell led the fourth-
Lady Bulldogs were looking for ranked (3A) Fillies 2-0 on a Ko-
a good challenge, they found it ritnik drive, but that would be
in the form of the Cody Fillies, the only lead of the game for
who powered their way - liter- the visiting team. Filly star
ally - to a 50-39 win over the Danielle Skinner answered
Lady Bulldogs last Tuesday, Koritnik and Alyssa Prosceno
Dec. 21. hit two free throws. A follow
This was a game where the shot by Erin Robertson tied the
Lady Bulldogs went to a bas- score 4-4 for Lovell, but a Skin-
ketbaU game and a mugging ner drive and a Kelsey Frost
broke out, with the Fillies - a free throw gave Cody a three-
longtime 4A school now playing point lead, 7-4.
3A ball - using physical play to Cody went up 9-5, but a
overcome the Lovell team, and Geiser three-pointer kept the
referees allowed the game to be Lady Bulld.ogs close at 9-8.
played in that fashion. Cody built a 13-8 lead, but Ko-
"They dictated the typeritnik fed Geiser for two to close
of game by how physical they the quarter with Love]] still in
were," coach Chris Edwards range, trailing 13-10.
said. "The style of game was Cody went on a 10-0 run
played at their liking." over the first four minutes of
The battle-tested Lady the second quarter to build a
Bulldogs - Karen Koritnik 23-101ead as the Lady Bulldogs
and Alyssa Geiser - respond- went ice cold. Skinner banked
ed pretty well to the Cody de- in a trey, and the Fillies got to
fense, scoring 15 and 13 points, the rim in transition and hit
respectively, but it was diffi- three of four at the line.
cult for other players with less Trailing by 13, the Lady
varsity - and 3A - experience Bulldogs continued to fight as
to get much going. The rest of Koritnik powered home an of-
the team scored a combined 11 fensive rebound and scored on
points, a nice pass from Leanne Win-
"Our inexperience showed terholler following a steal. Jodi
tonight," Edwards said. "The Walker then tossed one in on
physical nature and high in- a feed from Koritnik out of a
tensity of that game was some- dog pile and Love]] was still
thing they haven't experienced in it at 23-16. Cody closed the
yet." half by outscoring Lovell 11-7
As a result, the Lady Bull- including another banker trey
dogs clearly were offtheir game by Skinner. Geiser scored on
at Cody, missing easy shots un- a pass from Winterholler and
der the basket early, then fum- Koritnik added a trey and a
bling the ball away and miss- jumper for Lovell as the Lady
ing open looks. They also got Bulldogs were down but not
beat in the rebounding battle out, trailing 34-23 at intermis-
as Cody pounded the offensive sion.
boards and either scored or got The two teams traded bas-
ra the free-throw line, Edwards kets in the third quarter as
said. Lovell outscored Cody 10-9 to
"We've got to do a better job cut the margin to 10, 43-33.
finding a body and boxing out," Geiser knocked down two treys
he said. "We had trouble stop- for the Lady Bulldogs.
ping their penetration. They A Koritnik running one-
had two quick guards who hurt hander cut the Cody lead to
us, and sometimes we didn't eight early in the fourth pe-
find a body to box out after we riod, and after a Filly free
throw, Winterholler scored on
an in-bounds play from Geiser.
Lovell trailed 44-37. But a driv-
ing bank shot by Skinner and
a fast-break bucket by Bridget
Schumacher put Cody back up
by 11, 48-37. Each team would
add only 2 points over the final
four minutes as Cody prevailed
50-39.
'%Ve were never able to get
it back within five or six and
sustain a good run at 'em," Ed-
wards said. "The girls walked
away with a sour taste in their
mouths, but they also realized
they played with them. We just
missed opportunities. It was a
good learning experience for us.
There's a reason they're in the
top five in 3A. They have good
guards and they play physical
defense.
"Their attitudes were good
after the game. They were a
little down, but we discussed
things we need to work on.
They listen and do what you
ask of them."
Koritnik finished with 15
points on 7-of-13 shooting, Gei-
ser 13 on five-of eight shooting.
The Lady Bulldogs hit one of
five free throws, Cody 16 of 20.
Robertson finished with
12 rebounds and three steals,
Koritnik five rebounds and
three steals, Walker three as-
sists and four steals and Geiser
three assists.
AT TR NEXT
The Lady Bulldogs are
practicing over the Christmas/
New Year's break for the post-
holiday portion of their sched-
ule. They will open the new
year on Saturday, Jan. 8, when
they travel to Dayton to meet
the Tongue River Lady Eagles.
The junior varsity game tips off
at 1 p.m followed by the var-
sity contest at 2:30. They then
travel to Shoshoni on Jan. 14
and Greybull on Jan. 15.
The box score:
LOVELL (39)
Alyssa Geiser 5 0-0 13, Jodi Walker
2 1-2 5, Leanne Winterholler 1 0-0 2,
DAv]m PECK
Lovelljunior center Erin Robertson blocks
a shot by a Greybull player during Lovell's
66-28 win on Dec. 17 at Winterholler Gym.
The Lady Bulldogs will travel to Dayton to
meet Tongue River on Jan. 8.
Karen Koritnik 7 0-0 15, Susie Shumway 0 0-0 0, Amanda
Shumway 0 0-0 0, Erin Robertson 1 0-3 2, Miranda Griffis 1
0-0 2. Totals 17 1-5 39.
CODY (50)
Alyssa Prosceno 2 3-4 7, Bridget Schumacher 5 3-4 13,
Emma Vannoy 0 0-0 0, Taylor Morton 2 0-0 4, Danielle
Skinner 6 2-2 16, Kelsey Frost 1 8-10 10, Kiara Skinner 0
0-0 0. Totals 16 16-20 50.
Lovell 10 13 10 6 - 39
Cody 13 21 9 7- 50
Three-point field goals - Geiser 3, Koritnik 1; D. Skinner 2.
Fouled out- none. Total fouls - Lovel113, Cody 13.
STANDINGS
RESULTS
Tuesday, December 21
Burlington 39, Greybul128
Cody 55, Love, 51
St. Stephen's 68, Shoshoni 42
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, January 4
Ten Sleep at Shoshoni, 5:30, 7 p.m.
Woriand at Greybull, 4, 7 p.m.
Friday, January 7
Rocky at Burlington, 4, 7 p.m.
Greybull at Shoshoni, 4, 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 8
Riverside at Wyo. Indian, 12, 3 p.m.
Greybull at Burlington, 1, 4 p.m.
Tongue River at Love, 2:30, 4 p.m.
Rocky at Shoshoni, 1:30, 4:30 p.m.
Conf. Overall
Team WL W L
Lnvell 1 0 6 1
Reeky Ntn. 0 0 6 1
Shesbnni O 0 6 3
Riverside 0 a 2 3
Grevbull 0 1 6 4
RESULTS
Tuesday, December 21
Greybul130, Burlington 27
Cody 50, Lovell 39
Shoshoni 58, St. Stephen's 50
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, January 4
Wodand at Greybull, 4, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 6
Riverside at Gillette JVs, 4, 5:30
p.m.
Friday, January 7
Greybull at Shosho, 2:30, 5:30 p.m.
Rocky at Burlington, 4, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 8
Riverside at W. Indian, 12, 1:30 p.m.
Lovell at Tongue River, 1, 2:30 p.m.
Greybull at Burlington, 1, 2:30 p.m.
Rocky at Shoshoni, 12, 3 p.m.
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