We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Sophomore Alexus Seymour knocks down one of her four three point bombs in a 27 point effort Saturday against Box Elder.
Junior Hallie Neibauer glides in for two of her game high 24 point in the 'Beeters win over Big Sandy.
Senior Torin Cecrle surveys the Thunderbird defense in action at the Thunderdome last Tuesday.
The Chinook Sugarbeeters continued their path through the schedule in dominate fashion. They began the week on Tuesday playing Hays in a makeup game postponed by weather in December. The 'Beeters topped the Thunderbirds 57-28. Thursday the 'Beeters defeated the Big Sandy Pioneers at home 71-40. Chinook closed out the week in Box Elder with a 59-43 win over the Bears.
Tuesday in Hays the 'Beeters and the Thunderbirds found themselves in a defensive tussle early on. Chinook got a three point bucket and five points from sophomore Alexus Seymour in a nine point opening quarter. The Thunderbirds scored just four points on baskets from junior Aliyah Pretty Paint and sophomore Angela Blackcrow.
Seymour buried two more triples and junior Hallie Neibauer added eight before the half helping the 'Beeters open up a 26-13 halftime lead.
Sophomore Hannah Schoen had the hot hand in the third quarter knocking down a three and scoring nine of the teams 18 points leading to a 44-20 'Beeter advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
Chinook closed out the game with a triple from senior Bree Swanson and a couple baskets from Neibauer proving the final points in a 57-28 win over the Thunderbirds.
Chinook was led in the night by Neibauer with 20, Seymour added 17 and Schoen finished with 11. Hays/Lodge Pole was paced offensively by Pretty Paint with 11.
Thursday the 'Beeters were back home to take on the Big Sandy Pioneers. The visitors scored the first six points of the contest leading to a quick timeout by Head Coach, Mike Jones with 6:20 left in the opening quarter.
Sophomore Hannah Schoen got the 'Beeters on the board with a pair of free throws. Senior Bree Swanson found sophomore Alexus Seymour for a three from the right elbow cutting the margin to 6-5. On the 'Beeters next possession Seymour assessed the defense, took a couple of dribbles and knocked down another triple for an 8-6 'Beeter lead with 4:57 on the first quarter clock.
Swanson then quickly turned a defense rebound into points on the other end with a long pass up court to Schoen for another score. The 'Beeters got another triple from Seymour capping a 13-0 run. Chinook's lead would swell to 18-8 by the end of the quarter.
The 'Beeters didn't slow down in quarter number two. Swanson buried a long three and Seymour went coast to coast for an easy layup. Swanson drilled another long two point bucket. Junior Mya Berreth made a well timed pass to Seymour for her fourth three pointer of the half and a 28-12 lead. Swanson closed out the half with a corner three to give Chinook a 31-14 halftime lead.
Neibauer began the third with a straight away three as the 'Beeters continued to find their mark from distance. Neibauer was on fire to start the second half scoring the 'Beeters next possession off a nice spin move in the paint and a dribble drive through the key. A short jumper and three point bomb from the right elbow gave Neibauer 14 points in the quarter and the 'Beeters 53-25 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Chinook kept firing from a distance getting three point buckets from Neibauer, sophomore Addison Olsen and sophomore Sami Malsam en route to a 71-40 win over the Pioneers. Neibauer led the way with 24 points. Seymour added 19 and Swanson 13 in the contest. The 'Beeters drained 10 three point buckets in the win.
Saturday in Box Elder the 'Beeters wasted no time in taking control of the contest. Neibauer stole the ball at mid-court and coasted in for the 'Beeters first score. Seymour followed by beating her defender to the basket for another layup and a 4-0 lead. Neibauer connected on a pair from the charity stripe and Seymour scored again on a dribble drive before hitting a three from the corner for an 11-0 'Beeter lead.
Seymour connected again from distance off an inbound pass from Swanson and following a 15' jumper from senior Anna Terry Chinook held a 16-2 advantage heading into the second quarter.
The 'Beeters struggled to score points in the second, totaling just six more before the half. The Bears doubled that total and cut the 'Beeter advantage to 22-14 by intermission.
Neibauer got the 'Beeter offense back on track to start the third quarter with baseline jumper to push the lead back to 10. Seymour then got hot igniting the 'Beeter offense. First a layup to push the lead to 26-14. Neibauer then made a nice pass to Seymour in the corner for another triple.
The 'Beeter attack didn't slow down at any point. Seymour scored on a mid range jumper and Neibauer added an offensive rebound bucket on their very next possession. Seymour found the bottom of the net with another triple before torching the net with her fourth from distance moment later for a 39-23 'Beeter lead.
The 'Beeters finished the game strong, scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter to secure a 59-43 win over the Bears and complete the regular season sweep.
Chinook improved to a perfect 9-0 in District 9C play and 12-0 overall. This week the 'Beeters will be looking to continue their winning ways in Chester on Friday night and at home Saturday against the Hays Lodge/Pole Thunderbirds.
