2nd quarter dooms Sailors girls basketball
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Steamboat Springs girls basketball, 2008-09
- Dec. 5, Steamboat 57, Roaring Fork 40 at Roaring Fork Tournament; (1-0)
- Dec. 6, Steamboat 63, Basalt 38 at Roaring Fork Tournament; (2-0)
- Dec. 11, Steamboat 45, Summit 25 at Steamboat ShootOut tournament; (3-0)
- Dec. 12,D'Evelyn 74, Steamboat 37 at Steamboat ShootOut tournament; (3-1)
- Dec. 13, Green River, Wyo., 63, Steamboat 33 at Steamboat ShootOut tournament; (3-2)
- Dec. 18, Star Valley, Wyo. 49, Steamboat 45 at Flaming Gorge Classic basketball tournament; (3-3)
- Dec. 19, Green River, Wyo. 72, Steamboat 52 at Flaming Gorge Classic basketball tournament; (3-4)
- Dec. 20, Rock Springs, Wyo. 69, Steamboat 29 at Flaming Gorge Classic basketball tournament; (3-5)
- Jan. 9, Steamboat 47, Battle Mountain 27; (4-5, 1-0))
- Jan. 10, Eagle Valley 41, Steamboat 39; (4-6, 1-1)
- Jan. 16, Palisade 41, Steamboat 37; (4-7, 1-2)
- Jan. 17, Steamboat 51, Delta 42; (5-7, 2-2)
- Jan. 23, Rifle 57, Steamboat 53;(5-8, 2-3)
- Jan. 24, Glenwood 57, Steamboat 48;(5-9, 2-4)
- Jan. 27, Moffat County 55, Steamboat 48;(5-10, 2-5)
- Feb. 6, Palisade 55, Steamboat 48;(5-11, 2-6)
- Feb. 7, Delta 70, Steamboat 61;(5-12, 2-7)
- Feb. 10, Steamboat 63, Eagle Valley 39;(6-12, 3-7)
- Feb. 13, Rifle 53, Steamboat 45;(6-13, 3-8)
- Feb. 14, Glenwood Springs 76, Steamboat 40;(6-14, 3-9)
- Feb. 17 vs. Moffat County, 6 p.m.
- Feb. 20 at Battle Mountain, 6 p.m.
- Feb. 24 state playoffs begin
Steamboat Springs — The Rifle High School girls basketball team weathered the early storm, then brought a storm of its own Friday against Steamboat Springs High School.
After the Bears fell down early, they used a big second quarter to run away with a 53-45 win.
"Our first quarter, we're always a little too high, and it's helter-skelter," Rifle coach Stephanie Heald said. "In that second quarter, we calmed down and started to play our game."
Steamboat jumped out to an 8-4 lead before Rifle started its run. The Bears finished the quarter on a 10-3 run and outscored the Sailors, 14-6, in the second quarter to take a 28-17 lead into halftime.
"We turned the ball over too much and don't give ourselves opportunities to score," said Steamboat coach John Ameen, whose team committed nine turnovers in the deciding second quarter. "The defense wasn't too bad. But : we didn't give ourselves opportunities to score."
The two teams battled back and forth in the second half. Rifle led by as much as 32-17 early in the third quarter, before Steamboat (6-13 overall, 3-8 in league) battled back. The Sailors cut the lead to 32-23 late in the third quarter but never could get any closer.
Steamboat couldn't seem to get anything to go down. The Sailors shot 18 of 50 in the game and just 12 of 30 in the second half.
"When shots aren't going, it's hard to win," Ameen said. "But we come out in the first half and do things better, and that changes the complexion of the game."
Seven Rifle players scored Friday, including Kelsey Pyle (12), Cortney Cordova (11) and Tresa Berner (10).
"Lately, we've been focusing on the team game and getting everyone involved," Heald said. "I'm glad everyone was involved" Friday.
Steamboat was led by Gracie Stockdale's 16 points, while Colleen King added 10.
Rifle (14-5, 9-2) plays today against Moffat County, still with an outside shot of winning the Western Slope League title.
Steamboat, meanwhile, travels to play at 4 p.m. today against Glenwood Springs.
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