Steamboat girls basketball falls, 60-34, to Glenwood

Steamboat Springs High School senior Katie Lettunich puts up a shot during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against Glenwood Springs High School. Glenwood won, 60-34.

By Luke Graham

Saturday, January 29, 2011

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2010-11 Sailors girls basketball schedule

Dec. 3 and 4 Brenda Patch Tournament:
Dec. 3: Steamboat 50, Roaring Fork 29
Dec. 4: Steamboat 44, Basalt 33
Dec. 9 to 11 Steamboat Springs Shoot-Out:
Dec. 9: Steamboat 43, Windsor 34
Dec. 10: Fossil Ridge 36, Steamboat 27
Dec. 11: D’Evelyn 77, Steamboat 55
Dec. 13: Steamboat 54, Aspen 51
Dec. 16 to 18 Flaming Gorge Classic:
Dec. 16: Rock Springs 57, Steamboat 40
Dec. 17: Star Valley 42, Steamboat 35
Dec. 18: Sheridan 74, Steamboat 36
Jan. 7: Glenwood Springs 52, Steamboat 40
Jan. 8: Steamboat 54, Mead 40
Jan. 14: Steamboat 56, Battle Mountain 33
Jan. 15: Steamboat 54, Eagle Valley 35
Jan. 21: Steamboat 43, Palisade 27
Jan. 22: Delta 52, Steamboat 46
Jan. 28: Moffat County 61, Steamboat 51
Jan. 29: Glenwood 60, Steamboat 34
Feb. 4: Steamboat 53, Battle Mountain 30
Feb. 8: Steamboat 41, Eagle Valley 28
Feb. 11: Steamboat 49, Palisade 44
Feb. 12: Delta 51, Steamboat 45
Feb. 18: 6 p.m. at Moffat County

Steamboat Springs — For 2 1/2 quarters Saturday, the Glenwood Springs-Steamboat Springs girls basketball game was as close as it could get.

But midway through the third, the Demons found something and never looked back, turning a tied game into an easy 60-34 win.

“I came in at halftime and told them we needed to penetrate that defense,” Demons coach Bryan Derby said. “Their defense was dictating the game. I told our guards we need to start penetrating; we did, and things started rolling for us.”

The first quarter and change included six ties and eight lead changes, before Glenwood (14-3, 6-1) burst out. The game was tied at 25 at the 4:07 mark of the third quarter, before Glenwood scored the next 15 points to take a 40-25 lead. The Sailors (8-9, 3-4) went more than five minutes without a point and were outscored 38-12 in the second half.

“They were more aggressive, and they had more energy,” Steamboat coach John Ameen said. “It was little things. … They got more rebounds and more loose balls.”

Game statistics

Glenwood Springs 60, Steamboat Springs 34

■ Score by quarter

Glenwood: 07-15-13-25 — 60

Steamboat: 07-15-03-09 — 34

■ Scoring summary

Glenwood: Warkentin 5 1-5 11, McDermott 1 0-0 2, Kuhn 8 6-7 25, Adams 4 0-0 8, Gaddis 6 1-2 14. Totals 24 7-14 60.

Steamboat: Moore 5 1-3 14, Rinck 1 0-0 3, Lettunich 2 1-2 5, Spitellie 4 0-0 12. Totals 12 2-5 34.

3-pointers: Glenwood (4) — Kuhn 3, Gaddis. Steamboat (8) — Spitellie 4, Moore 2, Rinck.

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