Blue Jay Girls Split Games
Stanley’s varsity girls’ basketball team had two games on their schedule last week. On Monday, Jan. 5, they traveled to Beulah, posting the 52 to 46 victory over the Miners. On Saturday, Jan. 10, they were in Dickinson playing South Heart. The Blue Jays dropped that game by a score of 41 to 45.
Stanley vs. Beulah
On the road on Monday, Jan. 5, the Blue Jays met up with the Beulah Miners. Beulah held a three point lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Blue Jays came back in the second quarter to take a four point lead at the half. While Beulah would cut into the lead in the third quarter, it would not be enough as Stanley went on to claim the 52-46 win.
Head coach Kendell Hunt said, “I’m proud of how our girls competed against Beulah. We brought great physicality on both ends. That aggression got us to the free throw line repeatedly, and we knocked them down when it counted. We also turned their mistakes into points by scoring off turnovers in transition. The highlight to me was our situational awareness down the stretch. We stayed poised, managed the game, and got the stops we needed.”
Kennedi Murphy led the team with 18 points, followed by Annie Roise with 12, Taya Niemitalo with 9, Payton Lystad with 6, CeeJay Bohmbach with 4, Kiplee Nordloef with 2 and Evy Davis with 1.
Payton Lystad had 11 rebounds, followed by Taya Niemitalo with 10, Annie Roise with 8, CeeJay Bohmbach with 5, Kennedi Murphy with 4, and Lexi Neset and Tylie Johnson with 1 each.
Taya Niemitalo had 5 assists, followed by Annie Roise with 3, and CeeJay Bohmbach and Kiplee Nordloef with 1 each.
Taya Niemitalo and Kennedi Murphy each had 6 steals, followed by Annie Roise with 3, and Lexi Neset and Kiplee Nordloef with 1 each.
Payton Lystad had 5 blocks, followed by Annie Roise with 4 and Taya Niemitalo with 2.
Stanley 12 15 10 15 - 52
Beulah 15 8 12 11 - 46
Stanley vs. South Heart
On Saturday, Jan. 10, the Blue Jay girls traveled to Dickinson to face South Heart. This was a game that saw South Heart take a three point lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Blue Jays came back to hold a two point lead at the half. South Heart outscored Stanley by six in the second half to take the 45 to 41 victory.
Head coach Kendell Hunt said, “We struggled to secure defensive rebounds and gave them too many second chance opportunities. South Heart was flying around pressuring us off the arc, rotated effectively and played good help side defense.”
Jacee Johnson led the team with 23 points, followed by Kennedi Murphy with 5, Lexi Neset and CeeJay Bohmbach with 3 each, Taya Niemitalo, Maycee Copeland and Annie Roise with 2 each, and Kiplee Nordloef with 1.
Annie Roise and Kiplee Nordloef each had 7 rebounds, followed by Maycee Copeland with 6, Payton Lystad with 5, CeeJay Bohmbach with 3, Taya Niemitalo with 2, and Lexi Neset, Evy Davis, Jacee Johnson and Kennedi Murphy with 1 each.
Jacee Johnson and CeeJay Bohmbach each had 3 assists, followed by Kennedi Murphy with 2, and Lexi Neset, Maycee Copeland, Annie Roise and Kiplee Nordloef with 1 each.
Jacee Johnson had 3 steals, followed by CeeJay Bohmbach and Kennedi Murphy with 2 each, and Lexi Neset, Maycee Copeland, Annie Roise and Kiplee Nordloef with 1 each.
Annie Roise had 6 blocks, followed by CeeJay Bohmbach with 1.
Stanley 7 17 7 10 - 41
South Heart 10 12 10 13 - 45
Up Next: After hosting Nedrose on Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Blue Jays will see their next action on Thursday, Jan. 22 when they travel to Dunseith.