The Huskies opened big against Toledo Friday night at home in girls varsity basketball, building a lead of 11-3, but Toledo took control of the game to win 36-28.
“We outscored them two of the four quarters,” said Coach Steve Brown. “We outscored them by seven points.”
After building a strong initial lead, “toward the end (of the first quarter), we kind of folded,” Brown said. Toledo added another six points to close the Huskies lead to 11-9.
Toledo went on a 9-1 run in the second quarter to lead 18-12 at halftime then held the Huskies to three points in the third quarter to build a 28-15. The Huskies didn’t have a field goal at all in the second quarter and just one in the third quarter.
The Huskies charged back in the fourth quarter, closing the lead by five point but not enough to take back the win.
Toledo sent the Huskies to the foul line seven times in the fourth, and the Huskies scored seven of 14 shots. Ally Tow scored five of those to lead Huskies scoring with 15 points and then fouled out.
The way the Huskies opened the game, “I was thrilled,” Brown said. “We were making some good plays, breaking the press. This was the best first seven minutes we’ve played all year. Hopefully that’s going to become the norm.”
Then the Huskies broke down, started turning over the ball and giving up steals.
Toledo got the ball and put up a few easy layups, Brown said.
Toledo dropped into a zone, and the Huskies didn’t cope well with it, he said.
The Huskies, 2-3, are scheduled to play at Estacada Thursday and host Cascade Friday.
Toledo 9 9 10 8 – 36
Sweet Home 11 1 3 13 – 28
Toledo scoring: Illy Blacketer 17, Retherford 5, Perez 4, Hogle 4, McAlpine 2, Purdom, Henzel, Stevens, Morford.
Sweet Home scoring: Ally Tow 15, Kaitlynn Autry 6, Brittany Brownell 3, Kayla Miller 3, Bethany Gingerich 1, Ashley Wickline, Hailey Silver, Chiara Di Mola.
Scio defeated the Huskies Thursday night at home 49-19.
Scio’s girls were big and very physical, Brown said, while the Huskies struggled to put up points, shooting just 5-15 from the foul line.
Scio led 15-1 after a quarter and 30-5 at halftime. The Huskies trailed 34-7 after three quarters. They added 12 points in the fourth.
Scio 15 15 4 15 – 49
Sweet Home 1 4 2 12 – 19
Scio scoring: Katelyn Gray 12, Ortiz 8, Cortez 7, Bennett 6, Reger 6, Tharp 5, Mitchell 2, Wallen 2, Mikolas 2, Unrau.
Sweet Home scoring: Tow 9, Gingerich 4, Silver 2, Autry 2, Wicklin 2, Brownell, Kendra Montoya, Miller, Kaylee Lewis, Di Mola, Kayla Bennett.
The Huskies opened their week winning 31-27 at Taft on Dec. 8.
“It was a good game,” Brown said. “It was a close game. Our defense worked really well.”
The Huskies led 6-4 after a quarter. The teams were tied 16-16 at halftime, then the Huskies went on a 10-2 run in the third to lead 26-18.
Taft closed the gap a little, outscoring the Huskies 9-5 in the fourth quarter. Huskies shooting went cold as they missed eight of 11 free throws in the quarter.
Tow led scoring with 13 points. Kelsey Wilkinson led Taft with seven points.
Sweet Home 6 10 10 5 – 31
Taft 4 12 2 9 – 27
Sweet Home scoring: Tow 13, Brownell 10, Silver 4, Autry 3, Gingerich 1, Wickline.
Taft scoring: Kelsey Wilkinson 7, Monicelli 6, Rini 6, Williams 4, Zook 4, Henson, Clanton, Smith.