Recap: CM/Adidas Shootout

The first year of the CM/Adidas shootout featured some good games and plenty of talent. There were 13 games total played during the day. There were 6 JV games and 1 freshman game played in the Auxiliary gym. The main event consisted of 6 varsity games in the main gym. <ul> <li>The first game featured Highland versus Quincy Notre Dame. Highland won this game easily with a final score of 52-25. Standout Junior guard <strong>Ellie Brown</strong> from Highland was named game MVP. Ellie had 12 points and Sophomore post <strong>Bella LaPorta </strong>had 11. For QND Junior forward <strong>Sydney Hummert </strong>led them with 9. Highland jumped out to a 21-9 lead after one quarter and put them game away with a 12-3 run in the 3rd quarter.</li> <li>In the second game Southwestern beat previously unbeaten and #1 ranked in 2A, Harrisburg, 59-42. Sophomore guard <strong>Rylee Smith </strong>was named MVP of the game with 13 points for Southwestern. The Birds had balanced scoring with <strong>Josie Bouillon </strong>led Southwestern with 16 and they got 10 each from <strong>Bailey Weible </strong>and <strong>Korrie Hopkins. </strong>Southwestern put the game away in the 4th quarter by outscoring Harrisburg 22-12. Bouillon had 13 of her 16 in that decisive 4th quarter. For Harrisburg they were led by <strong>Brooke Meylor </strong>with 16 and <strong>Karsyn Davis </strong>with 11.</li> <li>In the third game there was a defensive battle that Rochester was able to win over Breese Central, 30-27. Both teams are very disciplined and well coached. The game was tied at 11 at the half. Rochester was able to take a 5 point lead after the 3rd quarter and held off the tough Breese Central team. <strong>Maddie Kaufman, </strong>a Junior forward, was named MVP for Rochester. Maddie scored 9 of her 13 points in the important second half. <strong>Emma Wuest, </strong>a Junior guard, led Breese Central with 8 points.</li> <li>In the fourth game O'Fallon played Springfield in a battle of 4A teams. Springfield came out hot with <strong>Maya Fetter </strong>hitting two 3's. Unfortunately in the second quarter she went down with an ankle injury and did not return. Springfield led 31-23 at half. Coach Nick Knolhoff must have had a good half time session as the Lady Panthers came out in the 3rd quarter and outscored Springfield 16-3. The scoring was very balanced in the second half for O'Fallon and they held on to win 53-46. <strong>Ashley Schloer </strong>a Senior guard was named MVP and led the scoring with 15. Guards <strong>Reyna Bullock and Kayla Gordon </strong>had 9 each. Fetter ended with 11 in the first half and <strong>Devyn Heard </strong>also had 11 for Springfield.</li> <li>In the fifth game the host team from CM defeated St. Josephs. St Joseph's was not ready to handle the CM press and got behind 14-0 to start the game. CM led 29-13 at half and ultimately put the game to bed with a 62-29 victory. Both teams suffered injuries to key players this week, but clearly the Lady Eagles have mor depth at this point to work through those issues. <strong>Anna</strong> <strong>Hall</strong>, game MVP, led CM with 21 points and <strong>Kourtland Tyus </strong>added 14. <strong>Emily Lally </strong>led the Angels with 7 points.</li> <li>In the final game Lutheran North held off Jerseyville for the 50-45 victory. Lutheran North looked to have control with a 27-17 halftime lead. In the 3rd quarter Jerseyville came to life and got to within 4 going into the 4th. Jerseyville star Sophomore guard <strong>Clare Breden </strong>scored 13 of her 14 points in the second half to get them back into the game. In the end Lutheran North held on for the victory. MVP <strong>Madison Buford </strong>had 12 of her 16 in the second half to seal the victory. <strong>Abby Manns </strong>had 13 for Jerseyville and <strong>Kaylynn Hayden</strong><strong> </strong>had 17 for Lutheran North. <strong>Jordyn White </strong>had 11 for Lutheran North, including a half court shot at the buzzer to end the first half. That shot was critical as the game got close down the stretch.</li> </ul> Overall this was an outstanding event for Coach Jonathan Denney and the whole community of Bethalto. They always do things first class and get support from the whole community. I cannot wait to see how this event expands and improves over the years.