pictured is Weston Rock, image courtesy of Brad Anderson
The Abilene High School basketball teams returned home for the first time in 42 days Tuesday night in makeup games with Halstead. The games were originally scheduled for January 7. Abilene last played at home on December 17 vs Clay Center. The matchup between Abilene and Halstead, is believed to be the first meeting in their history with records dating back to the mid 60โs
#2 Halstead 54 Abilene Cowgirls 37
ABILENE: The Halstead Lady Dragons improved to 10-0 on the season with a 54-37 victory over Abilene. Halstead, ranked #2 in Class 3A behind Hesston, had not played since January 16. The Lady Dragons will now play 4 more games through February 4. They will participate in the Haven girlโs tournament Thursday through Saturday.
In Tuesdayโs game, Halstead used a suffocating defense that turned into many fast break opportunities and easy buckets. The Lady Dragons led by as many as 21 points in the third quarter and had 9 different players score. They were led by Onnyka Nedich, who finished with 10 points.
๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ 8 17 29 37 (2-9)
๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ 18 29 44 54 (10-0)
๐๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ: Renatta Heintz 10, Tessa Herrman 9, Bentley Strickland 6, Kinzie Crump 5, Layla Pickering 4, Klovis Stover 2
๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ: Onnyka Nedich 10, Addisen Wills 9, Dalina Schutte 8, Piper Schroeder 7, Jordy Schroeder 6, Kaci Young 4, Tess Williams 2, Ainsley Farmer 1
๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ
Senior โ Renatta Heintz, tied career high with 10 pts
#8 Cowboys 68 Halstead 52
ABILENE: The Abilene Cowboys jumped out to a 17-2 lead Tuesday night and wouldnโt look back. Abilene continued to pull away and led by as many as 25 in the final quarter. The Cowboys posted their third straight win and improved to 8-3 with the victory.
The Cowboys had three players in double figures Tyler Holloway 17, Ian Crump 17 and Thomas Keener 11. Halstead fell to 6-7 with the loss and were led by Senior, Kohen Corona, who finished with 26 points. The 26 points were the second most scored by an Abilene opponent this season.
๐๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ 20 38 51 68 (8-3)
๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ 9 20 33 52 (6-7)
๐๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ: Tyler Holloway 17, Ian Crump 17, Thomas Keener 11, Taygen Funston 8, Weston Crump 6, Jackson Green 4, Levi Evans 3, Kolt Becker 2
๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ: Kohen Corona 26, Keaston Shields 11, Noah Diehl 8, Joey Millspaugh 4, Grayson Swift 3
๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ
Senior โ Tyler Hollway 17 points
Senior โ Ian Crump 17 points
Senior โ Thomas Keener a career high with 11 pts