Bellwood Lady Blue Devil head coach Nick Lovrich knows that this one will show up in the win column for his squad. However, the Lady Warriors of West Branch hung around, battled, and came as close as seven points before the Lady Blue Devils finally put them away in a game that was anything but glamorous.
\n\u201cThere are times when we have no sense of urgency,\u201d said Lovrich, whose squad improved to 3-2 on the season and 3-1 in the Juniata Valley League\u2019s first cycle. \u201cWe get up a little bit, and we get comfortable and start relaxing. We have to get that killer instinct to put teams away.\u201d
\nAshley Edevane and Steph Hatch carried the Blue Devils netting 22 each, including four 3 pointers by Edevane. Lovrich was especially impressed with Edevane\u2019s performance on the evening.
\n\u201cAshley kept us together out there,\u201d said Lovrich. \u201cWhen we needed a bucket or a steal to get the momentum back, she was the one who gave it to us. She really played a heck of a game tonight.\u201d
\nThe game featured the Lady Blue Devils obtaining leads of anywhere from 10-20 points just to see the Warriors claw back and cut down the deficit to avoid being blown out. A big part of the Warriors success was due to 4\u201911\u201d sophomore point guard Angie Fenush, who finished with 17 on the night.
\nThe Lady Blue Devils began the game in a full court press that proved to be ineffective thanks to the elusiveness and dribbling ability of Fenush, who single handedly carved and sliced her way up and down the floor past Bellwood defenders.
\n\u201cTheir point guard was tough,\u201d Lovrich added. \u201cShe did a great job penetrating and beating our press. She was the reason for a lot of their points tonight.\u201d
\nThe first quarter ended 9-8 in favor of the Lady Blue Devils, and Lovrich quickly decided to scrap the full court press and drop into a zone that featured 5\u201911 forward Steph Hatch at the point of the zone to disrupt the Warrior guards. This is exactly what happened and in no time the lead ballooned to 14.
\nThe halftime score was 28-13 and it looked like the Devils were on their way to putting the game away. West Branch and Bellwood scored 16 points apiece in the 3rd quarter to make it 45-29 BA after three. Edevane and Hatch both continued to pour in big shots to help Bellwood maintain their lead.
\nNeither team shot well from the charity stripe, with Bellwood finishing 6-12 and the Lady Warriors shooting a dismal 3-15.
\n\u201cThe bottom line is we got the win,\u201d said Lovrich. \u201cWe definitely have things we need to work on, but we will get better and better with time.\u201d
\nThe Lady Blue Devils played without their junior forward Katie Gardner, who will be out anywhere from one to three weeks after having surgery.
\nBellwood returns to action Thursday when they host the Lady Bulldogs of Claysburg. JV tipoff is at 6 with Varsity following at 7:30.
\nJunior Varsity
\nThe Bellwood-Antis Lady Blue Devil junior varsity team improved their record 3-2 with a 48-14 shellacking of West Branch last night. Lauren Carter led all scorers with a game high 19 for the Lady Devils. The girls return to action on Thursday against Claysburg.
\nBellwood-Antis 60 West Branch 44
\n WEST BRANCH (44): Fenush 8 0-4 17, Howe 5 0-0 10, Bosak 2 1-2 5, Cherry 3 2-4 8, Orwick 2 0-5 4. TOTALS 20 3-15 44.
\nBELLWOOD (60): Worthing 1 0-0 2, Edevane 9 0-0 22, Hatch 11 0-0 22, Smith 1 0-0 2, Meredith 2 2-6 6, Swanson, 0 1-2 1, Sprankle 0 1-2 1, Ridgway 1 2-2 4. TOTALS 21 6-12 60.
\nScore By Quarters
\nWest Branch 8 5 16 15 – 44
\nBellwood-Antis 9 19 16 16 – 60
\nThree-point goals: West Branch 1 (Fenush 1); Bellwood-Antis 4 (Edevane 4).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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