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WE ARE RAY & RUSSELL DAY
& WE ARE CUB FANS WHO HAPPEN TO ALSO BE LOYAL KOKOMO LADY WILDKAT FANS.
Jay Karp---Jason
Snyder--Troy White
Russell Dance--Lisa
Pflueger--Daro Johnson--Jesse
Dunn
VARSITY TEAM ROSTER
#11--Skylar Shurn #14--Kali
Ackison #21--Kayla Drake #22--Ashley
Lobeck
#23--Kelcey Ackison #24--Shakeeta
Cotton #25--Aelleon Woodard #31--Javona Olivares
#32--Abby Hemmeger #33--Jordan
Broomfield #42--Katie Zunick #43--Jordan
Parkhurst
#44--Clarissa Woodard #55--Kelly
Hopkins
NEED PICTURES
Colby Cuthbert--Brittany Gauger--Sierra Layman--Maddie
Matlock
Chelsea McKay--Kelsie Mock--Mashilah Powell--Ashleigh
Williams
STUDENT MANAGERS
NEED PICTURES
Kiara Swygert--Shantina Holiday
STATISTICIANS
NEED PICTURES
Emily Bays Talisa Anderson
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| NOBLESVILLE AT KOKOMO |
| Noblesville came to Kokomo
to play and play they did as in the junior varsity game, it was nip and
tuck the whole game. Kokomo kept a lead throughout but in the end, it was
Noblesville who came out the winners. Our ladies showed a lot of desire
and good floor play and they will improve as the season goes on. Our JV
team lost 36 to 31 but don't give up on them as this season is just getting
started.
In the varsity game , again the Millers fought a great game and they almost pulled it out in the final seconds, but Kokomo hung on by the thin thread of desire and defense and came out the winners in this game. Look for improvement each game as this team has some raw talent and as the season goes on, our defense will pick up and our offense will profit from it. The big girl in the post looked good with some moves under the basket and our ladies will go to her whenever she can get open. Our backcourt will improve as we go game to game and we should get good scoring from them. Rebounding will get better as the ladies up front adjust to their assignments. Kokomo led at all stops in this one and seem to have great control but they let the Millers get some good looks and that cost them. Our Varsity took this game as the close score of 50 to 48. They go to Huntington next week to play in their invitational. Go LadyKats. |
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| KOKOMO
AT HUNTINGTON NORTH {INVITE}
KOKOMO VERSUS OAK HILL |
| On a cold evening at the
Huntington North Invitational, it was our LadyKats taking on Oak Hill and
the Golden Eagles showed everyone why they are ranked #2 in Class 2A basketball.
The game started off with Kokomo looking like they were going to control
the game early on the offensive boards but when the Golden Eagles got the
ball, it didn't take them long to get it downcourt and into their basket.
Oak Hill has one of the most promising big girls this year at 6 ft 4 inches
and she knew how to get the job done quick and easily. Kokomo did own the
boards and they forced a lot of Oak Hill turnovers, but the shooting on
this night just wasn't doing the job and our ladies got into serious foul
trouble and that hurt us as we mounted an attack late in the game. Kokomo
tried to play catch up the whole game and really it looked like they might
be able to pull this one out. But Oak Hill is very good and the loss that
our ladies received tonight can do two things. It can get a team down and
hurt the rest of the season or it can be a learning tool , giving the team
a lesson learned that will benefit the team. I believe that we will learn
from this game and we will prevail. We need to work on our outside shooting
and our inside board game. We will need to be able to use the forced turnovers
to put points on the board. Our ladies will take on Arlington on Saturday
and maybe we will see if the team did profit from the loss.
Oak Hill won this game tonight by a score of 75 to 67. GO LADY WILDKATS. |
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| KOKOMO
AT HUNTINGTON NORTH {INVITE}
KOKOMO VERSUS ARLINGTON Game starts at 1PM |
| The LadyKats today took
on Arlington just several hours after losing to Oak Hill on Friday. It
was a wakeup call for our ladies who not only woke up but they went into
this game with the knowledge that any team on any given night can knock
off the other team, regardless of size and where the other team is from.
Kokomo led by nine at the 1st quarter stop and at half-time 22 to 14 lead
into the locker room. Kokomo maintained their lead throughout the game
and put this one in the books as a win. You might say that the 3rd quarter
was the telling point of this game as Kokomo outscored Arlington 17 to
8. The offensive game was balanced and Kokomo kept the defensive effort
on Arlington and all around this was a good game to get back on the top
side of the win lose column. Kokomo showed that you can learn from a loss
and I bet they learned a lot about winning too.
Kokomo won this game by a score of Kokomo 49, Arlington 37. Great game ladies. "GO LADY WILDKATS" |
| November 20, 2007 {AWAY} |
| KOKOMO AT HARRISON |
| Kokomo Lady Wildkats took their game
to West Lafayette on this Tuesday evening to take on the Harrison Raiders,
and they did the job well as they showed a lot of poise and team improvement.
The reserve team had just lost their game by a score of 40 to 32, and this
night was not going to be one without at least one victory for our ladies.
After a big 1st quarter, Kokomo was up 16 to 4, increased the lead to 30
to 14 at the half, and 53 to 26 after 3 quarters. The game was won by our
LadyKats by a score of 69 to 47, and now have won 3 out of 4 games so far.
Look for The LadyKats to improve as the season goes along and maybe the
outside game will get better. A little better selection of the places to
shoot that 3 point shot will greatly improve as we go game to game. Our
LadyKats are out there representing us and they need our paticipation in
the stands. Great game tonight by our LadyKats and look for more. Once
again Kokomo won by the score of 69--47
"GO LADYKATS"> |
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| MUNCIE CENTRAL AT KOKOMO |
| Muncie Central came to "our
house" and our LadyKats responded at being a good host by playing them
in the 1st NCC game of this season. Our Junior Varsity put some hurt on
Muncie's JV squad by beating them 32 to 16. It wasn't that easy in the
varsity game though. After a tight 1st quarter led by Kokomo 15 to 13,
our ladies began to get a little working room and increased their lead
to 26 to 20 at the half. They continued to increase the lead and at the
3rd quarter mark, it was 39 to 28. Looks like maybe this game will be easy
to win, but nobody told Muncie , and the shots started to fall for Muncie
Central. Kokomo with a 42 to 30 lead with six minutes left had to hold
on to get a win as Muincie started hitting the 3 pointers and all of a
sudden Muncie was whitin one at a score of 44 to 43. Kokomo then got some
points from their senior Katie, and then Woodard was the finisher with
3 points to preserve victory for Kokomo. Muncie Central is a team that
come season's end will be a great team. Kokomo is still blending the defense
and offense into a pattern, that will come tourament time, benefit them
greatly. Kokomo took this game 52 to 48 and now are 4 & 1
"GO LADYKATS" |
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| KOKOMO AT LOGANSPORT |
| It was berry picking at the Berry Bowl
on this Saturday afternoon, and our ladies found out that the berries were
not ready to be picked as Logansport gave Kokomo all it had and forced
an overtime before Kokomo was able to win this game. In the game Kokomo
shot at least half their shots from the 3 point line and only made 5 of
the 25 they attempted. Our ladies were behind by 2 points, but made a drive
to the basket for 2 points and so an overtime was needed to settle this
game. This game at the 1st quarter mark was 8 to 7 in favor of Logansport
and Logan led at the half 17 to 15, but the LadyKats took the game to Logan
in the 3rd quarter, out scoring them 11 to 5 and led at 3 quarters by the
score of 26 to 22. Logan out rebounded Kokomo on the boards by 30 to 28.
In this game Kokomo made all of their free throws and they were very important
in this contest. This game ended with Kokomo taking a hard fought win by
the score of 41 to 39. They are 2 and 0 in the NCC.
To say that this game was a pivotal one would be a correct saying as our ladies showed that even though you have some bad shooting and you run up against a pretty strong defense, you can utilize the things learn in practice to even the game up. You need team play, team spirit, fan support, and all around guts to say to the other team that you have to beat me because I won't beat myself. Great job LadyKats, and continue to learn as you win or lose because come tourney time, you will need it. The final score of this game was 41 to 39 "GO LADYKATS" |
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| WESTERN AT KOKOMO |
| It seems like when
Kokomo and Western go at each other in basketball, all records and polls
go by the wayside as each school brings out the best of the other. Tonight
was no different as our LadyKats and the Western Panthers took the floor.
In the first half, it looked like Kokomo had closed the door and was heading
for an easy win, having a 24 point lead, but someone forgot that Western
never gives up, regardless of how far they are behind. Western let the
3 point shots dictate a run that got them within 4 points at 48 to 44,
and it was kind of scary at that point. But Kokomo was able to hold on
by hitting 6 free throws while, while limiting any more points by Western.
Western is a team that goes on pride and big fan support along with never
die attitude, and they play the game well. Kokomo is a team that can blow
a game wide open, but sometimes they forget that they have to defend against
that 3 pointer. They need to brush up on their outside shooting as the
game goes on, and they need to utilize the big girl under the basket. All
in all, this season, our Ladies have played a good game but they can be
better and I think they will be. Watch for them to get some real tests
in the next several games as some real good programs wil be tested and
the ups and downs will blend into an upward learning program. Anyway our
LadyKats won this game by a score of 54 to 44, and the Junior Varsity won
their game 31 to 19.
"GO LADYKATS" |
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| HUNTINGTON NORTH AT KOKOMO |
| Huntington North came to town to play
our LadyKats, on this chilly Saturday afternoon, and you might say that
they brought the cold inside to freeze our ladies, as Huntington enjoyed
a great 1st quarter, and our ladies had a cold one. Huntingon took off
fast and took the ball right at Kokomo, and we were suddenly trying to
pull ourselves out of a deep hole trailing at the end of the quarter 18
to 7. Oh, what a hole we fell into, but as always Kokomo uses team ball
and fan support, to crawl out of any hole and slowly but surely, they did
get out and worked their way back up the scoring ladder until they had
a five point lead 42 to 37 with 52 seconds left. But, no one told Huntington
that they had lost yet, and they were able to tie this game up at 42 to
42. Kokomo had a chance to win it with 11 seconds to go, but they hurried
the ball up the court, and because of some close contact, not seen by the
referees, Kokomo turned the ball over. North then had a chance to win it
in regulation time but missed the shot.
In the overtime, it was back and forth with the lead, but North prevailed and took the victory. North came into Kokomo with a good game plan and they got our center into foul trouble and they took the ball to the LadyKats quick and with authority. Kokomo never gave up even though they dug themselves into a deep hole and they showed that no matter what the score is, that you can do it if you don't give up. Both of these two teams have great programs, and down the line they might have another chance to play each other come tourney time. Kokomo learned a lot from this game, and watching the game films will help them where they need it. Although we lost this one today, we have to learn from it and we have to remember that this is Indiana basketball at it's finest and any tean regardless of size and records, can defeat the other. Well anyway, this game was won by Huntington North by the score of 53 to 49. The LadyKats play Carmel next and they can expect a good team to show up. "GO LADYKATS" |
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| CARMEL AT KOKOMO |
| It was another cool night both outside
and inside as Carmel sent the Greyhounds into Kokomo to play our LadyKats.
The 1st quarter saw slippery ball handling and cold shooting as our ladies
managed to hold a 10 to 9 at that mark. But then Carmel woke up from it's
sleep to handle Kokomo and it was 21 to 16 at the half. Then after getting
some good coaching advice during the break, our ladies looked like they
would overpower Carmel as they dominated the 3rd quarter. But that last
quarter was one that hurt the most as Kokomo had the ball with 13 seconds
left in the game. Drake took the ball right at Carmel, and then dished
the ball off to Hopkins who put us ahead by 2 points. But as it was in
the game before, one of the referees called us with a charging foul that
took away the goal and gave Carmel a chance to win in regulation time.
They missed and this game went into overtime. Then, in that overtime that
should of never been, Carmel took care of the ball and took this game by
the score 44 to 38. It is needless to say that fouls hurt us and ball handling
was not in a controlable use, but then we know that in every game there
is a winner and a loser. On this night Carmel was the better team but remember
we learn from each loss and come tourney time, there might be a rematch
of these two schools and all we can say right now is to learn and to get
better. Carmel won tonight 44 to 38.
"GO LADYKATS". |
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| KOKOMO AT MARION |
| Our Lady Wildkats went to
Marion on this chilly snowy day to take on a good Giant team and the results
were not what we wanted to see. Kokomo led at all stops except the one
that counted and they lost for the 3rd staight game. Kokomo led at the
1st quarter mark 13 to 11, 31 to 25 at the half, & 47 to 40 at the
end of 3 quarters. But someone told Marion it was behind and they woke
up in time to score 19 points to Kokomo's 5 points to take this win. It
seems like we have just enough gas to get to the filling station but not
enough to get to the tanks to fill up. We need to figure out why we are
running out of gas before we get to our destination, which in this case
a win in the game. Our LadyKats played well but just couldn't finish without
waking up the sleeping giant. Each game is a learning tool to help in the
next one, and we need to find out where our problems are and get it fixed
before tourney time.
The Marion Giants won this game 59 to 52, and Kokomo lost for the 3rd straight game. "COME ON LADYKATS, LET'S GET BACK ON THE WIN TRAIN. GO LADYKATS". |
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| KOKOMO AT PERU |
| Well, the weather didn't
stop our Ladykats from going to The Tiger Areana in Peru to play their
game. This one was all Kokomo as our ladies found out how to play a whole
game, taking the lead from get go and maintaining it for 32 minutes. I
don'y usually pick any one player for good play because this is team basketball,
but today we need to change my rules a little. The Drake express got going
fast in this game and scored 26 points while getting several rebounds and
several assists. In this game she only had 1 turnover. A great performance
out of Drake. The ladies underneath, Hopkins & Zunick had 17 points,
& 12 rebounds between them. Aelleon Woodard had 14 points & seven
rebounds.Cotton had 8 assists, which proved very valuable to team play.
Scoring at the stops were 14 to 8 at 1st stop, 36 to 16 at halftime, 51
to 23 at the 3rd quarter mark and 73 to 37 the final score. On this night,
Kokomo might of gotten back on the winning track but they still have to
find out how to close a game in which they led for 3 quarters. They can
do it with team play, desire to win, and all around gut playing. They don't
play again until after the holidays and with practice,rest and emotion,
we might start to see our ladies getting ready fot tourney time. The score
of tonights game was Kokomo 73--Peru 37
"GO KOKOMO LADY WILDKATS" |
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| RICHMOND AT KOKOMO |
| The Richmond Lady Red Devils came to
the home of the Kokomo LadyKats at Memorial Gym to try to get a win against
our ladies, and when the Junior Varsity took the floor, our Junior Varsity
players had no problem disposing of them early in the game.. Our JV team
won their game easily by the score of 43 to 16. So when the varsity game
got underway, most of us in attendance figured that this would be a cakewalk.
Richmond never did get into the game fully as only one of their players
took it on her own shoulders to take the ball right to our LadyKats and
for awhile that hurt us. But in the second half, our player "Cotton" took
the job of sticking right on the Richmond Player "Kim Demmings" and that
put the game back in the favor of our LadyKats who played with some emotion
today and really did well. Defense played a big factor in this game and
team play on the offensive side did well although they really need to concentrate
more on their free throw shooting.
Kokomo won this game by the score of 64 to 39.giving them the win in
North Central Conference action.
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| LAFAYETTE JEFF AT KOKOMO |
| Lafayette sent their Broncos to Kokomo to tame our LadyKats and our ladies did not horse around taking the ball right at Jeff. After our Junior Varsity took care of their game without any problems, it was a real pleasure to sit there on this rainy Tuesday evening and watch a game that tonight was all Kokomo. It was chilly where we sat but not too chilly on the floor as our guards started putting up the three pointers and our high and low players taking care of the boards in case of a missed shot. A.Woodard is coming on and she is doing the job. Kelly is intimating under the basket and she gets doubled teamed a lot. What can you say about Kelcey? She had her looks tonight and she came through with some great shots from behind the line. Kayla gave it her all, being everywhere on the floor looking for the Jeff team to make mistakes. The fast break tonight was about as good as we have seen it all year. Our subs came in and played great. The scores at the stops were 17 to 10, 36 to 19,55 to 37, and finally 75 to 59 , all in favor of our LadyKats. We ruled the rebounds and we did commit 21 turnovers but that happens a lot when you go all out to make a fast break work. All in all, this writer was very satisfied with the way this game was played by our Lady WildKats. "KEEP UP THE GREAT PLAY & GO LADYKATS" |
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| NEW CASTLE AT KOKOMO |
| This afternoon, we took
on New Castle, and right from the getgo, this day was going to belong to
our LadyKats. The Junior Varsity started off this meeting with a 16 to
0 run that just about took New Castle completely out of the game. At the
half, the JVs still led 29 to 8. This was a great look at what we will
have in waiting next year as these ladies dished out to the open man, made
a lot of 3 pt shots and ball hawked all the game. The Junior Varsity took
this game by the score of 47 to 23.
Then the varsity took the floor and right away New Castle put some points
on the board with their 3 point shots. Our LadyKats led at the 1st stop,
20 to 16, but in the second quarter started pulling away with good ball
handling, good selection of shots and downright guts in taking the ball
right at New Castle. This game was about the best we have seen for quite
a while with team play and good defensive play, and improvement at all
positions.
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| KOKOMO AT MCCUTCHEON |
| A cold night to
travel for our ladies tonight, but they did, as they went into McCutcheon
teritory, to play McCutcheon who always seems to have strong teams in basketball.
Our ladies took it right at McCutcheon, scoring 19 points in the 1st quarter
with McCutcheon only putting 11 points on the board. The 2nd quarter and
the 3rd were about even with Kokomo still holding a 5 point lead. But our
ladykats put the game away in the 4th using team play, good defense and
offense to seal the victory. Our LadyKats won the game by the score of
55 to 45. It needs to be said that winning a game on McCutcheon's home
floor says a lot for our program which is blending into a great team concept.
No reason to bring forth names as these ladies did their job well.
"GREAT GAME, LADYKATS". |
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| KOKOMO
AT CHICAGOLAND CLASSIC
Kokomo versus Warren, Illinois |
| Our Ladies went to the "big
city by the lakes" to play in the Chicagoland Classic, and they took on
Warren High School of Illinois which is a team ranked high in Illinois
and which has a lot of height and speed. Our LadyKats right away started
a little sluggish falling behind by 11 points after 4 minutes. But they
made some runs and at the first break was only behind by 6 points. Using
good shot selection and all around guts, our Ladies put it in high gear
and took 28 to 24 halftime lead into the locker rooms. The 3rd quarter
saw both teams playing about even, but in the 4th, Warren put their game
in another gear, and this game was a close one right to the end with Warren
coming out on top by the score of 51 to 49. This was a great showing by
our ladies, as here in this Classic, you get more knowledge, and you gain
from this type of a gathering. We would like to have won the game but we
did win in that the experience will help us down the line. LadyKats, we
are proud of you and we await the next game here in this Classic before
heading back to Kokomo.
"GO KOKOMO LADY WILDKATS" |
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| KOKOMO
AT CHICAGOLAND CLASSIC
Kokomo versus Ignatius, Illinois |
| Another game in The Chicagoland Classic for our ladies as they came, they played and they won, beating Ignatius of Illinois by the score of 63 to 51. Ignatius went into a zone to protect the inside, but Drake took them out of it by hitting her 3 pointers. Then as Ignatius changed to a man to man defense, that opened the inside and A. Woodard did her game. This was a hard fought game between both teams with a combination of tough referrees calling the game. Our LadyKats led by only one point going into the 4th quarter but took the ball right at Ignatius by scoring 21 points and securing the win. As it is with each year that Kokomo plays in this Classic, they gain experience, and confidence that can be used down the way in tourney time.Great showing of Lady WildKat basketball by our ladies from Kokomo. "Keep it going LadyKats and great job in the "Big City". |
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| KOKOMO AT FRANKFORT |
| Heading west to Frankfort
to take on the Lady Hotdogs, our ladies were hot off the Chicagoland Classic
and they were not through taking it out on another opponent. Riding high
off that trip that was a 1 lost and 1 win weekend, and a whole lot of experience,
the Lady Wildkats were ripe for a great game and they showed it. The Drake
Express was back and she scored 28 points, ball-hawked all game and even
taking off a lot of rebounds. Zunick came off the bench to play a great
game scoring points and rebounding well.Cotton and Woodard both put some
points on the board. Ackison put in a solid game going against a press
by Frankfort and she put out several valuable assists. After a usual solid
1st quarter, our ladies put in a great 2nd and 3rd quarters to put their
lead to 51 to 32. But those pesky hotdogs didn't give up that easy as they
came back within 4 points before our ladies put it away at the free throw
line. All told, our ladies did what was expected of them and that is using
good team play to once again take home a victory. Great game tonight.
THe final score of this game was 69 to 58 in favor of The Kokomo Lady WildKats.
"GO LADYKATS" |
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| KOKOMO AT ANDERSON |
| It was the final conference game of this season for our LadyKats, and they wanted to be back at the top with a share of the NCC Crown. And they did it with one of their best games of the season, as they went right at Anderson with "The Drake Express" leading the way. Anderson kept Kokomo at bay leading at half-time by the score of 26 to 21. Kokomo turned up the heat, and by the end of the 3rd quarter, they were within one point. Once we took the lead, it was "spread the floor time" and Anderson came out to get them and put the LadyKats on the free throw line, giving them the chance to use the free throw practice, that they go through each week. The LadyKats put this game in the book by hitting most of those free throws and the rest is history as our LadyKats have gotten back to the top in the NCC and they used team play along with valuable experience to put this game away. Playing the game of basketball, you have to practice, put your best game on the floor and you need the team concept, so that at any time one of them can step up and lead the team. The LadyKats took this game by the score of 64 to 57. They share the NCC Championship with Anderson and Logansport. Great Game LadyKats, and lets do the same in the next game against North Central "GO KOKOMO LADY WILDKATS" |
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| NORTH CENTRAL AT KOKOMO |
| With a chance of a bad winter
storm coming, this game was played with the safety net of retreating to
safer grounds if needed. It was a soaking rain with sleet and winds over
50 miles a hour. But that doesn't stop LadyKat basketball, especially "Senior
Night" right here in Kokomo Indiana. The Junior Varsity got things underway
with their game and both teams just couldn't seem to have enough to win
this game. After a low scoring 1st quarter 4 to 2, the teams played even
unti the 3rd quarter when North Central led 21 to 10. The final score was
32 to 27 in favor of North Central ,sending the LadyKat Junior Varsity
to their third loss while winning 15 games. The Varsity took the floor
and North Central handled them pretty well in posting a 1st quarter lead
of 11 to 9. The game was tied at the half at 22 each.The 3rd quarter was
more of the same as it ended with our ladies leading 31 to 30. In the 4th
quarter we had many chances to put this game away but we just couldn't
get over the top and stay there as North Central had a lot of guts and
speed , and was able to stay neck and neck with us. While missing very
crucial free throws, that would of put this game away, our ladies still
would not give up and with some heads up defense and down-right guts, our
Ladykats were finally able to win this game against the 5th ranked North
Central. Our LadyKats finished the regular season with a 15 win season
and now they prepare for the sectionals at Logansport. That sectional will
be a tough one to win, as come around tourney time, all the teams seem
to peak. Kokomo won this game by the score of 43 to 40.
Now let's get ready to rumble at Logansport where Kokomo has the bye. Great season, LadyKats and win some more. |
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KOKOMO versus McCUTCHEON Come on, LadyKats, let's get ready to rumble. |
| KOKOMO versus LOGANSPORT
This was for all the marbles in this Logansport Sectional, and our LadyKats
wanted this one so bad they could taste it. The game started out with Logansport
going into a zone to make Kokomo have to shoot outside. Kokomo went into
their man to man defense when Logansport had the ball. Our shots were not
falling like they should of and a lot of 3 pointers were attempted. When
we were able to go inside to the basket, we made some good plays but we
also didn't take care of the ball. Woodard and Hopkins worked well taking
care of the boards, and Kelcey handled the floor well, looking for the
open man. Cotton made some nice moves toward the basket and Drake tried
several shots from way out before getting the jump on her defender and
going inside. Loganspot just really was not in this game because of all
the errors they made. You have to give the credit to Kokomo for that because
of their defense.
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| THE HUNTINGTON REGIONAL
Semi- Final Game of The Huntington North Regional,
Final Game of The Huntington North Regional
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