MMS girls have up and down week
After losing two of three games Dec. 12 at Hillsboro, Marion Middle School girls' basketball team bounced back with two victories Thursday against Haven.
MMS C-team suffered its first loss of the season against Hillsboro, but improved to 6-1 Thursday with a 29-4 thumping of the Wildcats.
As they usually do, the Wildcats used a balanced scoring attack to take the 25-point victory.
Shelby Purcell and Emily Meador each outscored the entire Haven team with six points.
Donna Cady was next with four points, and Josie Freeby had three.
Alissa Edwards, Nichole Herzet, and Emalee Kelsey all chipped in with two points each.
The B-team grabbed a victory as well, knocking off Haven 30-22.
The Wildcats used a 12-point third quarter to put the game out of reach for Haven.
Shanna Kline was the leading scorer for Marion with eight points.
Freeby, Meador, and Cady had six points each, while Percell and Tiffany Christensen had four points each. DeForest rounded out the scoring with two points.
The A-team was not as lucky, dropping a 29-14 defeat to the Wildcats.
The two were tied at 10 at halftime, but Haven outscored MMS 17-3 in the second half to take the victory.
Kayley Heerey was only one of three Wildcats to score with eight points.
Julia Zeiner had four points, Lindsay Hett had two.
The Wildcats will be on break until a Jan. 5 home game against Ellinwood.
