Lady Railers stay on track and beat Taylorville 72-53
Lincoln stays perfect with a 10-0 record

[December 09, 2022]  The Lady Railers continued their road trip with a stop in Taylorville on Thursday night. It was a close first quarter in this one before Lincoln began to pull away and win by a final score of 72-53.

The two Apollo Conference rivals were tied 15-15 after the first quarter.

Lincoln jumped in front 35-27 in the second quarter with Kloe Froebe dropping in six points and Jenna Bowman hitting a couple three's over the Tornadoes. Tori Geriets also scored six points by knocking down two free throws and two field goals. Piper Whiteman accounted for the other basket and the 20-point quarter was pretty much business as usual for this group.

A decent third quarter enabled the Lady Railers to build on the lead. Threes from Taryn Stoltzenburg and Froebe might have been the highlight, but Becca Heitzig and Mia Clark also made key shots to bring the lead to 50-37.

Bowman connected for two more threes in the fourth quarter, bringing her total to four on the evening. Froebe scored eight points in the quarter and that helped her reach her season average in the end.

But in all honesty, two underclassmen, who are having incredible JV seasons already, freshman Mia Clark and sophomore Makinley Knapp, have been thrust into the mix of talent already established on the court and these two have adjusted just fine. Looking ahead to 2023, Clark and Knapp are going to be key components to the success of this team. Knapp at 5’8 has a great presence in the lane and Clark at 5'9 has yet to show any fear in the paint. Clark was 4-for-4 from the free throw line against Taylorville in the fourth quarter and Knapp scored one bucket to secure the 72-53 win.

Kloe Froebe led all scorers with 27 points. Jenna Bowman tossed in 14 points and Tori Geriets tallied 10 points.

Five other Lady Railers got their names in the scorebook also. Coach Taylor Rohrer has a deep lineup for sure. Every single girl that dressed Varsity saw some time on the court.

These girls are now 10-0 on the season.

And if you haven’t been out to see them play yet, their last home game of 2022 is Tuesday, December 13th versus Mount Zion.

The Lincoln JV team remains undefeated with a 5-0 record.

The Lady Railers JV team beat Taylorville 69-39.

Piper Whiteman was on fire for the Lady Railers, finishing with 21 points, all of which were scored in the first half. Ceana Adams reached double-digits with 15 points. Mia Clark tossed in 11 points for the Lady Railers in the JV contest.

Incidentally, Whiteman and Adams are two more underclassmen to pay attention to as the season moves along. Whiteman, a 5’7 sophomore, saw a lot of JV time last season and found her way onto the Varsity court, much like this season. She knows the game well and makes the most out of each opportunity. Don’t sleep on Adams either. She’s a 5’2 freshman with a lot of potential.

If you wanna see this JV team in action at Roy S. Anderson next Tuesday, get to the gym by 6 p.m.

Next up for the Lady Railers is one more game on the road this week. Lincoln travels to Charleston on Saturday to play the Lady Trojans. The JV game will tip-off at 1 p.m. and the Varsity is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 72
Froebe 27
Bowman 14
Geriets 10
Heitzig 8
Clark 6
Stoltzenburg 3
Whiteman 2
Knapp 2

Taylorville 53
Fleming 18
Kietzman 11
Heimsness 10
Tarr 8
Champley 4
Czajkowski 2

JV scoring

Lincoln 69
Whiteman 21
Adams 15
Clark 11
Knapp 8
McCloud 7
Schneider 4
Kurka 2
Holmes 1

Taylorville 39
Czajkowski 15
Wright 9
Lowis 9
Wernz 4
DeMichael 2

[Teena Lowery]