High School Girls Basketball
Lady Railers defeat Southeast 68-32
Team is 10-0 to start the season

 

[December 13, 2023] 

The Lady Railers defeated Southeast 68-32 on Tuesday night in Central State Eight action in Springfield.

Lincoln was led in scoring by Kloe Froebe with 34 points, making her night’s work a success in outscoring the opponent.

Becca Heitzig also notched double-figures with 11 points.

First Quarter

Kloe Froebe hit her first shot attempt, a three from the top of the key, and Lincoln was the first team on the scoreboard. With Froebe and Becca Heitzig scoring in the paint and Tori Geriets adding a free throw, Lincoln raced out to an 8-0 lead to start the game. The Lady Spartans put up their first points at the 4:44 mark and then it was time for Lincoln to come back with eight unanswered points and the 16-2 lead. With under a minute to go in the first quarter, Froebe nailed a three from the wing, spun around in the lane for a layup and then her teammate, Piper Whiteman, made a bank shot at the buzzer to settle the first quarter score at 23-4.

Second Quarter

Jenna Bowman’s three to start the second quarter scoring stretched the lead to 26-4. Whiteman continued dropping buckets in the paint and before long Lincoln was up 31-8. Froebe took three separate trips to the free throw line in less than a minute and extended the lead to 35-8. The Lady Railers were really quick with their passing game in the first half and by halftime they had built a 38-10 lead over the Lady Spartans. Credit to the Lady Spartans for challenging the Lady Railers on defense too. The game was moving quickly and the fast pace was just what Lincoln needed.

Third Quarter

There was ample scoring by both teams in the third quarter, with players from each side hitting threes. Whiteman’s three at the 6:27 mark put Lincoln up 41-12. After a three by the Lady Spartans near the five minute mark, Lincoln still held a 45-15 lead. Froebe was fouled shooting a three and she stepped to the free throw to sink every shot, giving Lincoln a 48-15 lead. Froebe also hit a three as the three minute mark drew close and this put Lincoln up 54-20. Seconds later the Lady Spartans did something few teams have done so far this season: they scored back-to-back baskets against Lincoln. With the score 54-24, Froebe put up four unanswered points and then with 28.4 seconds left Grace Schneider tossed in a bucket to make the score 60-26, closing out the third quarter scoring.

Fourth Quarter

With a running clock in the fourth quarter, the subs saw most of the playing time here. Lily Holmes, Makinley Knapp, Mia Clark and Grace Schneider accounted for the offense in the fourth quarter and the final score was 68-32.

The Lady Railers are now 10-0 on the season.

In the JV game, the Lady Railers were unstoppable, while Southeast could not buy a basket. Lincoln won by a final score of 63-2 as nine different Lady Railers put points on the board.

The Lady Railers JV team led 26-0 at the end of the first quarter and by halftime the lead was 44-0.

At the end of three quarters, the score was 54-2. The Lady Spartans finally got a shot to fall with 1:04 showing on the third quarter clock.

Makinley Knapp led the JV team with 10 points as Lincoln won 63-2.

The Lincoln JV team improved to 8-0 on the season.

Lincoln will play at Rochester Friday night.

The JV game will start at 5:30 p.m.

The Varsity game will start at 7:00 p.m.

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 68

Froebe 34
Heitzig 11
Whiteman 7
Bowman 3
Schneider 5
Stoltzenburg 2
Holmes 2
Knapp 2
Geriets 1
Clark 1

Southeast 32

Gant 12
Collier 11
Weston 3
Pickett 2
Coleman 2
Rollen 2

JV scoring

Lincoln 63

Knapp 10
Clark 8
McCloud 8
Whiteman 8
Holmes 6
Schneider 6
Gilbert 6
Hutchison 6
Adams 5

Southeast 2

Ankoor 2

[Teena Lowery]