High School Girls Basketball
Lady Railers defeat Champaign Central 55-21
Team improves to 21-0

[January 11, 2023]

The Lady Railers were off to a quick start Tuesday night inside Roy S. Anderson gymnasium versus Champaign Central and in the end it was a 55-21 victory for Lincoln.

Kloe Froebe poured in 14 first quarter points and Tori Geriets added a basket as the Lady Railers took a 16-0 lead after the first eight minutes of play flew by.

Lincoln would lead 18-0 before the Maroons finally scored a minute into the second quarter. The Maroons managed to score two quick buckets against Lincoln to make the score 18-4 and that was followed by another run by the Lady Railers. With 1:28 left in the quarter, Geriets’ drive to the basket was good and Lincoln was dominating the game 29-4. A three by the Maroons set the halftime score at 29-7.

The third quarter lead allowed Lincoln to work on some things, especially since Froebe was just swarmed by the opponent like bees on honey. After Mia Clark and Jenna Bowman hit back-to-back threes, the Lady Railers lead was 37-12. As the quarter was winding down, Froebe tossed in six more points and Bowman finished with a two to push the team towards that goal of a running clock. The score at the end of the third quarter was 45-17.

Ten seconds into the fourth quarter Froebe sank two free throws and there was that 30-point lead fans have gotten used to. After a nice baseline drive by Lily Holmes, the Lady Railers were up 51-17 with just over six minutes left to play. Froebe had a quick steal near the Lady Railers basket as the game was winding down and she made a beautiful spin move in the lane for her final two points of the game. Ceana Adams finished the Lady Railers scoring on two free throws and that made the final score 55-21.

Kloe Froebe led Lincoln with 26 points. Tori Geriets had another great game with 11 points.

Lincoln improves to 21-0 on the season.

Champaign Central falls to 10-13 on the season.

In the JV game, the Lady Railers crushed Champaign Central 64-8.

Lily Holmes (15), Makinley Knapp (14) and Ceana Adams (12) each scored in double-figures for Lincoln.

The JV team is now 12-0.

Lincoln will play at Mattoon on Friday night. The JV game is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the Varsity game is scheduled to tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 55

Froebe 26
Geriets 11
Bowman 9
Holmes 4
Clark 3
Adams 2

Champaign Central 21

McLeod 8
Essien 3
Parastaran 3
Allen 3
Jones 2
Ramshaw 2

JV scoring

Lincoln 64

Holmes 15
Knapp 14
Adams 12
Whiteman 8
Schneider 7
Clark 6
Harper 2

Champaign Central 8

Williams 4
Potts 2
Rhone 2

[Teena Lowery]