After a dominating victory over Winfield on January 22, the Warrenton girls basketball team fell to Washington on Monday and now sits with a record of 3-6 on the season.
Friday night against …
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After a dominating victory over Winfield on January 22, the Warrenton girls basketball team fell to Washington on Monday and now sits with a record of 3-6 on the season.
Friday night against Winfield was senior night - a night that celebrated the career of Malea Payne with a 65-16 victory. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to participate in the fun.
“Her career ended because she has a torn ACL,” said head coach Greg Williams. “We have been blessed to be able to say that all of our seniors have been able to graduate with a district championship. Malea was able to win a Warrenton Shootout Championship and a Class 4 District 8 title during her career.”
In the huge victory, sophomore Kaelyn Meyer and freshman Nevaeh Hill led the way with 14 points each.
“We are a little larger and a little more athletic which helped us take a convincing win,” said Williams. “It was a good night for our program.”
Despite their youth, Meyer and Hill have been a bright spot this season and will continue to be in the coming years.
“They are learning their trade and trying to develop the necessary skills to push this program going forward. Sometimes we struggle to get them the basketball and sometimes our attempts to get them the ball fall off of the rails. It can be very frustrating,” said Williams. “But, they are doing well by staying positive. They will anchor our offense now and in the future.”
Monday night was a different story for Warrenton in the first round of the Washington Tournament. After leading Washington 17-14 at halftime, the Warriors struggled in the second half and ended up on the wrong end of a 38-28 final score.
“They played much harder than us and you could sense that they really wanted the victory in their tournament. We really didn't play well,” said Williams of his team, who was scheduled to continue tournament play on Wednesday night against St. Charles. “We showed our inexperience and it was costly. Anytime you have more turnovers than points scored it is going to be really difficult to win.”
Overall, there is plenty of room for the Warriors to improve as the season progresses.
“Two of our losses have been really ugly. We just have to stay focused on continually improving. We have to reduce turnovers and work better as a team,” said Williams. “This is the time of the season that we should be establishing our style of play. That isn't happening. We will continue to work and improve.”
