Britton-Hecla picked up its second win of the season over Redfield on Thursday, giving Coach Terry Nelson his 400th career victory while coaching boys and girls basketball over the past 28 seasons at Britton-Hecla, Hecla, Frederick-Hecla, Cheyenne Eagle Butte, and Deubrook.
The Lady Braves downed Redfield 36-26, dropped decisions to Milbank 61-23 and Great Plains Lutheran 49-20 in the past week, and stood at 2-7 heading into a contest with Wilmot last night Tuesday that kicked off a stretch of seven straight road games.
B-H took a hit this past week when freshman Koryn Jones was diagnosed with a cracked vertebrate and will miss the rest of the season.
This week Nelson’s crew meets Waubay-Summit at Summit on Monday in a twin bill with the boys’ squad.
Nelson’s goal is for his club to just keep showing improvement throughout the season.
“Wilmot, Waubay-Summit, and Warner (Jan. 24) are three teams we should be able to compete against,” noted Nelson. “It’s a matter of putting four quarters together, and we haven’t done that. We just want to get better by regional tournament time.”
Britton-Hecla 36
Redfield 26
Despite going scoreless in the third period, Britton-Hecla used a 15-point halftime cushion to come out on top at Redfield.
“Our defense was real good the whole game, but we couldn’t do anything on offense the second half,” said Nelson. “Maddi Micko picked up a charging foul on what would have probably been a Redfield basket at the two-minute mark that really helped us, and we were able to do the things at crunch time that we hadn’t done in previous games to get the win.”
Chellon Pruitt scored a season-high 12 points and Heather Storbakken added 10 for the Lady Braves. Karlie Zuehlke and RaeAnn Hagenson both pulled down seven rebounds, Storbakken had four assists, and Daynika Zuehlke came up with four steals.
BRITTON-HECLA: Karlie Zuehlke 1 2-4 4, Rae Ann Hagenson 1 1-2 4, Heather Storbakken 3 2-2 10, Daynika Zuehlke 2 0-4 4, Madie Micko 1 0-0 2, Chellon Pruitt 4 4-4 12. Totals 13 7-14 36.
REDFIELD: Hayden Gall 1 0-0 2, Brynn Giblin 2 2-2 6, Charli Jungwirth 3 2-4 8, Kinley Smith 1 0-0 2, Addisyn Evans 2 0-0 5, Karlie Brabandt 1 0-3 3. Totals 10 4-9 26.
BH (2-6) 14 28 28 36
Redfield (1-4) 5 13 19 26
3-point goals – Hagenson, Storbakken 2, Evans, Brabandt. Total fouls – BH 14; Redfield 12.
Milbank 61
Britton-Hecla 23
Milbank scored the first 15 points of the game on the way to a 27-point halftime lead and the Lady Braves were never able to cut into that deficit.
Heather Storbakken netted 11 points to top B-H scorers. Karli Zuehlke and Maddi Micko each grabbed four rebounds, and Daynika Zuehlke had four assists.
MILBANK: Siera Wenzl 1 0-0 2, Isabella Anderson 9 1-2 24, Tyra Berry 5 3-4 14, Claire Snaza 3 0-1 6, Josie Riveland 2 0-0 5, Rylee Scoular 1 0-0 2, Avery Schuneman 2 0-0 5, Belle Pauli 1 0-0 2, Lydia Gall 0 1-2 1. Totals 24 5-9 61.
BRITTON-HECLA: Katie Zuehlke 1 2-4 4, Rae Ann Hagenson 0 2-6 2, Heather Storbakken 3 2-3 11, Daynika Zuehlke 1 0-0 2, Maddi Micko 1 0-0 2, Chellon Pruitt 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 6-13 23.
Milbank (3-3) 21 41 58 61
BH (1-6) 4 10 16 23
3-point goals – Anderson 5, Berry, Riveland, Schuneman; Storbakken 3. Fouled out – Pauli. Total fouls – Milbank 13; BH 9.
GP Lutheran 49
Britton-Hecla 20
Britton-Hecla cut a 12-1 first quarter deficit to 21-13 at halftime but Great Plains Lutheran outscored the Lady Braves 28-7 in the second half.
Heather Storbakken laced 14 points to lead Nelson’s club and Chellon Pruitt pulled down seven rebounds.
GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN: Katherine Prahl 7 0-0 15, Abby Kjenstad 5 0-0 11, Myra Lentz 5 0-1 11, Esta Cameron 3 0-1 6, Julia Prahl 3 0-0 6. Totals 23 0-2 49.
BRITTON-HECLA: Karlie Zuehlke 1 0-0 2, Heather Storbakken 6 2-4 14, Mallory Grupe 0 1-2 1, Maddie Micko 0 3-4 3. Totals 7 6-10 20.
GPL (4-2) 12 21 35 49
BH (2-7) 1 13 18 20
3-point goals – K. Prahl, Kjenstad, Lentz. Total fouls – GPL 12, BH 8.
