The Langford Area girls basketball team picked up a pair of wins in three starts during the past week.
Coach Michael Alberts’ club, now 4-4, rolled past Hankinson, ND, 60-29 on Monday, downed Redfield in the Redfield Classic 35-30 on Saturday, and lost a narrow 36-33 decision to Herreid-Selby on Friday.
This week LA travels to Tiospa Zina on Friday.
“We had a busy weekend of basketball, and I thought we played good basketball,” noted Alberts. “Friday, we knew we were going to have to play against quick guards that can shoot and a big post. We did a lot of good things defensively and held them under 40 which gave us a chance to win the game.
“We then had a quick turnaround and didn’t play our best game, but we played our best when it mattered most. We were able to knock down some shots and defensively we were able to stop them, ending the game on a 10-2 run. Then we were able to put a lot of good things together against Hankinson. We had other girls step up and score which we will continue to need. We also played good defense and have rebounded well which led to easy transition points.”
Langford Area 60
Hankinson, ND 29
Langford Area jumped out to a 35-11 halftime lead and cruised past Hankinson, ND, on Monday.
Eliana Darling had a season-high 20 points and 11 rebounds, Paytyn Marlow laced 15, and Alex Darling had 10 in a balanced Lady Lions’ attack. Lizzie Gustafson had nine boards and Mariah Tosse grabbed eight. Alex Darling was credited with three assists.
HANKINSON: Jessa Prochnow 1 0-0 2, Shylin Medenwaldt 3 1-2 7, Ireland Mauch 2 0-0 5, Haylee Mauch 1 0-0 2, Camri Kelley 1 1-2 3, Sydney Wahler 0 2-2 2, Adlie Mauch 1 1-2 3, Lilian Medenwoldt 2 1-1 5. Totals 11 6-9 29.
LANGFORD AREA: Clarissa Guy 2 1-2 5, Paytyn Marlow 6 3-4 15, Lizzie Gustafson 2 0-0 5, Alex Darling 4 0-2 10, Eliana Darling 7 6-8 20, Mariah Tosse 2 1-2 5. Totals 23 11-18 60.
Hankinson (0-5) 7 11 24 29
LA (4-4) 16 35 58 60
3-point goals – I. Mauch; Gustafson, A. Darling 2. Total fouls – Hankinson 14; LA 9.
Langford Area 35
Redfield 30
Langford Area outscored Redfield 13-6 in the final period in a come-from-behind victory over Redfield in the Redfield Classic.
The Lady Lions led 5-4 after one stanza but trailed 14-9 and 24-22 at the next two quarter breaks. Paytyn Marlow led the win with 13 points and Alex Daring added nine. Eliana Darling grabbed four rebounds.
LANGFORD AREA: Clarissa Guy 1 1-1 3, Paytyn Marlow 4 2-4 13, Lizzie Gustafson 3 0-0 6, Alex Darling 2 4-5 9, Eliana Darling 2 0-0 4. Totals 12 7-10 35.
REDFIELD: Brynna Giblin 2 0-0 4, Charli Jungwirth 5 1-6 13, Ella Rude-Peterson 0 1-2 1, Hayden Gall 3 0-0 7, Kinley Smith 1 0-2 2, Addisyn Evans 1 1-2 3. Totals 12 3-14 30.
LA (3-3) 5 9 22 35
Redfield (1-5) 4 14 24 30
3-point goals – Marlow 3, A. Darling; Jungwirth 2, Gall. Total Fouls – LA 15, Redfield 16.
Herreid-Selby 36
Langford Area 33
Herreid-Selby never held more than a two-point edge at the quarter breaks but held on to post a narrow win LA.
Paytyn Marlow led LA with 13 points and Alex Darling added 12 on four three-pointers. Eliana Darling and Lizzie Gustafson both pulled down seven rebounds and Alex Darling had four assists.
LANGFORD AREA: Eliana Darling 1 0-2 2, Paytyn Marlow 5 2-2 13, Clarissa Guy 0 1-2 1, Alex Darling 4 0-0 12, Lizzie Gustafson 2 1-2 5. Totals 12-48 4-8 33.
HERREID-SELBY: Jordyn Rossow 4 6-12 14, Stephanie Allbee 5 0-0 10, Katie Allbee 1 3-8 6, Taryn Hetetick 2 0-0 5, Alexis Goehring 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 10-22 36.
LA (2-4) 7 15 26 33
HS (3-4) 9 17 27 36
3-point goals – A. Darling 4, Marlow; Hettick, K. Allbee. Fouled out – Guy. Total fouls – LA 15, HS 13.
