Shelbyville Lady Golden Bears Basketball

Shelbyville centers combine for 26 points in the road win. Freshman Haley Wise came off the bench to score 14 points with 7 rebounds. Sophmore starter Katie Douglas played a solid game with 12 points. North lead at the first break 17-14; but Shelbyville Freshman Haley Wise and twins Gretchen and Gwen Haehl combined for twenty second quarter points to give the Bears the half-time lead at 40-28. It was a total team effort for the Bears with great half court man-to-man defense, good ballhandling against the trapping Columbus defense, and precise interior passing to gain a 13 point victory 68-55. The Bears led as much as 19 points with 10 players getting in on the scoring: Wise 14, Douglas 12, Ross 8, Gretchen Haehl 8, Coy 6, Gwen Haehl 6, Kolls 4, Laird 4, Matney 4, Berger 2 Next game at home Tuesday Nov 21 with Oldenberg

All the Lady Bears contribute in a big way as they jump out to 45-1 halftime lead and just miss the century mark by scoring 99 points. And yes the Bears did play some zone defense in the second half but it was the man defense that broke open the game. Scorers : Matney 15, Laird 13, Berger 11, Coy 11, Wise 10, Eiler 9, Kolls 8, Gwen Haehl 8, Douglas 6, Ross 4, Gretchen Haehl 4. JV wins: SHS 36 Oldenburg 18 Scorers: S. Himes 12, Yarling 6, Metz 4, Tungate 4, Coffey 5, Wright 3, Katie Jackson 2.

Sarah Laird has a breakout game scoring 23 points in a big win over first conference foe. Stellar team defense again sets the tone for the game. Bears are averaging 80 points per game to take their record to 4-0. scorers: Laird 23, Ross 12, Kolls 12, Eiler 10, Gr. Haehl 7, Douglas 8, Matney 4, Coy 4, Berger 3, Wise 2 Click on headline for link.

JV team had some trouble with the 1-2-2 zone half-court trap but looked solid in getting a win. Scorers: S Himes 5, Wright 6, Katie Jackson 9, Horner 6, Wise 8, Sammons 7.

Shelbyville (3-0, 0-0 HHC) The Golden Bears enter Hoosier Heritage Conference competition on a roll. With convincing wins over two strong basketball programs — Greensburg and Columbus North — with Division 1 quality point guards, and a steam-rolling 99-20 win over Oldenburg Tuesday, Shelbyville seems ready for Friday’s game with Pendleton Heights (see Game of the Week, page 5A). “I know Pendleton Heights lost two good players, but they are still just good enough that they scare me,” said Shelbyville coach John Fair. “We need to be ready and competitive.” Defensively, the Golden Bears are forcing teams to prove they can take care of the ball. In two of the team’s three games this season, Fair has opened the game with a full-court trapping defense. The third-year coach has the luxury of pushing his team hard for an entire game because he has 11 players all seeing significant playing time. And offensively, Shelbyville is a nightmare to breakdown. Opposing coaches can look at the stats and become confused as to who is the team’s top scoring threat. Of the 11 players who have taken the court this season, nine of them are currently averaging at least five points per game. Senior Sarah Laird leads the team with an 11 points per game average, but she is doing that without a confident shooting stroke. Through three games, Laird has made only 11 of 38 shots (29 percent) and has hit just 4 of 19 3-pointers. Last season, Laird’s shooting percentage hovered near 40 percent and she made over 30 3-pointers through the year. Shelbyville will play its second HHC game on Tuesday as they host Greenfield-Central (2-1) at Garrett Gymnasium.