Girls’ Hoop: Panthers clip Cardinals, 59-36
Recorder Staff
Friday, January 06, 2017
Jess Scoville and Caroline Merkle each scored 12 points on Friday
night and Pioneer Valley Regional School won its fifth consecutive game
with a 59-36 victory over Pope Francis High School in an independent
girls’ hoop game at Messer Gymnasium in Northfield.The Panthers (5-3) ran their winning streak to five games after starting the season out with three consecutive losses. The wins have included victories over teams that would be considered to be on the postseason bubble, and are exactly the games coach Meg Burrington said her team needs to win if it wants to qualify.
“I think after our third loss, our team kind of pulled it together and put a little more intensity into it,” she said. “We beat ourselves in those first three games. Now, we are making layups, finishing and putting points on the board.”
The game wasn’t even as close as the final score indicated. The Panthers limited Pope Francis to 16 points through the first three quarters and led 41-16 going into the fourth quarter when the Cardinals scored 20 points.
Merkle led the team with a double-double, registering 12 points and 10 rebounds. Scoville had 5 boards to go along with her 12 points, and Briana Jobst finished with 8 points and 7 boards. Alexus Vergobbe added 1 point and a team-high 12 rebounds, Maddy Tyson netted 7 points, Olivia Rowe added 6 points, and Amelia Marchand notched 5 points. All 10 of Pioneer’s players scored at least a point.
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