PAVLOVICH, HARLIN TOP SCORERS
By William
MCPHERSON – Still playing with just 10 players total, the McPherson Middle School 8th grade girls basketball teams earned a home standing split in games with Maize South on Monday with the ‘A’ team losing and the ‘B’ team scoring a big win.
In the 8th grade Junior Lady Pups ‘A’ game, the girls struggled to keep up in transition play and lost 47-20 to Maize South.
Only four girls scored in the game for McPherson with Cora Pavlovich leading the way with eight points while both Alivia Villalobos and Josie Fitzmorris chipping in with five.
“Tough game tonight,” remarked Head Coach TJ Jackson in his reflections of the game. “We struggled to keep up in transition and struggled to make shots when we had them. I am proud of the girls working hard until the end and continuing to work to represent McPherson well. As we continue to play a couple of games with just ten girls, our girls are working harder than they ever have, and that should not be forgotten.”
Unlike the ‘A’ team, the 8th grade ‘B’ game was all McPherson throughout the game as they ran away from Maize South and gained a 27-point, 34-7 victory.
Seven Junior Lady Pups put points on the scoreboard with Addie Harlin reaching double digits with 11 points while Josie Fitzmorris had six.
Courtney Heinen, the ‘B’ team coach explained how the game went with her post-game reflections, saying, “I am happy with how the girls started off the night. They played hard, moved the ball well, probably the best we have seen yet this year, and they were aggressive on both offense and defense. There are still a couple of places to improve, but overall, they played really well and came out with a good win.”
The 8th grade Junior Lady Pups will close out their 2020 season on Thursday with a trip to Newton to tangle with Newton Chisholm Middle School.
MCPHERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 8TH GRADE JUNIOR LADY PUPS ‘A’ TEAM SCORING:
Junior Lady Pups lost 47-20
Cora Pavlovich – 8 points.
Alivia Villalobos – 5 points.
Josie Fitzmorris – 5 points.
Addie Harlin – 2 points.
MCPHERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 8TH GRADE JUNIOR LADY PUPS ‘B’ TEAM SCORING:
Junior Lady Pups ‘B’ team won 34-7.
Addie Harlin – 11 points.
Josie Fitzmorris – 6 points.
Izabel Backhus – 4 points.
Alivia Villalobos – 4 points.
Alix Wilson – 3 points.
Arihanna Koehn – 3 points.
Cora Pavlovich – 3 points.
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