Climax-Fisher Girl’s Basketball falls to #3 Kelliher/Northome

The Climax-Fisher Knights Girls’ Basketball team had no answers for the offense of the Northome-Kelliher Mustangs, and the Knights fell by a score of 91-58 in Northome on Friday night.

FIRST HALF –
After the Knights scored first, the next two buckets were from the Mustangs’ Kylee Binkley, with the second one getting her to 2,000 points for her career. The Mustangs’ defense could do what they wanted with the offense of the Knights, as they forced 16 turnovers in the first half. The star player for the Knights was Peyton Hoffman, who scored 19 points, while the rest of the team had 15 in the half. The other 12 points came from Lucy Paulsrud, who hit 4 threes, and Kadence Korynta, who hit a three of her own. Overall, however, the Mustangs were in control. They consistently doubled up the Knights, from 34-17, to 44-22, all the way to 52-26. After the Knights went on an 8-0 run to cut the lead to 18 at 52-34, the Mustangs went on a 7-0 run to end the half, taking a 59-34 lead into halftime.

SECOND HALF –
In the second half, the Knight defense really began to shape up, forcing turnovers and getting more opportunities to score. However, the offense also continued to have turnover problems, and it led to the offense slowing down for both sides. The Mustangs were unable to stop Peyton Hoffman, who ended the game with 29 points, but Kate Thayer was unstoppable. She ended the game with 38 points and 12 steals. The Mustangs were able to get to a 35-point advantage at 89-54 with 4:54 to go to put the game in running time, and that allowed the Mustangs to cruise to a 91-58 win.

Climax-Fisher drops to 4-4 on the season, while Northome-Kelliher is now 7-0.

Kadence Korynta

Brooklyn Hoffman

Lexie Korynta

Peyton Hoffman

KInley Korynta

Kadence Korynta

Brooklyn Hoffman

Lexie Korynta

Peyton Hoffman

KInley Korynta

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