Bulldogs pull away from Cowgirls

HAMPTON — A bigger, physical Clarion-Goldfield-Dows team provided a momentary challenge for the Class 3A No. 13 Bulldogs, but they were able to pull away in this 58-34 win on Friday, Jan. 24.

Avery Hanson scored 13 of her game-high 20 points in the second half as coach Miranda Valley’s team improved to 13-1 overall, 8-1 in the North Central Conference.

“Sometimes, you just have to play through adversity,” Valley said, “and they did. Clarion had been playing really well coming in and I’m happy with the way we put things together in the second half and had a good win.”

This was back-to-back losses for the Cowgirls against ranked NCC teams (a loss to Clear Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 21) after winning eight in a row.

The Bulldogs held a 13-12 lead after the first quarter and then 27-17 at halftime.

But five turnovers in the span of just two minutes in the third quarter turned the tide and the home team held a 36-19 advantage after that.

Kaci Arjes had a big game with 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals.

Briana Grover, getting the start against a taller lineup, led the Bulldogs with eight rebounds and three steals. Maci Arjes added eight more boards.

Bulldogs 58, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 54

Clarion-Goldfield (10-4, 4-4)– Jadyn Jondle 0-4 0-0 0, Raven Kinnetz 2-12 3-4 9, Emma Conlon 0-0 2-2 2, Kendall Lienemann 0-2 0-0 0, Quinn Hansch 4-13 1-2 10, Courtney Harle 4-10 3-7 11, Morgan Middleton 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 11-42 9-15 54.

Bulldogs (13-1, 8-1) –Kaci Arjes 3-6 2-2 10, Alana Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Lauren Meader 3-7 1-4 7, Maci Arjes 2-4 0-4 4, Calista Polk 1-6 0-0 2, Courtney Miller 3-9 0-0 8, Avery Hanson 8-17 2-2 20, Briana Grover 3-7 1-5 7, Morgyn Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 6-19 58.

CGD           12     5     9     8      -   54

Bulldogs    13   14   15   16      -   58

Three-point goals– CGD 3-14 (Kinnetz 2-4, Hansch 1-8, Jondle 0-1, Harle 0-1); H-D 6-21 (K. Arjes 2-2, Miller 2-5, Hanson 2-8, Meader 0-1, M. Arjes 0-2, Polk 0-3). Rebounds– CGD 24, 9 off., 15 def. (Harle 8, Jondle 3, Kinnetz 3, Middleton 3, Conlon 2, Lienemann 2); H-D 37, 16 off., 21 def. (M. Arjes 8, Grover 8, Hanson 7, K. Arjes 4, Meader 4, Miller 3, Polk 2, Anderson). Assists– CGD 7 (Kinnetz 3, Harle 2, Jondle, Middleton); H-D 13 (K. Arjes 4, Miller 3, Hanson 3, Meader 2, Polk). Steals– CGD 14 (Harle 5, Jondle 3, Kinnetz 2, Hansch 2, Conlon, Middleton); H-D 14 (K. Arjes 4, Meader 3, Grover 3, Miller 2, Hanson 2). Blocks– CGD 1 (Kinnetz); H-D 1 (Hanson). Total fouls– CGD 18; H-D 15. Fouled out – CGD (Jondle); H-D, None.