On Tuesday, January 16 the AHS girls basketball team had a game against Gordon Rushville. The girls went into this game very confident but at the end, they lost with a score of 10 Alliance and 16 Gordon Rushville. The girls were only able to play two games due to Gordon having low numbers because of sickness.
Head Coach Stephan Crile said that the game had its highs and lows; their strategy going into this game was to play good defense and take care of the basketball. Coach stated, “The girls did some good things on the court, then they did some things that they needed to improve on during practice.” Coach mentioned that Gordon is always a well-coached team, so no matter when they play them they will always be a challenge for the girls. Coach stated, “If there was one thing I were to change it would be to play a full game of basketball, but we understand that there are circumstances that dictate what we can and cannot do.” Coach thought the team did good things at different times but they need to take care of the basketball better and have fewer turnovers. For the most part, Coach thought the team did an okay job, there were good plays and there were bad plays but there will always be other games.
Rozlyn Wills, a sophomore at AHS, thought the game went okay. It could have been better. She stated, “We had some problems with communicating, we started off well but didn’t play that well as the game went on.” Rozlyn said that they have the same strategy going into every game. “We need to play with effort and attitude. Playing with attitude means we play hard and within our mobility,” She mentioned. Having the weekend off and a snow day before Tuesday’s game was tough because the girls didn’t get much practice. Rozlyn said, “ Playing Gordon was a challenge because we didn’t communicate and play together sometimes. What else wasn’t helping was having days off and not being in the gym for a few days practicing when we should be.” If there was one thing Rozlyn said she would change it would’ve been how they played on offense. Rozlyn stated, “We need more confidence in our shots and wanting to score.” Rozlyn thought they played well when they communicated and played to the level they knew!
I hope the girls basketball team figures out their missing piece to winning games! The girls’ next home game is on Friday, January 19 starting at 4 P.M. The theme for this game will be Hawaiian, so bring your Hawaiian shirts and your flower necklaces and come support the girls!
