Bucs stop Turkey Valley girls in round one

By Becky Walz,

Monday, February 12, 2024 12:50 pm

The Trojan defense put up a fight Thursday night in regional action. Players pictured from Turkey Valley include (l-r) Layni Schuchhardt, Haylee Hanson, Addison Steinlage and Mariah Throndson. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

It wasn’t the end to the season the Trojan fans wanted to see as the Turkey Valley girls’ basketball team fell at East Buchanan Thursday night 63-40 in the first round of regional play.
The Bucs (15-7) advance to face Edgewood-Colesburg (17-4) Tuesday, Feb. 13, in the quarterfinals.
Turkey Valley ends the year 7-15.
“I am very proud of how the girls competed. They didn’t back down they handled East Bucs press well.  This team grew a lot throughout the season and never backed down from any challenge that was given to them,” said Coach Steve Hoffert.
The Trojans had everything going for them to start the game Thursday. They started with a 10-foot jumper by Addison Steinlage, shot by Haylee Hanson and a pair of free throws by Mariah Throndson to lead 6-2 four minutes into the game. The Bucs fired back in the second 4:00 minutes of the first as the teams left the floor tied 12-12 after the first quarter.
The Red and White continued to put up a fight in the second, leading by three at the 4:52 mark before the Trojan offense stalled, allowing East Buchanan to take a 24-21 lead with 2:56 left before the break. Back-to-back buckets by Bella Stika and Steinlage put the Trojans right back in it at 25-25 with 1:27 to play; however, the Bucs connected for four free throws in the closing minute to lead 29-27 at halftime.
Free throws were the name of the game in the third with teams combining for 12 trips to the charity stripe, with six of Turkey Valley’s 10 points coming from the free tosses, giving the home team a 45-7 lead with eight minutes to play. All three of the Trojans points in the final period again game from the free throw line as East Buchanan rattled off shot-after-shot to pull away.
Annika Bodensteiner led the Trojans with 10 points with Throndson putting up nine. Adding eight points was Steinlage while Hanson and Layni Schuchhardt contributed four apiece. Also on the board were Hazel Nieman with three and Bella Stika with two.
The Trojans will lose Mariah Throndson to graduation, with a host of youngsters who gained valuable varsity experience this season.

Scoring – Annika Bodensteiner 10; Mariah Throndson 9; Addison Steinlage 8; Haylee Hanson 4; Layni Schuchhardt 4; Hazel Nieman 3; Bella Stika 2
Rebounds – Stika 7; Schuchhardt 6; Steinlage 3; Hanson 3; M. Throndson 2; A. Bodensteiner 1; D. Busta 1; Assists – Schuchhardt 3; Steinlage 1; A. Bodensteiner 1; Nieman 1; Steals – M. Throndson 2; Steinlage 1; Schuchhardt 1; D. Busta 1; Nieman 1; Blocks – D. Busta 1

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