By Becky Walz,
It was another two tallies in the win column late last week for the Decorah girls’ basketball team (13-2, 6-0) as the Vikings picked up victories over Charles City and West Delaware.
“I see a lot of nice things happening on both the defensive and offensive ends of the floor,” said Coach Shannon Quandahl.
Conference win
Playing at home Friday, the Vikes dominated the court both offensively and defensively against Charles City (0-11, 0-5 NEIC) to win 72-11.
After taking a 30-2 lead in the first period, the Viking put up 23 points in the second and were on top 53-4 midway through the game. In the second half, Decorah outscored the Comets 19-7 and cruised to the victory.
Decorah had four players in double figures with Yazmeen Whitsitt and Bryar Duwe leading the way with 16 points apiece. Brooklyn Fromm put up 11, while Haley Gossman came through with 10. Under the basket Kylie O’Hara led the Vikings with six rebounds to go with Gossman’s five. As a team, Decorah had 25 steals with Whitsitt, Duwe and Gossman each accounting for four.
Charles City 2 2 7 0 11
Decorah 30 23 7 12 72
Scoring – Yazmeen Whitsitt 16; Bryar Duwe 16; Brooklyn Fromm 11; Haley Gossman 10; Kylie O’Hara 5; Brynn Storhoff 4; Addison Wemark 4; Sami Mount 2; Gabrielle Dixon 2; Mya Redenius 2
Rebounds – O’Hara 6; Gossman 5; Duwe 4; Mount 2; Wemark 2; Whitsitt 1; Autumn Schaller 1; Storhoff 1; Fromm 1; Assists – Duwe 5; Schaller 5; Mount 2; Fromm 2; Whitsitt 1; O’Hara 1; Steals – Whitsitt 4; Duwe 4; Gossman 4; Mount 2; Storhoff 2; Redenius 2; Fromm 2; Brooke Anfinson 2; Schaller 1; Dixon 1
Saturday contest
Less than 24 hours later, the Vikings loaded the bus and headed to Manchester to take on West Delaware (4-9) in a game that was a big closer, but fell in the Vikes favor, 54-52.
Jumping ahead 12-9 after the first quarter gave Decorah the early advantage that led to a 34-30 halftime score. The Vikings did enough scoring in the second half to keep the lead and bring the “W” back to Decorah.
Duwe paced the Vikes with 23 points with Whitsitt putting up 21. Gossman just missed the double digits with nine points and 10 rebounds to go with four assists. Sami Mount, Brooklyn Fromm and O’Hara each had four points.
Decorah 12 22 14 17 65
W. Delaware 9 21 11 11 52
Scoring – Duwe 23; Whitsitt 21; Gossman 9; Mount 4; Fromm 4; O’Hara 4
Rebounds – Gossman 10; Duwe 9; O’Hara 7; Mount 3; Fromm 2; Storhoff 2; Schaller 1; Assists – Gossman 4; Mount 2; Whitsitt 1; Duwe 1; Fromm 1; Steals – Mount 2; Whitsitt 2; Duwe 2; Gossman 2; O’Hara 1; Blocks – O’Hara 1; Gossman 1
One game
Decorah has just one game this week as the Vikings travel to Crestwood Friday, Jan. 20, for a 6:45 p.m. tip-off.
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