Marion Girls Basketball

Peyton named to all-Wamac 1st team

Marion senior guard Dani Peyton was named to the first team all-Wamac Conference girls basketball team that was released Wednesday.

Peyton, who led the Indians with an 11.0 scoring average, was a unanimous selection on the West Division team.

Marion freshman Michalyn Moore and junior Beth Knapp were second team selections. Seniors Alyssa Jones and Allison Scott were honorable mention.

ALL-WAMAC CONFERENCE
(* - Unanimous selections)

WEST DIVISION

FIRST TEAM: *Madison Weekly (Benton), *Mackenzie Bigbee (Williamsburg), *Kennedy Salow (CPU), *Dani Peyton (Marion), Kelsey Brecht (Benton), Sara Petrzelka (Benton), Paige Greiner (Williamsburg), Lindsay Schlabaugh (Williamsburg)

SECOND TEAM: Becca Bridgewater (Benton), Madie Wilkin (CPU), Carli Wilhelmi (CPU), Emily Barker (Independence), Maliah Fligg (Clear Creek-Amana), Kate Letkewicz (Waterloo Columbus), Michalyn Mohr (Marion), Beth Knapp (Marion)

HONORABLE MENTION: Ashley Mills (Benton), Mikayla Larsen (Benton), Ashley Strong (Vinton-Shellsburg), Makayla Westendorf  (Vinton-Shellsburg), Regan McLaughlin (Waterloo Columbus), Lindsay McManus (Waterloo Columbus), Molly Boland (Williamsburg), McCall Meade (Williamsburg), Alyssa Jones (Marion), Allison Scott (Marion), Hanna Stokes (Clear Creek-Amana), Fran Strub (Clear Creek-Amana), Shannon Stone (Center Point-Urbana), Haley Ganley (Center Point-Urbana), Angie McCardle (Independence), Kelsey Ratchford (Independence)

COACH OF THE YEAR: Laurie Donald (Benton)

EAST DIVISION

FIRST TEAM: *Liz Skotowski (Mount Vernon), *Miranda Chapman (Mount Vernon), *Madalyn Welty (Western Dubuque), *Rylee Smith (Solon), *Meghan McClimon (DeWitt Central), Jenna Lansing (Dyersville Beckman), Krista Briggs (West Delaware), Paige Koerperich (Western Dubuque)

SECOND TEAM: Miranda Meland (DeWitt Central), Nicole Sanborn (Anamosa), Emma Rickels (Solon), Emma Pisarik (Mount Vernon), Devon O’Connell (Maquoketa), Kim Hood (West Delaware), Zoey Weber (Western Dubuque), Tara Manternach (Dyersville Beckman)

HONORABLE MENTION: Laura Deininger (Mount Vernon), Hannah Wieditz (Mount Vernon), Amanda Solomon (West Delaware), Mariah Hargrafen (Dyersville Beckman), Andrea Keegan (Dyersville Beckman), Abi Tuetken (Anamosa), Jessica Nissen (Anamosa), Lynn Dohrmann (DeWitt Central), Sara McAleer (DeWitt Central), Jackie Ament (Western Dubuque), Brette Correy (Western Dubuque), Brittany Kloft (Maquoketa), Alissa Root (Maquoketa), Ashley Holubar (Solon)

COACH OF THE YEAR: Bob Kintzel (Mount Vernon)

Assumption shoots down Marion girls

DE WITT -- Grace Fennelly scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half to lead Davenport Assumption to a 44-16 lead and the No. 4 Knights mauled Marion, 81-39, Tuesday night in a Class 3A regional final girls basketball game.

Assumption (22-2) will defend its title in next week's state tournament at Des Moines.

Assumption finished with ten 3-pointers, including eight in the first half.

Marion (15-9) was led by Beth Knapp's 13 points. She scored nine in the second half. Dani Peyton and Alyssa Jones added six points apiece.

Marion shot 27 percent, Assumption 44 percent.

MARION (39): Allison Scott 1 1-2 3, Beth Knapp 2 7-8 13, Dani Peyton 3 0-0 6, Alyssa Jones 2 2-2 6, Michalyn Mohr 1 3-6 5, Jessie Kramer 0 0-0 0, Paige Perkins 0 1-2 1, Emi Banes 1 0-1 2, Elizabeth Deeney 0 1-2 1, Ashlin Korf 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 15-23 39.

ASSUMPTION (81): Grace Fennelly 9 0-0 20, Danielle Moore 5 2-2 15, Mary Kate Fennelly 1 0-0 3, Kate Fennelly 2 4-4 10, Hailey Schneden 0 4-4 4, Jasmine Binion 3 1-1 9, Danielle Cabel 3 3-3 9, Kate Herrig 0 0-0 0, Maddie Irmen 1 4-8 6, Kristin Ketelaar 0 0-0 0, Morgan Pavlich 0 0-3 0, Kelsey Klein 0 0-0 0, Megan Leabo 0 0-0 0, Riley Behan 1 0-0 2, Jamie White 1 1-1 3. Totals 26 19-26 81.

Halftime - Assumption 44, Marion 16. 3-point goals - Marion 2 (Knapp 2), Assumption 10 (Moore 3, G.Fennelly 2, K.Fennelly 2, Binion 2, M.K.Fennelly).

Marion girls face Assumption for state berth

The Marion Indians need one more victory to reach the Class 3A girls state basketball tournament, but they've drawn a tough opponent in the regional finals Tuesday night.

Marion (15-8) will face No. 4 Davenport Assumption (21-2) at 7 p.m. Tuesday in DeWitt.

The Indians advanced to the regional finals with a 62-56 conquest of Center Point-Urbana in a battle of Wamac Confernce foes at Marion Saturday night.

Center Point-Urbana (15-8) swept the season series from Marion, but the Indians used a balanced attack to collect the big victory. Dani Peyton scored 15 points, Beth Knapp had 13 and Michalyn Mohr tossed in 11 points for the winners.

Kennedy Salow led Center Point-Urbana with 16 points.

Center Point-Urbana committed 30 fouls in the 32-minute game and four of its players fouled out. Marion hit 26 of 39 free throws, compared to 14 of 21 for Center Point-Urbana.

CENTER POINT-URBANA (56): P. Wilkin 0 0-3 0, M. Wilkin 1 4-4 7, Stone 3 0-0 6, Twedt 1 0-0 2, Gauley 2 0-0 6, Wooldridge 2 0-0 5, Salow 3 10-13 16, Wilhelmi 7 0-1 14. Totals 19 14-21 56.

MARION (62): Scott 3 1-2 7, Kramer 1 0-0 2, Knapp 2 7-11 13, Peyton 3 8-9 15, Banes 2 1-4 6, Jones 0 2-2 2, Perkins 1 2-2 4, Mohr 3 5-9 11. Totals 16 26-39 62.

Halftime - Marion 29, Center Point-Urbana 25. 3-point goals - Center Point-Urbana 4 (Gauley 2, M. Wilkin 1, Wooldridge 1), Marion 4 (Knapp 2, Peyton 1, Banes 1). Fouled out - Stone, Wooldridge, Salow, Wilhelmi.

Marion's defense smothers Vinton-Shellsburg

Marion used a tenacious defense Wednesday night to down Vinton-Shellsburg, 63-38, in a first-round Class 3A regional tournament girls basketball game at Marion.

The Indians held Vinton-Shellsburg to seven, nine, and seven points, respectively, through the first three quarters while committing only 10 fouls throughout the game to totally frustrate their opponents.

“I was really happy with our intensity,” said Marion Coach Brian O’Donnell.  “We didn’t shoot quite as well tonight, but we crashed the boards and our defense carried us.”

In the strange statistic of the night, Vinton-Shellsburg only managed five 2-point baskets, yet made eight 3-pointers.  The Vikettes were completely unable to get into the lane.

Marion's Dani Peyton led all scorers with 18 points and freshman Michalyn Mohr added 13.  Mohr left the game early after taking an inadvertent elbow to the nose.

“We really pushed the ball in the first half and my teammates got me off to a fast start by finding me when I was open,” said Peyton.  “Our offense is pretty balanced.  Any of us can step up on a night and it makes it easier for all of us.”

Backup inside player Elizabeth Deeney stepped up and played some key minutes for the Indians.  She scored five points and got some critical rebounds to support the team.

“That is what we do.  We all play together and we all help each other out.  We are part of a team,” explained Deeney about her role.

Kristin Henderson led Vinton-Shellsburg with 15 points, including four 3-pointers.  Vinton-Shellsburg finished the year 1-21.

“Just glad we are movin’ on,” said O’Donnell.  “We played four pretty solid quarters tonight and we have been working toward that all year.  We can build on that for Saturday’s game.”

Marion (14-8) hosts Center Point-Urbana (15-7) Saturday at 7 p.m. The Indians lost twice to the Stormin' Pointers during the regular season.

VINTON-SHELLSBURG (38): Stueck 2 2-2 8, Stainbrook 2 2-2 7, Strong 1 0-0 3, Henderson 5 0-0 14, Randall 2 0-0 4, Westendorf 1 0-2 2, Ketchen 0 0-0 0, Lash 0 0-0 0, Barnes 0 0-0 0, Jorgensen 0 0-0 0, McKenna 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 4-6 38.

MARION (63) Scott 0 0-0 0, Knapp 3 1-6 8, Peyton 8 1-2 18, Jones 1 0-0 3, Mohr 5 3-7 13, Banes 0 0-0 0, Perkins 3 1-2 7, Deeney 1 3-5 5 , Korf 1 2-4 4,  Kramer 2 0-0 5, Cole 0 0-0 0, Redlinger 0 0-0 0.  Totals 24 11-28 63.

Halftime - Marion 34, Vinton-Shellsburg 16. 3-point goals - Vinton-Shellsburg 8 (Stueck 2, Stainbrook 1, Strong 1, Henderson 4), Marion 4 (Peyton 1, Knapp 1, Jones 1, Kramer 1) Fouled out - Henderson, Strong.