Hembera nets 48 as Cedar Valley wins
WINTHROP - Shelby Hembera added another chapter to her remarkable basketball career for Cedar Valley Christian Friday night.
Hembera poured in a career-high 48 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Huskies spanked East Buchanan, 62-46, in a Tri-Rivers Conference game in Winthrop.
Hembera shot 21-for-30 from the field and was 6-for-9 at the foul line. She might have scored 50 points, but the 6-foot senior was called for traveling late in the game.
Freshman Molly Hembera scored 12 points for Cedar Valley Christian, which means the Hembera sisters combined for 60 of their team's 62 points. Shelby Hembera personally outscored the entire East Buchanan team, 48-46, despite being hounded by extra defenders all night.
The resurgent Huskies raised their record to 3-2. East Buchanan fell to 1-6.
CEDAR VALLEY (62): S. Hembera 21 6-9 48, Slagle 1 0-2 2, Masterson 0 0-0 0, M. Hembera 5 2-2 12, Cechota 0 0-0 0, Cach 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 8-13 62.
EAST BUCHANAN (46): Prince 3 0-0 9, Peck 0 0-0 0, Naber 6 7-9 20, Goedken 0 0-0 0, Cooksley 7 1-6 16, Mossman 0 0-0 0, Kerkove 0 1-4 1, Olsen 0 0-0 0, Cook 0 0-0 0, Fults 0 0-2 0. Totals 16 9-21 46.
Halftime - Cedar Valley 26, East Buchanan 23. 3-point goals - Cedar Valley none, East Buchanan 5 (Prince 3, Naber 1, Cooksley 1).
