Hopewell Junior High Basketball
McCoy and Shell Lead Hopewell 7th Grade Basketball to 34-12 Win Over Beaver
HOPWELL TOWNSHIP– At this level of basketball where players are learning offensive plays and more importantly, developing their own individual games, there are going to be a lot of missed shot.
The players are young and developing so that’s to be expected.
The thing that can make up for and assist the missed shots is your team’s ability to rebound the basketball, especially offensively.
Rebounding on both ends of the court is something that the Hopewell Lady Vikings did well this afternoon and it led them to a 34-12 win over Beaver. The Lady Vikings weren’t afraid to crash the boards and because of that, it led to plenty of second chances points which was key.
Taking a look at the box score: Elianna McCoy led Hopewell with 12 points and a TON of rebounds. Amiyah Shell collected 8 points, Leah Buettner had 4 points, Dallas Boyd had 4 points, Afton Budris with 2 points, Anonna Shell with 2 points and plenty of good passes and defense and Brooke Otto with 2 points.
Here’s a recap of this afternoon’s Hopewell victory:
1st Quarter:
*Leading 6-0 (I got there late, LOL), Hopewell executed a nice-give-go as Dallas Boyd found Amiyah Shell for the layup. Hopewell 8-3.
*After that basketball, Hopewell’s press, which gave Beaver fits all game, came up with a steal and McCoy grabbed the loose ball and drove thru for a layup. Hopewell 10-3.
End of 1st Quarter: Hopewell 10 Beaver 3.
2nd Quarter:
*Hopewell misses on a 3-pointer and McCoy grabs offensive rebound and puts it in a for a layup. Hopewell 12-7.
*Amiyah Shell grabs a tough offensive rebound over 2 Beaver defenders and throws in an acrobatic shot from the paint. Hopewell 14-7.
*Anonna Shell with a steal and comes up with a nice pass to McCoy, who converts a layup. Hopewell 16-7.
*Nice Hopewell transition offense as Anonna Shell finds McCoy, who misses but Buettner grabs offensive rebound and puts it back in. Hopewell 18-7.
Halftime: Hopewell 18 Beaver 7
3rd Quarter:
*It was a quiet quarter offensively for Hopewell as they could’ve really padded the lead but missed a number of point-blank shots.
*Aonna Shell comes up with a steal and takes it in for a layup. Hopewell 20-7.
*With :17 seconds left in the quarter; Boyd knocks down a 3-pointer from the top of the circle. Hopewell 22-8.
End of 3rd Quarter: Hopewell 22 Beaver 9
4th Quarter:
*Anonna Shell with a steal and eventually passes to Otto inside for 2. Hopewell 24-9.
*Beaver attempts to press them but the Vikings break it with a deep pass to Budris, who converts for 2. Hopewell 26-9.
*Off an in-bounds play, Aonna Shell with nice pass to McCoy for the layup. Hopewell 28-9.
*Another successful in-bound play as this time, Amiyah Shell converts a layup. Hopewell 32-9.
*Another successful press break with Anonna Shell with the pass to McCoy, for 2. Hopewell 34-9.
FINAL SCORE: HOPEWELL 34 BEAVER 12
Nice back-to-back wins for Hopewell, who will return to action tomorrow afternoon as they take on South Fayette at home.
