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FHS winning while learning new offinsive, defensive sets

  The Frankenmuth varsity girls’ basketball team entertained a pesky Swan Valley squad last Friday night and came away with a hard-fought 49-32 victory over their Tri-Valley Conference Red Division foe.

  “We came away with the victory, but the game was single digits in the third quarter. The Lady Vikings played hard and made some shots early that forced us to dig in and figure out some things,” FHS Coach Joe Jacobs said.

  One of the troubles the Lady Eagles experienced in this contest was miscues, which made the gam close at times.

  “We turned the ball over 19 times, which is way too much. We set a goal of 10 or less. We had that number by halftime,” Jacobs pointed out. “Swan Valley was not in our face and pressuring, which makes the turnovers more noticeable.”

  In addition to taking care of the ball, despite a 3-1 early record, the team is not very proficient at the charity stripe.

  “We were 9 for 19 (at the line) and for the season, around 45 percent. That is not good and will cost us games eventually. But the good thing is we are winning games with high turnovers and low free throw percentages. When we figure that out, we will be much better,” Jacobs pointed out.

  Four games in and the season s very young, and there are new players on this team, still learning their roles and offensive and defensive schemes.

  “One thing we remind our team is that we have new girls on our team this year who are learning our matchup zone defensively and we installed a brand-new offense. So, there is lots of learning going on. The Christmas break will be big for us to get lots of practice time,” Jacobs said.

  Sophomore Macy Donovan paced ‘Muth with 12 points on 4 for 9 shooting from the floor, including a three-point shot. She also led the way with 11 rebounds, three assists, and a blocked shot.

  Junior Lucy Conzelmann added eight points, canning a pair of trey shots to go with five boards, two assists, two steals, and one blocked shot.

  “Macy played well, posting a double-double. She was super active on the glass and finishing at the rim. Lucy hit some big shots late,” Jacobs noted.

  Juniors Nyla Sholten and Miranda Polley and senior Chloe Comstock all scored six points. Sholten hauled in nine caroms and posted two steals, while junior Grace Brenner dished five assists and had five steals......

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