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Lady Eagles vanquish Vikings, remain on top of the TVC Red

  As the calendar turned to February and the final month of the regular season, Frankenmuth varsity girls’ basketball Coach Joe Donovan held a state of the team meeting last week.

   The vibe from that meeting was key, as the Lady Eagles traveled to Swan Valley on Friday, February 6, and earned a 57-17 triumph.

  “Two days leading up to the game we had a nice team meeting. We were sitting at 8-6 and possibly felt like we weren’t having a great season,” Jacobs said. 𠇋ut, all of our goals are intact. Conference title, district, regional, etc. What followed was two really good practices, and that translated to the game Friday night.”

  FHS is now 9-6 overall and 7-1 in the Tri-Valley Conference Red Division, with a one-game lead over Freeland and three games remaining in the league schedule.

  ‘Muth shot out to a 21-3 first-quarter lead and with an 18-5 second quarter, increased their advantage to 39-8 at halftime. A 15-4 third quarter kept the Vikings at bay, followed with a mundane 3-5 final quarter.

  Shooting was spot on throughout most of the contest.

  “We really shot well from the three-point line and from two-point range. The only thing we didn’t do well was at the free throw line, making six of eight. We did have 14 turnovers, but some of those were some mistakes we made other then the ball handler. So, not the turnovers are acceptable, but the person with the ball was making the right read,” Jacobs explained.

  The entire team saw action as nine of 10 players scored and 9 of 10 had at least one rebound. They were also key while on the bench.

  “Our bench was super hyped all night, which was great to see. We challenged them in the locker room before the game, that whoever was the loudest throughout the game was going to get a 𠇏ree’ coffee from me. It could have gone to a few players, but Chloe Comstock was the best teammate,” Jacobs exclaimed.

  “We can always control our energy-effort-enthusiasm, and Friday we really did that. I feel like we turned the page in the right direction,” Jacobs added.......

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