The Noblesville Millers got their season off to a great start with a very convincing 62-29 victory over the visiting Indianapolis Arsenal Tech Titans at The Mill in Noblesville on Tuesday night.
Coming into the 2013-14 season, it was a wonder who would fill the void in the Miller backcourt with junior star Becca Bergman out for the season with a torn ACL. Kayleigh Herron and Audrey DeFoe started in the backcourt, along with Noblesville's lone senior Jessica Kiser.
The Miller backcourt did just fine in the absence of Bergman running the point. There were some shaky times before they got into a groove. Add the aforementioned trio, plus junior Cori Cain, sophomore Rachel Shipman and freshman Brooke Herron off the bench together and those worries of Bergman's point production subside.
That combination of six put together an offensive effort that (27 points) that just about equaled Arsenal Tech's offensive total of 29 points as a team.
Noblesville led 16-5 after one quarter and snagged 12 rebounds in those first eight minutes.
It was a sloppy second quarter, but Noblesville obviously still kept the Arsenal Tech Titans at enough of a distance that they were able to find room for things to improve on in the second half. The Millers took a 31-12 advantage into halftime.
The Millers burst out in the 3rd quarter and took full advantage of an Arsenal Tech team that was absolutely gassed through the first 16 minutes. There were a couple different Titans that were subbed off the floor because they had thrown up from what could only be assumed to be lack of conditioning.
Noblesville led 52-21 after three, but their quarter scoring (21) matched Tech's point total for the game of 21. Sophomore Alexis Shannon scored 6 of her 12 in the 3rd, as Erin Wood dropped in 8 of her game-high 19 in the third frame.
During the 4th, head coach Donna Keck and staff got full use of every bit of their bench. All who dressed, saw at least 3-4 minutes of playing time, including 5'1 freshman guard Sam Salmon.
Outscoring Arsenal Tech 10-8 in the fourth, the Millers won going away in blowout fashion over the Titans, 62-29.
Noblesville's next two games keep them in Hamilton County. They'll get their first true road test of the season as they'll head north on SR 19 on Friday, November 15 to face the 3A #6 (1-0) Hamilton Heights Huskies. Last night, Heights edged Tri-Central 55-54 in Sharpsville.
The Millers will come back home to The Mill next Tuesday, November 19 and open up Hoosier Crossroads Conference play with 4A #6 Westfield (1-0). The Shamrocks opened up their season Tuesday night also and came away with a one-sided 72-21 win over visiting Frankton.
Arsenal Tech (29) - Ra'Shay Turentine 10, Brittany Reedy 7, Emoni Smith 6, Na'Jai Howard 2, Kali Wilburn 2, Kennedi Jackson 2, Jalise Beck 0, Stachia Austin 0, Chalis Gardner 0, Tessa Toney 0.
Noblesville (62) - Erin Wood 19, Jessica Kiser 12, Alexis Shannon 12, Kayleigh Herron 6, Cori Cain 4, Audrey DeFoe 4, Katelyn O'Reilly 4, Brooke Herron 1, Erin Flynn 0, Rachel Shipman 0, Haley Conway 0, Sam Salmon 0.
Additional Noblesville Stats:
Rebounds 46 (19 offensive): Kiser 8, Shannon 7, Wood 5, O'Reilly 5, K. Herron 4, Shipman 4, B. Herron 4, Cain 3, Flynn 3, Conway.
Assists (15) - Shannon 5, Cain 4, K. Herron 3, DeFoe 2, B. Herron
Steals (17) - K. Herron 6, Shannon 3, Cain 2, Kiser 2, DeFoe 2, O'Reilly, Wood.
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