Noblesville 56, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 46 - (Saturday, January 11 at The Mill)
Mt. Vernon 12 11 9 14 -- 46
Noblesville 10 16 7 23 -- 56
It was going to be a tough task any way you look at it, but the Noblesville Miller girls basketball team could be described with a few words following Saturday's big win over Mt. Vernon (Fortville).
Poised. Relentless. Focused.
Head coach Donna Keck's Millers were bound and determined to come out with a win, no matter what. Mt. Vernon was without the services of 6'1 senior Indiana All-Star candidate Erica Moore due to injury, but the visiting Marauders were just as focused in trying to get the road win as Noblesville was to hand Julie Shelton's squad their third loss of the season.
With a lot of offensive help from the coach's daughter, 5'8 sophomore guard Sydney Shelton, Mt. Vernon kept Noblesville on their toes for a solid 32 minutes.
After a little bit of small ball to start out, the Marauders took a 12-10 edge on a Shaely Duff three, to lead after one.
A quick trey by Shelton to start the second got Mt. Vernon up 15-10. Noblesville's frontcourt had something else in mind that the Marauders weren't expecting to begin the quarter. Keck found a way to get her two forwards involved in the offense more and it worked.
Erin Wood dished out a couple of assists to Alexis Shannon for consecutive buckets to get within one. The next trip up the floor, Shannon returned the favor and Wood put up a soft layup with 5:10 left until halftime for a 16-15 Miller lead.
Just before halftime, the Marauders tied the game up at 23 and looked to hold things even through two. The Millers found a way to defy that. Jessica Kiser found junior Audrey DeFoe outside the three point arc for her second three of the quarter, swishing it for a 26-23 Noblesville lead heading into the locker room.
DeFoe began the 3rd knocking down her third trey of the game, putting the Millers up 33-28 and on a 7-5 run, forcing the Mt. Vernon bench to call a full timeout. The Marauders got a couple baskets out of Sadie Baugh and Olivia Coleman to close the third quarter out and trail 33-32 to Noblesville.
From the vantage point at the far right side of the scorers tables, it seemed like an extremely intense Mt. Vernon huddle. Shelton got her point across. A play was drawn up and Coleman drove through the lane for two to give the visitors their first lead since the end of the first (12-10).
A turnover by the Millers and back down the court went the Marauders, led by sophomore Sydney Shelton. She had the presence of mind to cut through defenders and get fouled while nailing a jumper. Shelton sank the free throw and Mt. Vernon was up 37-33. This wouldn't last long...
Trading baskets for the next couple minutes, there was no way Noblesville would let this game completely slip away. Kiser was fouled converting a layup and then made the free throw for the old-fashioned three-point play. The Millers now trailed just 44-41 with 3:05 left.
Then, it became the Cori Cain long distance show. Cain played some intense defense all day and it was written all over her face that she had something up her sleeve.
She started her scoring spree with 2:10 left by swishing a three from the right side to give Noblesville a 47-46 lead, which they wouldn't give back.
As the Millers forced a couple more turnovers, Cain was fed the ball a couple more times to extend the advantage to 53-46. The game was sealed when Katelyn O'Reilly was fouled putting a layup off the glass. KO sank her free throw for the final tally of 56-46.
Sydney Shelton led all scorers with a game-high 23 points on eight field goals, while Olivia Coleman had 10 for Mt. Vernon (10-3).
Noblesville (9-3, 2-2 HCC) had a very balanced attack, with Audrey DeFoe (4 reb.) and Katelyn O'Reilly (7-9 FT) sharing team-high honors with 11 apiece. Cori Cain had 9 on three 3's, Erin Wood 8 and Jessica Kiser 7 (5-5 FTs). Alexis Shannon chipped in with 6 (7 reb.) and Brooke Herron added 4 (4 reb.).
The Millers connected on 6-of-15 (40%) three-point attempts and 18-for-22 (82%) at the free throw line to help propel them to the win.
Wednesday is going to be a real test for Donna Keck's squad. They'll head south to Fishers (12-3, 4-1 HCC) for a crucial Hoosier Crossroads Conference road game. The Tigers have won 8 straight and haven't lost since dropping a home game to Mooresville (51-48) on December 6.
Anderson 56, Noblesville 50 - (Friday, January 3 at The Mill)
Indians 16 11 18 11 -- 56
Millers 14 17 15 4 -- 50
This was simply a back and forth, full tilt battle between two great basketball teams. Balanced scoring from both Anderson and Noblesville and it was a shame that someone had to lose this fast-paced game.
Anderson led 16-14 thru one, but the host Millers forced the visiting Indians into seven turnovers to their six.
Noblesville took the second with a 17-11 output, thanks to a team effort of 5-for-5 at the foul line to lead 31-27 at that half.
The Indians came out firing in the 3rd and took the lead on a Dabriona Williams three, 37-36, midway through the quarter. The next trip down the floor, freshman Brooke Herron of Noblesville was fouled. She made both attempts from the charity stripe, tying it up at 37 and giving the Millers a 38-37 edge.
Anderson took a slight 39-38 lead on Da'Sha Boyd's two, but that just fired up the Noblesville sharp-shooters. Two consecutive threes by Brooke Herron and Audrey DeFoe bolted the Millers up 44-39 in the final two minutes of the third. The Indians cut it to a one-point deficit after three, 46-45.
The visitors figured out how to get to the Millers and it worked, unfortunately. Anderson was able to hold down the Millers on their home floor, limiting them 11-4 in the final eight minutes to take a 56-50 victory back to Howard county.
The Indians were able to get three into double figures. Chelsea Bentley led all scorers with 14, while Da'Sha Boyd and Dabriona Williams both wound up with 13.
Noblesville was led by Brooke Herron's team-high 13, followed by Audrey DeFoe's 11. Both were able to drill three from outside-the-arc. Erin Wood had 9 and Alexis Shannon finished with 8, while both grabbed 7 rebounds.
Noblesville 91, Brownsburg 70 - (Saturday, December 21 at Brownsburg)
Millers 10 30 21 30 -- 91
Bulldogs 14 22 5 29 -- 70
Brooke Herron 23 points, Alexis Shannon 14, Jessica Kiser 12, Kayleigh Herron 11, Audrey DeFoe 10, Katelyn O'Reilly 7, Erin Wood 6, Rachel Shipman 5, Erin Flynn 2, Cori Cain 1, Haley Conway 0 and Sam Salmon 0.
Hamilton Southeastern 54, Noblesville 44 - (Friday, December 13 at Hamilton Southeastern)
Millers 16 10 7 11 -- 44
Royals 10 18 15 11 -- 54
This was the first basketball broadcast by myself and Dusty Mills on highschoolcube.com. If you get a chance, head to highschoolcube.com and type Noblesville at Hamilton Southeastern in the search blank and enjoy the broadcast!
Gunning to end their 12-year, 16-game losing streak against Hamilton Southeastern, the Noblesville Millers made it a quick start out of the gate. Leading 16-10 after one, coach Donna Keck's squad was poised to keep the lead as long as they could in hopes of pulling out the long awaited W.
The host Royals climbed their way back with outscoring Noblesville 18-10 in the second quarter, from the trio of Taylor Graham, Bree Lloyd and Madi Taylor combining for a 9-for-9 effort from the free throw line.
Cori Cain led the Millers with 6 of her team-high 10 points in the second quarter, but Noblesville now trailed Hamilton Southeastern 28-26 at the half.
Down just two heading into the final two quarters, the Millers let the Royals play a mind game with them and the game was out of hand before they knew it.
Turning the ball over at-will and allowing Hamilton Southeastern's speedy backcourt to be a thorn in the Millers' side, Noblesville would trail the hosts by 10 after three (44-34) and that would also be the final margin (54-44).
Cori Cain and Erin Wood led Noblesville with 10 points each. Jessica Kiser added 9, while Brooke Herron pitched in with 7.
Hamilton Southeastern was led by both Taylor Graham and Madi Taylor with 15 points from each junior. Darie Kirschling and Megan Walton had 7 apiece and Bree Lloyd 6.
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