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Shiner, St. Paul girls basketball: Lady Cardinals change defense in win over Shiner

  • St. Paul at Shiner junior varsity action on Dec. 2. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinsohn.
    St. Paul at Shiner junior varsity action on Dec. 2. Photo courtesy of Louann Heinsohn.
  • Shiner senior Hailey Radicke brings the ball up court during the second half against St. Paul on Dec. 2. Photo by Mark Lube.
    Shiner senior Hailey Radicke brings the ball up court during the second half against St. Paul on Dec. 2. Photo by Mark Lube.
  • Lady Cardinal Kristin Cerny makes a first-half layup while Shiner’s Kenzie Springfield (middle) defends. Also in on the play is Reese Chilek (left). Photo by Mark Lube.
    Lady Cardinal Kristin Cerny makes a first-half layup while Shiner’s Kenzie Springfield (middle) defends. Also in on the play is Reese Chilek (left). Photo by Mark Lube.

    After a 17-17 tie at the end of the first quarter, the St. Paul Lady Cardinals decided to make some changes.
    St. Paul switched from a man-to-man defense to a zone defense in their away non-district game Dec. 2 at cross-town rivals Shiner and came away with a 55-37 win.
    “Really pleased with our adjustment after the first quarter,” Lady Cardinals head coach Max Bergkamp said. “Switching up our defense seemed to throw the rhythm Shiner had off. That change gave us a little boost in the second, third and fourth quarters.”
    Kristin Cerny led all scorers with 17 points and hit one triple while Riley Mozisek scored 12 points with two three-point baskets with Skylar Mozisek (10) and Reese Chilek (12) also netting double-digit points.
    For the Lady Comanches, Jaliyah Barnett made two treys and scored 12 points while Addy Siegel netted a dozen points as well.
    Although the score may not show it, the Lady Comanches continue to get better.
    “I thought we executed our offense better but we just did not hit our shots that we needed to hit,” Shiner head coach Kristi Peterson said. “I thought defensively we did a good job. We did not do a good job in transition because St. Paul had a lot of transition baskets. We will focus on the good things we did. We also need to get better at rebounding.”
    In the second quarter, St. Paul’s Ashin DeSarro put back a missed shot and Cerny connected on two layups for a 23-17 Lady Cardinal lead. Lady Comanches Hailey Radicke got a steal and scored, starting a 7-2 run to get them within 25-24.
    St. Paul finished the quarter with a 5-0 run as Addy Matias assisted on a Riley Mozisek triple and Cerny scored after securing a steal to give the visitors a 30-24 halftime lead.
    Chilek netted six points and Riley Mozisek converted a three-point play after an offensive board to put the Lady Cardinals ahead 41-24 and they would score six of the last eight points. For Shiner, Kenzie Springfield made two buckets.
    In the fourth quarter, Siegel scored three points while Barnett, Springfield and Marie Johnson each sank two points in a 9-8 Lady Comanches scoring advantage. Cerny’s four points led St. Paul.
    To open the game, Barnett and Siegel each made a shot as Shiner led 5-4 after nine points.  Shiner then went on a 9-3 run led by a triple and five points by Barnett with Lexi Boner hitting a jumper after a pass from Kallee Kifer.
    Riley Mozisek and Cerny each made a three as St. Paul then outscored Shiner 10-3 for a tie game at the end of the quarter.
    St. Paul 55, Shiner 37
    SP    17    13    17    8    55
    SH    17    7    4    9    37
    St. Paul: Kristin Cerny 17 3pt-1, Riley Mozisek 12 3pt-2, Reese Chilek 12, Skylar Mozisek 10, Addy Matias 2, Ashlin DeSarro 2.
    Shiner: Jaliyah Barnett 12 3pt-2, Addy Siegel 12, Kenzie Springfield 6, Lexi Boner 3, Hailey Radicke 2, Marie Johnson 2.
    St. Paul JV 19, Shiner JV 17
    Down 15-11 after three quarters, the St. Paul junior varsity team outscored Shiner 8-2 for a 19-17 win. 
    The Lady Comanches led 9-2 after one quarter and outscored the Lady Cards 4-2 in the second frame.
    St. Paul scored seven of nine points in the third frame.
    Madi Hubbard led the Lady Comanches with five points and had three steals, two rebounds, one assist. Also for Shiner, Timbarlynn Jones had 14 rebounds and two assists; Megan Burns had five rebounds, two steals; Jewel Caka had one steal; Evy Johnson had two rebounds, one assist, one steal; Harper Lenehan added five rebounds, two assists and one steal.
    SP    2    2    7    8    19
    SH    9    4    2    2    17
    Shiner: Maddi Hubbard 5, Timbarlynn Jones 4, Evy Johnson 4, Megan Burns 2, Harper Lenehan 2.