Okoboji fell to Class 4A #13 Sioux Center 52-33 on Tuesday night in Sioux Center. The Warriors started the game on fire and jumped out to a quick 14-2 lead and would take a 17-4 lead into the second quarter. Okoboji would respond in the second quarter, starting with a 9-0 run, cutting the lead to 17-13 midway through the second quarter. Sioux Center pushed that lead to 23-14 at halftime. That lead grew to 30-19 before the Pioneers would respond with a 12-8 run to trim the lead to 38-31 entering the fourth quarter. That lead would stay at seven at 40-33 before Margo Schuiteman went on an 8-0 run to put the game away. Ava Packebush led Okoboji with 15 points and 4 assists, Courtney Bockman added 8 points and Lydia Bunde grabbed five rebounds. Sioux Center had Maci Schmalback, Makailyn Vander Wall and Margo Schuiteman all score 11 points. Okoboji falls to 0-4 on the season while Sioux Center improves to 2-1.
Quotes from John Adams
“We are super proud of how the kids responded to Sioux Center’s fast start. I made a mistake and started out in a zone and give Sioux Center credit, they shot the ball extremely well to start the game. I thought the middle 24 minutes of the game was the best we have played all season, as we really cranked up our defensive pressure and shared the ball really well. Schuiteman hit some big shots in that fourth quarter and we just ran out of gas the last four minutes. I loved how hard we played and how this groups sticks together. Ava had a great night on both ends of the floor and hit some big shots; Courtney also played really well and Lydia gave us some great leadership and rebounding. Lexie Powers had her best minutes of the year as well. I love how this group pulls for each other and we’re really close to turning the corner on the scoreboard.”
