Okoboji fell to 2nd ranked Class 2-A Central Lyon on Thursday night, 60-42 in Milford in a makeup game from Tuesday night due to the weather. Okoboji came out strong in the first quarter taking a 5-4 lead on a 3-pointer by Lynnae Abrahamson, and would hang tough with the Lions the entire quarter, being tied 10-10 entering the second frame. The Pioneers would take a 14-12 lead on a jumper by Carly Carstens with 5:00 left in the half, but Central Lyon would answer with a 14-2 run to end the quarter, and take a 26-16 lead into the half on a 3-pointer by Addison Klosterbeur at the second quarter buzzer. Okoboji cut the lead to 29-21 halfway through the third quarter before Central Lyon answered with another big run, this one a 16-6 streak to push their lead to 45-27 entering the final quarter. Okoboji would get no closer than 14 in the fourth quarter. Lynnae Abrahamson led Okoboji with 13 points while Ava Packebush chipped in with 8. Addison Klosterbeur led the three Lions in double digits with 24 points, Desta Hoogendoorn adding 14 points and Dionne Jansma finished with 13 points. Okoboji falls to 0-2 on the young season and will head to West Lyon on Friday night while Central Lyon improves to 2-0.
Quotes from John Adams
“I loved our energy and effort all night long; we came out very aggressive and played with confidence, taking a lead on an excellent team midway through the second quarter, but the run at the end of the half really hurt us and got them going. Central Lyon is ranked #2 for a reason, they play incredibly hard, are very well coached, have a strong inside game and have one of the best players in the State with Klosterbeur. I felt like we did a good job on her for the most part and she still ends up with 24 points, which is a credit to her and her teammates. We need to rebound better, and that’s on me as we need to emphasize that more in practice, and I know this group will respond to that challenge.”
