Salmon River Girls Fall to the Wildcats

"Turnovers on poor passing choices got the best of us" according to Salmon River girls' varsity coach, Liz Durfee. The visiting lady Wildcats defeated the Shamrocks by a score of 58-34.

Gouverneur got out of the gate quickly, scoring 23 points in the first quarter to lead 40-9 at half time. "Sitting back against a high pressure team like Gouverneur isn't going to help our cause" commented coach Durfee. "In the second half we settled down and handled the press better and that caused us to get a better flow, but a little too late". The lady Shamrocks held off the Wildcats to just 18 points in the second half and put through 25 points in a determined comeback attempt.

Lauren Martin led the offensive attack for the Shamrocks with 14 points including a three pointer while teammate Jill Benedict tossed through eight points. Nidia Dearmayero, Dava Thompson, Wahsontiio and Tatyana Papineau all contributed two points apiece to the Salmon River effort.

Jacqueline Storrin led the scoring with 21 points followed by Emma Bell with 11. Elaina Porter added another 10 while Tori Hartle finished with six. Marina Wood and Abigail Riutta each chipped in five points.

Salmon River-49, Tupper Lake-39

Earlier in the week, the lady Shamrocks were on the road to Tupper Lake, home of the Lumberjacks. The Shamrocks left town with a 49-39 win.

Lauren Martin had the game high with 19 points followed by Jillian Benedict with 15. Dava Thompson contributed nine while Bailey White tallied four. Tiffany Conners rounded out the scoring with two points for Salmon River.

Mya Landry led the lady Jacks with 12 points while Katie Zurek added nine. Rebecca Delair finished with eight, Casey O'Connor fashioned six and Sophia Martin had four.