fremont athletics
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Girls Varsity Basketball
Game Summaries & Headlines.
1 year ago @ 11:06PM
- Game Date
- Feb 24, 2023
- Score
- : 45
MANISTEE HIGH SCHOOL: 58
The Packers wrapped up the regular season with a trip to Manistee on Friday night. The Chippewas came out on top by a final score of 58-45. Fremont struggled in the first half on offense, while Manistee hit four 3-pointers and had multiple fast break baskets that led to a 12-5 advantage after one quarter and a 26-13 lead at halftime. The Packers came out to start the second half by quickly trimming the lead to 8 at 30-22, but Manistee went on a 10-0 run to build a 40-22 lead. Fremont went on a 7-2 run to end the third quarter, but still trailed 42-29 heading into the fourth quarter. They again started strong, trimming the Chippewa lead to 7. However, Manistee held on down the stretch, and made 11 of 17 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Fremont was led by Olivia Hansen's 15 points and Jessica Bennett had 13. Manistee' s Jayna Edmondson had a game-high 20 points and Mariah Bialik had 15. The Packers finish the regular season with an overall record of 8-14 and a 5-7 record in the WMC Lakes Division. Manistee finished with an overall record of 10-12 and also a 5-7 record in the conference. The two teams tied for fourth in conference play.
Coach Zerlaut -- "Credit Manistee for coming out so strong to start the game. We struggled and fell behind early. We played a much better second half. We were more aggressive on both ends of the floor and executed much better on offense. We had a couple really good runs to close the gap, but just couldn't get all the way back and they did a good job of making free throws late in the game."