GBB: Shelbyville's season still struggles

Greenfield-Central cruised to its first Hoosier Heritage Conference victory of the season Dec. 2 with a 64-37 win over host Shelbyville.

The Cougars (5-0, 1-0 HHC) hit five first quarter 3-pointers, jumping out to an 18-0 lead over the Golden Bears (0-5, 0-3 HHC).

Shelbyville committed 13 first quarter turnovers, but once they settled down, their game improved. The team committed only 12 total turnovers in the remaining quarters, shot 35 percent from the field and kept up with the Cougars on the boards (26-23).

Megan Valentine and LaRae Cruz led the Cougars with 13 points each. Kristin Uuk scored 11 and Amber Eckler tallied 10 points off the bench.

Shelbyville head coach Stacy Cepin was pleased with the team’s efforts. She believes that the girls are improving greatly and now have opportunities to build upon.

Chelsea Weaver led Shelbyville with 10 points, followed by Jordan Wise with eight points, five rebounds and three steals. The Golden Bear points were the efforts of seven different scorers.

Last Saturday, Nov. 29, the Golden Bears had a huge struggle against Pendleton Heights and went just 3-of-20 from the field. Cepin had a heart-to-heart with her team at Monday’s practice, and says that the quick turnaround from Saturday was a plus.

Greenfield-Central was without leading scorer Kelsey Bryant (19 ppg), who was out with an injury. Shelbyville’s Lesley Sammons landed hard on the floor midway through the first quarter and did not return.

The Golden Bears’ next game will take place at Southwestern Dec. 6. The Spartans (5-0) defeated Shelbyville last year, 50-46.