GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP – Lady Coyotes start campaign with two big victories

The Potter-Dix High girls' basketball team defeated Sedgwick County at home, 49-39 in Friday opener.

Potter-Dix freshman Audrey Juelfs was dominant, tallying 14 points, seven assists, seven rebounds and six steals. Anna McLaughlin chipped in 13 points and seven boards

On Saturday, the Lady Coyotes pounded Banner County on the road, 43-15, to move to 2-0 on the season.

Banner County didn't score more than six in any quarter and only two points in two of the quarters.

Dawson Sharman poured in 15 points and shot 60 percent for the game, Juelfs again recorded six steals in game, while scoring 12 points. Alexus Rozelle pulled down 12 rebounds.

"It was another good win against a scrappy Banner County team," Potter-Dix assistant Lance Juelfs said.

Leyton 39, Bridgeport 22

The Lady Warriors shot just 31 percent in their season opener Friday, but made enough shots to take down Bridgeport, 39-22.

Junior Diedra Waite led the way for Leyton with 12 points, while Kaitlyn Berner added 10.

"It was good to come away with a win against a good school like Bridgeport," Leyton head coach Nick Newkirk said.

Crawford 56, Leyton 36

Leyton managed to work around poor shooting on Friday, but it couldn't do it again on Saturday, as the Lady Warriors fell to 1-1 on the season with a 56-30 loss.

Leyton converted just eight of its 46 shots during the game and made only 14 of 36 free throws. Junior Natalie Cruise led the Lady Warriors in scoring with nine points.

"We knew going into the game that were playing a great team," Newkirk said. "The fast break was a huge part of their offense and we forced too many passes."

Peetz 26,

Community Christian 18

The Peetz High Lady Bulldogs made a living at the free throw line, shooting 69 percent and accounting for 18 of their 26 points in their 26-18 season opening win over Community Christian on Friday.

Peetz shot just 12 percent from the field. Whitney Christian led the Lady Bulldogs with 11 points.

"Our season opener against Community Christian was a good game to get some first game nerves out of the way," Peetz coach Janelle Cass said.

Caliche 70, Peetz 36

On Saturday, the Lady Bulldogs faced Caliche – the top-ranked 2A school in Colorado – and struggled, losing at home 70-36. Peetz fell to 1-1 on the season.

"Caliche was a good learning experience," Cass said. "We could not keep up with their running game and their aggressive defense caused 33 turnovers."

Mikenna Curlee, Jodie Schumacher and Christian all scored seven points for the Lady Bulldogs.

Hyannis 46, Creek Valley 37

The Creek Valley Lady Storm dropped its season opener, 46-37 against Hyannis on Friday. Freshman Allie Blackwelder led the storm with 10 points. Jill Behrends and Jessie Straber both added nine points.

Creek Valley 33, Maxwell 26

Creek Valley responded with a 33-26 home win over Maxell.

Behrends led the Storm with 16 points.