Following a tough 37-26 road loss to Centura, Jan.
2, the Sutton Fillies big hill to climb got even bigger last Thursday and Friday, as the Fillies hosted the 11-0 Cross County, and the 3-5 Centennial girls Jan. 4, and Jan.
5, but that big hill became a little less daunting after Sutton held off the Cross County girls in overtime, claiming a 42-39 victory, but one night later, the then 7-4 Fillies would see the Broncos use an 11-7 fourth quarter rally to defeat the Fillies, 33-31.
Sutton’s Thursday night tilt started off with a bang for the Fillies, as Sutton claimed a 15-4 first quarter lead before the Broncos outscored Sutton 15-9 in the middle two quarters to take a 24-19 lead into the fourth quarter, where Sutton punched the gas pedal again, and with a 10-5 rally, forced overtime, after senior Reagan Robinson hit a layup at the end of regulation to force overtime tied at 34.
Sophomore Avery Smith hit some key foul shots in the bonus period, and when the dust settled, Sutton gained the three-point win, with an 8-5 run in the overtime period, and knocked the Cougars from the ranks of the unbeaten.
Sophomore Kyla Griess led the scoring attack with 11 points, while Robinson added 10, and Smith nine to pace Sutton.
The Fillies were 13-30 from the floor (43.3%), while making nine of 14 foul shots (64.3%), while in contrast, Cross County was just 12-46 from the floor (26.1%), while hitting on eight of 15 foul shots (53.3%).
Miranda Nuss, who added six points in the win, led the Fillies on the glass with eight rebounds, while senior Tori Peterson and Griess both had three.
Griess also led in assists and steals with three in each category.
Sutton (7-4)................... 15 5 4 10 8 -42 Cross County................... 4 3 12 15 5 -39 Scoring: FG FT Pts Kyla Griess.................................... 3-6 2-2 11 Reagan Robinson......................... 3-8 3-4 10 Avery Smith................................. 2-5 3-6 9 Miranda Nuss............................... 3-5 0-0 6 Jacee Haight................................. 1-2 1-2 4 Kamryn Steinhauer...................... 1-2 0-0 2 Tori Peterson................................ 0-2 0-0 0 FROM PAGE 1B Sutton Totals:..................... 13-30 9-14 42 Cross County Totals:............ 12-46 8-15 39 3-pt FG: Griess 3-5, Smith 2-4, Haight 1-1, Robinson 1-3, Steinhauer 0-1. Total: Sutton: 7-14, CC: 7-21. Rebounds: Nuss 8, Peterson 3, Griess 3, Steinhauer 3, Robinson 3, Haight 2, Smith 1, Addison George 1.
Total: Sutton: 24, CC: 23. Assists: Griess 3, Haight 3, Robinson 2, Smith 2, Peterson 2. Total: Sutton: 12, CC: 10. Steals: Griess 3, Steinhauer 3, Robinson 1, Nuss 1, Haight 1, Smith 1. Total: Sutton: 10, CC: 16.
Coming off the monumental win over Cross County one night prior, the hoop for the Fillies during Friday night’s battle with Southern Nebraska Conference challenger, Centennial was tough to find, as Sutton was outscored 15-8 in the first half, but then grabbed a 23-22 lead after three quarters of play with a 15-7 scoring run in the third, before the Broncos went on an 11-8 run in the final eight minutes to claim the two-point, 33-31 win, dropping Sutton to 7-5 on the year.
Junior Jacee Haight and Robinson led Sutton’s scoring charts with 11 and 10 points, respectively, with Nuss added five, Smith, three, and freshman Kamryn Steinhauer, two.
Sutton was 13-36 from the floor (36.1%), and just 1-4 from the foul line (25%).
Centennial hit on eight of 19 foul shots (42.1%), and connected on 11 of 42 shots from the floor (26.2%).
Nuss had a team high eight rebounds, with Haight grabbing six, while Griess had a big impact on the game with six assists and six steals.
Sutton (7-5)....................... 3 5 15 8 -31 Centennial........................ 7 8 7 11 -33 Scoring: FG FT Pts Jacee Haight................................. 5-8 0-0 11 Reagan Robinson......................... 4-8 0-2 10 Miranda Nuss............................... 2-7 1-2 5 Avery Smith................................. 1-6 0-0 3 Kamryn Steinhauer...................... 1-1 0-0 2 Tori Peterson................................ 0-2 0-0 0 Kyla Griess.................................... 0-4 0-0 0 Sutton Totals:..................... 13-36 1-4 31 Centennial Totals:............... 11-42 8-19 33 3-pt FG: Robinson 2-3, Haight 1-1, Smith 1-6, Nuss 0-1, Griess 0-2. Total: Sutton: 4-13, Centennial: 3-20. Rebounds: Nuss 8, Haight 6, Robinson 2, Griess 2, Peterson 2, Smith 1, Jadlynn Kinney 1, Steinhauer 1.
Total: Sutton: 23, Centennial: 32. Assists: Griess 6, Robinson 2, Smith 2. Total: Sutton: 10, Centennial: 6. Steals: Griess 6, Nuss 2, Robinson 1, Smith 1. Total: Sutton: 10, Centennial: 9.
The Fillies will host Thayer Central this Friday night in a Southern Nebraska Conference clash beginning at 6 p.m., before entertaining the Ravenna Blujays in non-conference action, Tuesday, Jan. 18, also at 6 p.m.
