Fulton at Carson City Crystal – – Girls Basketball – – The Bleacher Denizen – – February 3, 2023 – – by Chuck Krafft

Tonight, your Bleacher Denizen is off to watch a doubleheader in Carson City-Crystal where the Eagles will host the Pirates from Fulton in a girl/boy doubleheader.

Fulton’s girls bring an 8-4 MSAC record and a 9-7 overall record into the game. Carson City-Crystal has an 11-1 record in the CSAC and is 12-3 overall.

In a previous game, Fulton Coach Brandon Trefil gave me some background about his Pirate players. Avery Walden is a strong three point shooter and ball handler who is also an assertive perimeter defender. Jaci Canfield runs the point where she is a fine ball handler and a solid three point shooter. Kaya Canfield does a lot of the unsung things like setting picks, rebounding and defending. She has a nice three point shot as well.

Sophia Akin brings a good three point shot to the Pirates. Olivia Leavitt is a good passer who can score by slashing to the basket. Abby Warnke works hard in the post where she provides the Pirates with good defense and rebounding.

Your Bleacher Denizen will probably refer to Carson City-Crystal as CCC through most of the blog. Hopefully this is not an expression of laziness on the part of your aging Bleacher Denizen, but I guess we’ll never know for sure.

In an earlier game, CCC Coach Tim Stout provided me with this information about his Eagle players.

Kennedi Stout brings a lot of strength and skill to her position as point guard for the Eagles. She holds a number of scoring records and is really strong driving to the basket where her strength enables her to control the ball as she makes her way in to shoot. She can also shoot the three point shot. Aubrey Hessbrook is another excellent scorer who can slash to the basket, shoot from mid-range or hit the three pointer.

Arija Adkins is a versatile defender who can play in the post or on the perimeter. She also has a good three point shot. Maricia TenHave is a persistent perimeter defender who also has a solid three point shot. Ella Hagerman defends well in the interior and can also step out to be a threat at the three point line. Addison Bolen is an athletic interior defender who is also blessed with a good three point shot. Jenna Berry is an athletic interior defender.

Tonight’s drive was a frigid one, but at least the roads were dry. I was a bit worried about polar bears and walruses in the parking lot due to the extreme cold, but I was able to walk into the gym without any odd encounters.

It is now time to review the events of this game through the aging lenses of an aging Bleacher Denizen who was never able to escape church league when he attempted to hoop in the days of yore. Your Bleacher Denizen was proud that he completed all of his passes back in the day, but the coach insisted on pointing out that it’s best when the receiver of your pass has the same color of uniform that you do.

Fulton wins the opening tap. Addison Bolen’s defense causes the Pirates to lose a pass out of bounds. CCC misfires on a threeball from the wing. The rebound goes out of bounds and Fulton takes possession. Aubrey Hessbrook steals the ball for the Eagles. CCC misses a driving layup. Avery Walden passes to Kaya Canfield, who hits a layup to give Fulton the first two points of the game. Aubrey Hessbrook is fouled on a driving layup and hits one of her two free throws to trim the Fulton lead to 2-1 with 5:46 to play in the first quarter.

Fulton misfires on a triple try from the side. Jaci Canfield gets a hand on the ball and CCC loses the rebound out of bounds; Fulton gets another opportunity. Arija Adkins gets her hand on the ball, but Fulton is able to recover. Fulton misses a three point attempt from the side. Kaya Canfield gets the offensive rebound for the Pirates. Fulton misses a layup. The Pirates get the offensive rebound and miss a threeball from the side.

CCC misses a threeball from the corner. Aubrey Hessbrook knocks the ball away from the Pirates and Kennedi Stout picks it up for the Eagles. Kennedi Stout is fouled on a fast break layup and hits one of her two free throws to tie the game at 2-2 with 4:10 to play in the first quarter.

Kennedi Stout knocks the ball away from Fulton, but the Pirates are able to recover. Destiny Seida passes the ball to Kaya Canfield, who is fouled on a layup. Kaya Canfield hits one of her two free throws and the score is Kaya Canfield 3 CCC 2 with 3:55 to go in the quarter.

The Eagles misfires on a threeball from the wing. Aubrey Hessbrook steals the ball and hits a fast break layup to give CCC a one point lead. Kennedi Stout knocks the ball away from Fulton, but Jaci Canfield is able to recover the ball for the Pirates. Fulton misses a fifteen foot shot from the wing. Kennedi Stout passes to Aubrey Hessbrook, who hits a layup and is fouled. She misses her free throw, but CCC has a 6-3 lead with 2:48 left in the quarter.

Jaci Canfield reacts quickly to prevent a loose ball from becoming a Fulton turnover. Arija Adkins steals the ball for the Eagles. CCC misses a three point shot from the wing. Fulton misses a three pointer from the top of the key. CCC drives the baseline, but misses a layup. Ella Hagerman gets the offensive rebound for the Eagles. Aubrey Hessbrook drives and hits a layup to give CCC an 8-3 lead.

Aubrey Hessbrook taps the ball away from Fulton, but the Pirates recover. Fulton misses a threeball from the wing as the buzzer sounds.

After one quarter, Carson City-Crystal holds an 8-3 lead.

CCC inbounds the ball to open the second quarter. Aubrey Hessbrook passes to Arija Adkins, who hits a three point shot from the corner for the Eagles. Kaya Canfield hits a layup for Fulton. The score is not CCC 11 Kaya Canfield 5.

Brooklyn Kanous knocks the ball away from CCC and Sophia Akin picks it up for Fulton. Jaci Canfield is fouled on a shot and hits one of her two free throws. With 6:39 to play in the first half, the score is now CCC 11 Canfields 6.

Jenna Berry passes to Maricia TenHave, who hits a layup for CCC. Fulton throws a pass out of bounds. The Eagles miss a driving layup. Maricia TenHave fights for the rebound and causes Fulton to lose the ball out of bounds. Kennedi Stout is fouled on a driving layup and hits one of her two free throws to boost CCC to a 12-6 lead with 5:34 left in the second quarter.

Fulton is whistled for a traveling violation. Kaya Canfield steals the ball for the Pirates. (I have always liked the phrase “steals the ball for the Pirates.” I figure that’s what Pirates do!!) Jenna Berry ignores the Bleacher Denizen’s smug pride in his own “prose” and knocks the ball out of bounds to stop Fulton’s fast break. Fulton gets the ball back, but throws a pass out of bounds. Aubrey Hessbrook drives from the side and hits a layup to push the CCC lead to 16-6.

Maricia TenHave steals a Fulton pass and passes to Aubrey Hessbrook for a CCC fast break layup. Addison Bolen steals the ball for the Eagles. Kennedi Stout drives and hits a layup for CCC. Fulton misses a three point shot from the side. CCC misses a driving layup. Fulton misses a three point shot from the side, but gets the offensive rebound. Kalyn Duflo passes to Lynnae Podolak, who hits a three point shot for Fulton to shave the CCC lead to 20-9.

CCC misses a three point shot from the wing. The rebound from the missed shot goes over the backboard and out of bounds. Fulton gets the ball. Lynnae Podolak alertly darts into the backcourt to retrieve a loose ball and prevent a Pirate turnover. Fulton misses a threeball from the top of the key. CCC misses a threeball from the wing. Kennedi Stout gets the offensive rebound for the Eagles. She drives to the basket and is fouled on a layup. Kennedi Stout hits one of her two free throws to give CCC a 21-9 lead with 50.7 seconds to play in the quarter.

Addison Bolen gets the offensive rebound for CCC. CCC is fouled on a layup, but misses two free throws. Fulton commits an over and back violation. Jaci Canfield knocks the ball away from the Eagles and Kaya Canfield picks it up for the Pirates. Kaya Canfield is fouled on a fast break layup and hits two free throws for Fulton. CCC misses a driving layup. Fulton gets the rebound, but does not have time to shoot before the halftime buzzer makes its presence known.

At halftime, CCC holds a 21-11 lead.

Kaya Canfield leads the Fulton scoring at halftime with 7 points.

Aubrey Hessbrook has 11 points for CCC and Kennedi Stout has 5 points.

The CCC pep band performs and halftime and does a fine job. My favorite of the songs that they played is “Na Na Na Na – – Hey, Hey Goodbye!”

Since the readers can’t hear that fine music, maybe we can enjoy this Boogie Woogie tune from my You Tube Channel!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1MxOus8t44 Trumpeter John Rickert joins me on the piano and Donny Brown (not pictured in video) on the drums! It was a blast doing this tune with these great players!!

Fulton inbounds the ball to get the third quarter underway. Kennedi Stout gets her hand on a pass and Fulton loses the ball out of bounds. Addison Bolen is fouled on a driving shot and hits one of her two free throws to increase the CCC lead to 22-11 with 7:21 remaining in the third quarter.

Fulton misfires on a triple try from the corner. A CCC traveling violation negates a layup. Fulton misses a layup; the rebound goes out of bounds and the Pirates get the ball back. The Pirates mislaunch a threeball from the side. Kennedi Stout is fouled on a layup and hits one of her two free throws for CCC. With 6:03 to go in the third quarter, CCC has a 23-11 lead.

Fulton misses a three pointer from the top of the key. CCC misses a three point shot from the side. Olivia Leavitt passes to Sophia Akin, who tosses in a three point shot from the wing for Fulton. Kennedi Stout hits a driving layup for CCC. Fulton misses a three point shot from the top of the key. CCC misses a driving layup; the rebound goes out of bounds and Fulton gets the ball. Kaya Canfield hits a fifteen foot shot off the dribble from the baseline for Fulton to trim the CCC lead to 25-16.

CCC misses a three pointer from the side. The rebound goes out of bounds and Fulton takes possession. Fulton misses a fifteen foot shot from the baseline. Kennedi Stout is fouled on a driving layup and hits one of her two free throws for CCC. With 2:59 to go in quarter number three, CCC holds a 26-16 lead.

Olivia Leavitt passes to Kaya Canfield, who hits a layup for the Pirates. CCC misses a threeball from the side. Aubrey Hessbrook snares the offensive rebound for CCC. Jenna Berry passes to Aubrey Hessbrook, who launches and hits a threeball from the side for CCC to give the Eagles a 29-18 lead.

Fulton misses a three point shot from the wing. Kalyn Duflo grabs the offensive rebound for the Pirates. Fulton misses a jump shot from the free throw line and fouls on the rebound. CCC misses a twelve foot shot off the dribble from the baseline. Fulton throws a pass out of bounds. Aubrey Hessbrook is fouled and hits one of two shots in a one and one free throw opportunity. With 15.2 seconds to go in the quarter, the CCC lead is at 30-18.

Jenna Berry ties up the offensive rebound. The Possession Arrow consults its legal staff and decides to award the ball to the Eagles. CCC misses a driving layup. Kennedi Stout hits a putback for CCC. Fulton misses a heave at the buzzer. (Actually it was as the buzzer sounded. I’m basically pretty sure the ball was aimed at the basket and not at the buzzer.)

Anyway, after three quarters, Carson City-Crystal has a 32-18 lead.

Fulton inbounds the ball to get the fourth quarter started. The Pirates miss a threeball from the corner. Kennedi Stout passes to Aubrey Hessbrook, who hits a three point shot from the wing for CCC. Fulton misses a three pointer from the wing. Destiny Seida gets the offensive rebound for the Pirates. Fulton misses a three point shot from the wing. Abby Warnke blocks a CCC twelve foot shot from the side. Fulton misses a three point shot from the corner. Maricia TenHave is fouled and hits one of two free throws in a one and one opportunity. With 5:36 left on the clock, the Eagles have a 36-18 lead.

Jaci Canfield tosses a pass to Avery Walden, who hits a three point shot from the side for Fulton. Kennedi Stout is fouled and makes both free throws in a one and one opportunity for CCC. Olivia Leavitt passes to Jaci Canfield, who banks in a three point shot from the side for Fulton. Aubrey Hessbrook is fouled and hits one of her two free throws for CCC. With 4:29 remaining in the game, CCC has a 39-24 lead.

Fulton misfires on a threeball from the corner. Aubrey Hessbrook is fouled and hits one of her two free throws for CCC. Arija Adkins hits the floor to steal the ball for CCC. Kennedi Stout is fouled on a driving layup and hits one of her two free throws to give CCC a 41-24 lead with 3:52 to go.

Fulton misses a fifteen foot shot from the baseline. The rebound goes out of bounds and CCC gets the ball. CCC misses an eight foot banked hook shot. Maricia TenHave ties up the offensive rebound for the Eagles. The Possession Arrow consults its engineering team and decides that CCC has earned the ball. CCC misses a three point shot from the side. Fulton reciprocates and misses a three point shot from the side. Lexi Sorah hits a putback to drum the CCC lead to 41-26.

CCC misses a driving layup. Maricia TenHave gets the offensive rebound for the Eagles and is fouled; she hits one of her two free throws. Fulton misses a twelve foot shot from the side. Kennedi Stout drives and hits a layup to score the final points of the game. CCC leads 44-26.

Aubrey Hessbrook steals the ball for the Eagles. CCC misses a threeball from the wing. Fulton loses a bounce pass out of bounds. Brooklyn Kanous steals the ball for the Pirates. Fulton misses a fast break layup. Brooklyn Kanous steals the ball for the Pirates. Maricia TenHave knocks the ball out of bounds to prevent a Fulton layup. CCC gets the ball and just has time to heave the ball at the basket (and miss.)

CCC wins this game 44-26.

Kaya Canfield had 11 points to lead the Fulton scoring. Jaci Canfield added 4 points. Avery Walden, Sophia Akin and Lynnae Podolak each chipped in with 3 points. Lexi Sorah tallied 2 points.

Aubrey Hessbrook had 20 points to lead Carson City-Crystal. Kennedi Stout supported her teammate with 16 points. Maricia TenHave put in 4 points. Arija Adkins added 3 points. Addison Bolen scored 1 point.

I also covered the boys’ game that night. Here is a play by play of the boys’ game! https://thebleacherdenizen.com/2023/02/04/fulton-at-carson-city-crystal-boys-basketball-the-bleacher-denizen-february-3-2023-by-chuck-krafft/