Dansville at Portland St. Patrick – – CMAC Girls Co-Game of the Week – – The Bleacher Denizen – – February 24, 2023 – – by Chuck Krafft

Tonight, your Bleacher Denizen is doing two games at Portland St. Patrick. In the first one, the Morrice Boys played the St. Patrick Shamrock Boys. Here is a play by play of that game. https://thebleacherdenizen.com/2023/02/25/morrice-at-portland-st-patrick-boys-basketball-the-bleacher-denizen-february-24-2023-by-chuck-krafft/

In the second game, the CMAC Champion Dansville Aggies will play the St. Patrick Shamrock Girls.

As we wait for the game to start, I hope you enjoy this acoustic style hymn from my You Tube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dJt6E-siOg

The Dansville Aggies enter the game with a perfect 12-0 record in the CMAC. They have an 18-1 record overall.

The Aggies are led by Megan Zeitz, a fantastic defender who is tall enough to protect the post and extremely quick, agile and aggressive enough to make life more than difficult for opposing perimeter players. On offense, she is an excellent ball handler and passer who can either get to the basket to score. She is also good from the three point line. Kourtney Mack is an excellent three point shooter who is a strong perimeter defender. She also gets a lot of fast break baskets.

Gracie Taylor is a strong ball handler who handles the point a lot of the time. She is a tough perimeter defender and passer as well and can make shots from the three point line. Elizabeth Carpenter is strong in the middle on defense and as a rebounder. She scores well inside and also has a strong mid-range jumper.

Emily Tringal and Alaina Broyles help with the Aggie’s rebounding and post defense. Izzy Joseph is a freshman who is a solid three point shooter. She provided her team with a huge boost in this recent game against Fowler. https://thebleacherdenizen.com/2023/02/15/dansville-at-fowler-cmac-girls-game-of-the-week-the-bleacher-denizen-february-14-2023-by-chuck-krafft/

Portland St. Patrick’s Shamrocks enter the game with a 9-4 record in the CMAC and they are 13-7 overall.

Natalee Teachworth is a strong defender and rebounder in the post with a lot of leaping and general athletic ability. She jumps quickly and blocks a lot of shots. On offense she gets a lot of putbacks; she also catches the ball well and converts those passes into Shamrock layups with regularity. Laynie Meredith brings incredible energy to the Shamrock perimeter defense. She is also a fine ball handler who is a threat to score on drives to the basket or three point shots.

Addy Scheurer brings a lot of quickness and determination to the Shamrock perimeter defense. She also is an accurate three point shooter. Rylee Scheurer is one of the fastest Shamrocks; she is also really tall. Her quickness, length and coordination make her a dangerous perimeter defender who can also help out in the post. Tori Sandborn has good basketball instincts and a nice shot.

Sophia Schrauben is an excellent jumper with lots of energy who adds a lot to the St. Patrick defense. Gracelyn Rockey is an eighth grader by age, but plays with the heart and soul of a veteran. She backs down from no one and battles hard on the boards. She is a capable scorer on drives and putbacks. Isabella Russman and Mattie Honsowitz give St. Patrick depth and solid post defense.

It is now time to review the events of this game through the generally open and occasionally observant eyes of an aging Bleacher Denizen who was never able to escape church league when he attempted to hoop back in the Stone Age when he was actually considered to be “young.” Many people criticized your Bleacher Denizen’s ball handling, but in his defense, he’ll point out that the large stones we used back in our day did not bounce as predictably as today’s air-filled balls do.

Dansville wins the opening tap. Rylee Scheurer knocks the ball away from Dansville and Gracelyn Rockey picks it up for St. Patrick. Megan Zeitz steals the ball for Dansville. The Aggies miss a layup. St. Patrick misses a threeball from the corner. Natalee Teachworth knocks the ball away from Dansville and Addy Scheurer ties the ball up for St. Patrick. The Possession Arrow calls in its steering committee and everyone agrees that Natalee and Addy’s defense was stellar. The ball is awarded to St. Patrick.

Elizabeth Carpenter knocks the ball away from St. Patrick and Emily Tringal picks it up for Dansville. Dansville misses a three pointer from the side. Elizabeth Carpenter hits a putback to give Dansville the first two points of the game.

St. Patrick misses a layup. Addy Scheurer grabs the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks. Natalee Teachworth passes to Rylee Scheurer, who hits a layup for the Shamrocks to tie the game. Dansville loses a pass out of bounds. Kourtney Mack steals the ball for the Aggies and is fouled on a fast break layup. She hits two free throws to give the Aggies a 4-2 lead with 5:07 remaining in the first quarter.

St. Patrick throws a pass out of bounds. Rylee Scheurer knocks the ball away from the Aggies and Laynie Meredith grabs it for St. Patrick. Laynie Meredith drives and hits a layup for St. Patrick to tie the game. Gracie Taylor passes to Kourtney Mack, who hits a layup for Dansville to give the Aggies a 6-4 lead.

St. Patrick misses a driving layup. Natalee Teachworth hits a putback for St. Patrick to tie the game. She is fouled on the play, but misses her free throw. Dansville misfires on a triple try from the wing. St. Patrick reciprocates and misfires on a triple try from the wing. Rylee Scheurer gets the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks. Elizabeth Carpenter blocks a Shamrock layup from behind. There is a scrum for the loose ball and St. Patrick fouls. Laynie Meredith steals the ball and hits a fast break layup to give her Shamrocks an 8-6 lead.

Dansville misses a layup. The rebound is tied up. The Possession Arrow meets with its planning committee and decides to award the ball to the Aggies. Dansville misses a three pointer from the side. Izzy Joseph gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville misses a three point shot from the wing. Gracie Taylor gets the offensive rebound for Dansville. Dansville misses another three point shot from the wing. St. Patrick reciprocates and misses a three point shot from the wing.

Addy Scheurer knocks the ball away from Dansville and Natalee Teachworth picks it up for St. Patrick. St. Patrick misses a driving layup. Laynie Meredith steals the ball and hits a fast break layup for the Shamrocks. Gracie Taylor is fouled on a fifteen foot shot from the side and hits one of her two free throws for Dansville to trim the Shamrock lead to 10-7 with 43.9 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

Kourtney Mack knocks a Shamrock pass out of bounds; St. Patrick retains possession. The Shamrocks hold the ball for the last shot. St. Patrick misses a twelve foot shot from the side. The rebound goes out of bounds and St. Patrick gets another opportunity. Laynie Meredith passes to Gracelyn Rockey, who hits a three point shot from the side for St. Patrick as the first quarter buzzer announces its presence.

After one quarter, St. Patrick has a 13-7 lead.

St. Patrick inbounds the ball to begin the second quarter. Gracelyn Rockey passes to Natalee Teachworth, who hits a layup for the Shamrocks. Dansville loses a pass out of bounds. St. Patrick misses a layup; Natalee Teachworth hits a putback for the Shamrocks. St. Patrick has a 17-7 lead.

Dansville turns the ball over. Megan Zeitz knocks a Shamrock pass out of bounds; St. Patrick retains possession. St. Patrick commits an offensive foul. Kourtney Mack alertly saves a bad pass to prevent an Aggie turnover. Gracie Taylor saves another bad pass to avoid an Aggie turnover. Gracie Taylor passes to Elizabeth Carpenter, who is fouled on a layup. Elizabeth Carpenter hits one of her two free throws to shave the Shamrock lead to 17-8 with 6:10 remaining in quarter number two.

Megan Zeitz blocks a Shamrock shot; Gracelyn Rockey picks up the loose ball for St. Patrick and hits a layup. Addy Scheurer steals the ball for the Shamrocks. Gracie Taylor knocks the ball out of bounds; the Shamrocks retain possession. Rylee Scheurer throws a pass to Gracelyn Rockey, w ho hits a threeball from the corner to boost the Shamrocks to a 22-8 lead.

Addy Scheurer steals the ball for the Shamrocks. St. Patrick misses a fast break layup. Gracelyn Rockey pulls down the offensive rebound for St. Patrick. The Shamrocks miss a threeball from the side. Dansville is fouled, but misses the first shot of a one and one free throw opportunity. Elizabeth Carpenter snags the offensive rebound for the Aggies and is fouled. She hits both shots in a one and one opportunity to trim the St. Patrick lead to 22-10 with 5:02 remaining in the first half.

St. Patrick misses a ten foot shot from the baseline. Laynie Meredith knocks a pass out of bounds to prevent an Aggie fast break layup. Dansville retains possession. Megan Zeitz passes to Izzy Joseph, who hits a layup for the Aggies. Megan Zeitz steals the ball for the Aggies. Sophia Schrauben knocks the ball away from Dansville. Kourtney Mack picks up the ball for the Aggies. Dansville throws a pass out of bounds and St. Patrick takes possession.

Izzy Joseph steals the ball for Dansville. Dansville misses a driving, scooping layup. Elizabeth Carpenter blocks a Shamrock fast break layup. The loose ball goes out of bounds and St. Patrick gets it back. The Shamrocks miss a six foot shot in the lane. Gracelyn Rockey ties up the ball; the Possession Arrow was mixing a latte and missed the play. The ball is awarded to the Aggies. Elizabeth Carpenter passes to Gracie Taylor, who hits a threeball from the side to cut the Shamrock lead to 22-15.

St. Patrick misses a three point shot from the corner. Tori Sandborn gets the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks. Elizabeth Carpenter blocks a St. Patrick layup. The loose ball goes out of bounds and Dansville takes possession. Dansville misses a threeball from the side. Megan Zeitz gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Mattie Honsowitz steals the ball for the Shamrocks. Kourtney Mack steals the ball for the Aggies. Addy Scheurer steals the ball for the Shamrocks.

St. Patrick misses a three point shot from the wing. Dansville misses a ten foot fast break banked shot from the side. Laynie Meredith is fouled on a driving layup and makes two free throws to give St. Patrick a 24-15 lead with 58.9 seconds to go in the first half.

Izzy Joseph passes to Elizabeth Carpenter, who hits a ten foot shot from the side of the lane for Dansville. St. Patrick misses a thirty-five foot shot from the wing at the buzzer.

After one half, St. Patrick has a 24-17 lead.

Elizabeth Carpenter leads the Aggie scoring with 7 points.

Gracelyn Rockey and Laynie Meredith each have 8 points for St. Patrick. Natalee Teachworth has 6 points.

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St. Patrick inbounds the ball to get the second half underway. Kourtney Mack steals the Shamrock inbound pass and hits a layup for Dansville. Elizabeth Carpenter gets her hand on a Shamrock pass. St. Patrick loses the ball out of bounds. Dansville misses a short hook shot. St. Patrick misfires on a threeball from the side. Rylee Scheurer pulls down the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks. Natalee Teachworth hits a layup to give the Shamrocks a 26-19 lead.

Addy Scheurer gets her hand on the ball and Dansville loses it out of bounds. The Shamrocks miss a three pointer from the side. The rebound goes out of bounds and Dansville takes possession. The Aggies miss a jump shot from the free throw line. Megan Zeitz pulls down the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville turns the ball over.

Megan Zeitz blocks a Shamrock jumper from the free throw elbow. Dansville throws a pass behind a cutter and out of bounds. Megan Zeitz gets her hand on a pass, but the Shamrocks are able to recover. Elizabeth Carpenter blocks a six foot Shamrock shot from the side; the loose ball goes out of bounds and St. Patrick gets another possession. Tori Sandborn inbounds the ball to Natalee Teachworth, who is fouled on a layup and hits two free throws to stretch the Shamrock lead to 28-19 with 4:55 to go in the third quarter.

Natalee Teachworth knocks a Dansville pass out of bounds; the Aggies retain possession. Megan Zeitz inbounds the ball to Elizabeth Carpenter, who hits a layup for the Aggies. Izzy Joseph partially blocks a Shamrock layup. Dansville picks up the loose ball and Megan Zeitz hits a fast break layup for the Aggies. Megan Zeitz steals the ball and is fouled on a fast break layup. She hits one of her two free throws to trim the St. Patrick lead to 28-24 with 3:27 to play in the third quarter.

St. Patrick misfires on a threeball from the corner. Gracelyn Rockey pulls down the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks and whips a pass to Rylee Scheurer, who connects on a threeball from the top of the key for St. Patrick. A Dansville inbounder steps on the baseline and turns the ball over. Izzy Joseph steals the Shamrock inbound pass and hits a fast break layup to shave the St. Patrick lead to 31-26.

St. Patrick misses a twelve foot shot from the side of the lane. Dansville misfires on a threeball from the wing. Elizabeth Carpenter gets the offensive rebound for the Aggies. Dansville misses a layup and fouls on the rebound. St. Patrick misses a three pointer from the side. Gracelyn Rockey gets the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks. St. Patrick misses a three point shot from the top of the key. Natalee Teachworth gets the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks.

The Shamrocks miss a layup. Dansville misses a driving layup. St. Patrick loses the ball out of bounds on a too fast break. Addy Scheurer’s fierce defense forces a Dansville traveling violation. St. Patrick misses a three point shot from the side. Tori Sandborn gets the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks. Gracie Taylor steals the ball for the Aggies. Tori Sandborn dives and ties up the ball for the Shamrocks. The Possession Arrow and its rules committee are impressed with her aggression and award the ball to St. Patrick with 42.8 seconds to play in the third quarter.

St. Patrick runs the clock down and tries for the last shot of the quarter. With five seconds left in the quarter, St. Patrick misses a three point shot from the wing. Dansville is not able to shoot before the third quarter buzzer blares.

After three quarters, St. Patrick holds a 31-26 lead.

Dansville has the ball to start the fourth quarter. The Aggies miss a layup; Megan Zeitz hits a putback for Dansville. Emily Tringal blocks a St. Patrick layup. Gracelyn Rockey grabs the loose ball and hits a layup for St. Patrick. Dansville misses a fourteen footer off the dribble from the baseline and fouls on the rebound. St. Patrick misses a ten foot shot from the baseline. Tori Sandborn grabs the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks and passes to Gracelyn Rockey, who hits a layup to give St. Patrick a 35-28 lead.

Megan Zeitz passes to Elizabeth Carpenter, who hits a sixteen foot shot from the wing for Dansville. St. Patrick misses a layup. The rebound is tied up. The Possession Arrow flips a coin and decrees that St. Patrick shall get the ball. Izzy Joseph steals the ball for the Aggies. Megan Zeitz hits a fast break layup for Dansville to cut the Shamrock lead to 35-32.

Izzy Joseph knocks the ball away from St. Patrick and Megan Zeitz picks it up for Dansville. Laynie Meredith’s great defense forces an Aggie traveling violation. St. Patrick misses an eight foot shot from the baseline. Natalee Teachworth pulls down the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks. St. Patrick misses a threeball from the corner. Gracelyn Rockey snares the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks. St. Patrick misses a jump shot. Laynie Meredith gets the offensive rebound for the Shamrocks.

Elizabeth Carpenter plays magnificent defense as she blocks a Shamrock layup and ties up the ball – – all in one motion. The Possession Arrow is so impressed that it awards the ball to Dansville without polling any of its committees. Natalee Teachworth knocks a pass out of bounds to prevent an Aggie layup. Dansville retains possession; the Aggies miss a three point shot from the corner. St. Patrick is fouled, but misses the first shot of a one and one free throw opportunity. With 3:11 left on the game clock, St. Patrick has a 35-32 lead.

Natalee Teachworth gets the offensive rebound of the missed free throw for the Shamrocks. St. Patrick misses a layup. Elizabeth Carpenter saves a bad pass to prevent an Aggie turnover. Megan Zeitz hooks in a layup to cut the Shamrock lead to one point at 35-34.

St. Patrick misses a ten foot shot from the baseline. The rebound is tied up. The Possession Arrow looks away from its TV long enough to award the ball to the Shamrocks. Lainey Meredith passes to Natalee Teachworth, who hits a six foot shot in the lane to extend the Shamrock lead to 37-34.

Natalee Teachworth blocks an Aggie layup. Gracie Taylor grabs the loose ball and is fouled on a layup. Gracie Taylor hits two free throws to Dansville to cut the St. Patrick lead to one point at 37-36 with 2:00 remaining in the game.

St. Patrick runs its offense for a while and calls timeout with 1:03 to play. The Shamrocks are fouled with 55.5 seconds left, but miss the first shot of a one and one opportunity. Natalee Teachworth knocks a Dansville pass off its mark and Addy Scheurer ties up the ball. The Possession Arrow awards the ball to Dansville with 47.7 seconds remaining.

Dansville misses a three point shot from the side. Lainey Meredith is fouled and calmly (at least that’s how it looked from the stands – -) hits both ends of a one and one opportunity to give her Shamrocks a 39-36 lead with 19.0 seconds to play.

St. Patrick plays tough defense and does not allow Dansville to shoot until they have to throw up a threeball from the side with about three seconds left. Natalee Teachworth grabs the defensive rebound and holds the ball until time expires.

St. Patrick wins this game over one of the best Division 3 Girls’ teams in the state by a 39-36 score. (St. Patrick is Division 4.)

Elizabeth Carpenter led the Dansville scoring with 11 points. Megan Zeitz contributed 9 points. Gracie Taylor and Kourtney Mack each scored 6 points. Izzy Joseph added 4 points.

Natalee Teachworth and Gracelyn Rockey each had 12 points to lead the Shamrock scoring. Laynie Meredith joined her teammates in double figures with 10 points. Rylee Scheurer chipped in with 5 points.