Goodrich at Frankenmuth – – Girls Basketball – – The Bleacher Denizen – – December 19, 2023 – – by Chuck Krafft

Tonight, there is a Martian invasion happening in Frankenmuth. Fortunately, these are not space creatures, but the Goodrich Martian basketball team. However, with a 4-0 record, these Martians pack quite an athletic punch! The Frankenmuth Eagles enter the game with a 3-0 record so one team will fall from the ranks of the unbeaten after this game.

As we wait for the game to start, I hope you will enjoy this original tune from my You Tube Channel. It tells “the rest of the story” in regard to the tragic incident involving Grandma and the reindeer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp3FW5dhL3E

The last time I saw these two teams play, they were in the 2023 State Semifinals!

https://thebleacherdenizen.com/2023/03/17/__trashed-2/

Goodrich Coach Jason Gray was generous with his time and provided this information about his 2023-24 Martians. Ella Place is a returning starter from last year’s semifinalists. She is an excellent perimeter defender and ball handler who is a big threat from the three point line. Tanner Schramm is an excellent rebounder, defender and scorer in the post. She is also a threat from the three point line. Kayla Hairston is a quick sophomore who is a threat to slash to the basket or hit three point shots.

Lucy Rafferty is an energetic perimeter defender who runs the floor well and is good at slashing to the baseket. Baylor Lauinger is a versatile freshman who can defend in the post or on the perimeter. On offense, she is an excellent ball handler who can score in the post or shoot jumpers out to the three point line.

Frankenmuth Coach Joe Jacobs was also really helpful with information about his Eagle players. Mia McLaughlin is a returning point guard from last year’s finalists. She is tall for a guard and really quick on defense on the perimeter. On offense, she handles the ball well, runs the team and is a good scorer driving to the basket or from the three point line.

Clare Conzelmann is another returning starter from last year. She is an excellent leader and a tall, athletic perimeter defender that gets a lot of steals. Her defense gets her a lot of fast break layups; she is also a good outside shooter. Rosemary Brenner is a fine leader with an excellent basketball IQ. She is also a tough perimeter defender. Izzy Bernthal is an excellent rebounder with a nose for the ball. She is also a returning starter. She has a solid jump shot and is a big threat from the free throw line.

Grace Brenner is Rosemary’s sister and also has a strong basketball IQ. She is a great on-ball defender who gets a lot of steals. Kierstyn Bully is an energetic perimeter defender who causes chaos to opposing offenses. Lucy Conzelmann is a fine perimeter defender.

I got to the JV game in time to see all of it. The first half was a defensive struggle as the teams were tied 1-1 after one quarter and 9-9 at halftime. Goodrich outscored Frankenmuth 4-3 in the third quarter and had a 13-12 lead entering the final quarter. Frankenmuth scored a basket to take a 19-18 lead with about 4:30 left in the game. Frankenmuth got two big layups from Mya Donovan while Goodrich only scored one for the rest of the game. The Eagle JV won the game 23-19.

Ayannah Jackson had 6 points to lead the Martian JV. Lily May added 5 points. Brookelyn Webb added 3 points. Sophie Sanson and Cece Wilson each tossed in 2 points. Carly Reid tallied 1 point.

Addie Bickel led the victorious Eagle JVs with 9 points. Nyla Sholten and Mya Donovan each contributed 6 points. Chloe Comstock had 2 points.

It is now time to review the events of this game through the somewhat (hopefully) alert eyes of an Aging Bleacher Denizen who was never able to escape church league when he attempted to play basketball in the days of yore. Unfortunately, your Bleacher Denizen was not able to fully comprehend that his coach was NOT complimenting him when discussing “matador defense.” (For you young’uns, that phrase can be googled. I assure you, the Bleacher Denizen’s coach was not being complimentary about his defense.)

I suppose, with a lifetime of experience since those days, I have figured out that the final straw regarding my playing time is the incident where my matador defense allowed someone by and I yelled “Ole” and made a “come in” hand gesture as he zipped in for a layup.

Frankenmuth wins the opening tap. Ella Place knocks the ball away from Frankenmuth and Kayla Hairston picks it up for Goodrich. Clare Conzelmann blocks an eight foot Goodrich shot in the lane. Frankenmuth misses a reverse layup. Goodrich misses a driving layup. Clare Conzelmann is fouled on a fast break layup and hits one of her two free throws to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead with 6:28 to play in the first quarter.

Grace Brenner steals the ball for Frankenmuth. The Eagles misfire on a triple try from the side. Goodrich misses a threeball from the wing. Baylor Lauinger gets the offensive rebound for the Martians. Goodrich misses a layup. Tanner Schramm gets the offensive rebound for the Martians. Goodrich misses a three pointer from the corner. The Martians get the offensive rebound, but Clare Conzelmann steals the ball and hits a fast break layup to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead.

Goodrich misses a three pointer from the wing. Frankenmuth misses a three pointer from the corner. Clare Conzelmann steals the ball for the Eagles. Frankenmuth loses control; Frankenmuth’s Izzy Bernthal and Goodrich’s Ella Place dive and tie the ball up. The Possession Arrow consults its executive committee and decides that Goodrich shall have the ball. Clare Conzelmann nearly steals the ball, but kicks it, so Goodrich gets it back. Rosemary Brenner knocks the ball out of bounds; the Eagles take possession.

Frankenmuth misses a driving layup. Goodrich misses a layup. Lucy Rafferty gets the offensive rebound for the Mrtians. Kayla Hairston passes to Tanner Schramm, who hits a banked hook shot to record the first two Goodrich points. Frankenmuth misses a short jump shot from the baseline. Lucy Rafferty passes to Ella Place, who hits a three point shot near the top of the key to give Goodrich a 5-3 lead.

Frankenmuth misses a three point shot from the side. Goodrich misses a reverse layup and fouls on the rebound. Tanner Schramm draws an offensive foul from the Eagles. Tanner Schramm passes to Baylor Lauinger, who hits a three point shot from the side at the buzzer for Goodrich.

After one quarter, Goodrich has an 8-3 lead.

Frankenmuth inbounds the ball to start out the second quarter. Mia McLaughlin hits a three point shot off the dribble from the wing for the Eagles. Goodrich misfires on a triple try from the wing. Kayla Hairston ties up the rebound. The Possession Arrow and its steering committe admire Ms. Hairston’s grit and award the ball to the Martians. Goodrich bounces a pass out of bounds. Ella Place knocks the ball away from Frankenmuth, but the Eagles recover.

Frankenmuth misses a jumper off the dribble from the free throw line. The rebound goes out of bounds and Goodrich takes possession. Grace Brenner steals the ball and passes to Mia McLaughlin, who is fouled on a fast break layup. Mia McLaughlin hits one of her two free throws to chop the Goodrich lead to 8-7 with 4:51 left in the first half.

Clare Conzelmann knocks the ball out of bounds; Goodrich retains possession. Kamryn Lauinger passes to Tanner Schramm, who spins and hits a layup for the Martians. Kamryn Lauinger steals the ball for the Martians. Goodrich loses control of the ball. Frankenmuth’s Grace Brenner and Goodrich’s Kayla Hairston tie the ball up. The Possession Arrow consults its Christmas Event Committee and decides to give Frankenmuth the ball.

The Eagles miss a threeball from the side and foul on the rebound. Lucy Conzelmann knocks the ball away from Goodrich, but the Martians are able to recover. Ella Place passes to Kayla Hairston, who throws in a threeball from the corner to boost Goodrich to a 13-7 lead.

Grace Brenner drives and hits an eight foot banked shot for the Eagles. Lucy Conzelmann knocks the ball away from Goodrich and Dakota Thompson picks it up for Frankenmuth. Baylor Lauinger steals the ball for the Martians. Goodrich misses a fast break layup. The Martians get the offensive rebound. Goodrich misses a threeball from the corner and fouls on the rebound. Frankenmuth misses a three point shot from the corner.

Goodrich misses a fast break layup. Frankenmuth misses a fast break layup; the rebound goes out of bounds and Goodrich gets the ball. Goodrich misses a layup. Tanner Schramm pulls down the offensive rebound for the Martians. Ella Place passes to Tanner Schramm, who hits a three point shot from the side for Goodrich to give the Martians a 16-9 lead.

Rosemary Brenner passes to Clare Conzelmann, who hits a three point shot from the side for Frankenmuth. Mia McLaughlin knocks a pass out of bounds to prevent a Martian layup. Goodrich gets the ball back. Ella Place drives and dishes the ball to Tanner Schramm, who beats the buzzer with a Martian layup.

At halftime, Goodrich has an 18-12 lead.

Clare Conzelmann has 6 points to lead Frankenmuth.

Tanner Schramm has 9 points to lead Goodrich.

As there is no halftime entertainment, I hope you will enjoy these Christmas videos from my You Tube Channel.

This one is “The Christmas Song.” (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gwCTPg861g

Here is “Snoopy’s Christmas.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1pZCnDBHL0

Goodrich inbounds the ball to get quarter number three underway. Ella Place passes to Kayla Hairston, who sinks a three point shot from the top of the key for the Martians. Frankenmuth misses a five foot banked shot. Grace Brenner blocks a Martian layup; the loose ball goes out of bounds and Goodrich gets another opportunity. Goodrich misses a three point shot from the corner. Grace brenner is fouled on a driving layup and hits one of her two free throws to trim the Goodrich lead to 21-13 with 6:53 remaining in the third quarter.

Goodrich misfires on a threeball from the wing. Baylor Lauinger steals the ball for the Martians. Goodrich misses a fast break layup. Baylor Lauinger gets the offensive rebound for the Martians. Clare Conzelmann gets her hand on a Goodrich pass, but the Martians recover. Tanner Schramm passes to Baylor Lauinger, who is cutting to the basket; she hits a layup for the Martians. Frankenmuth misses a three point shot from the corner. Ella Place passes to Kayla Hairston, who hits a three point shot from the corner to lift Goodrich to a 36-13 lead.

Frankenmuth misses a layup and fouls on the rebound. Goodrich misses a layup. Baylor Lauinger gets the offensive rebound for the Martians. Goodrich misses a layup. Baylor Lauinger gets her hand on the ball; Frankenmuth loses it out of bounds. Baylor Lauinger passes to Kayla Hairston, who throws in her third threeball of the quarter from the corner to give Goodrich a 29-13 lead.

Rosemary Brenner passes to izzy Bernthal, who hits a reverse layup for Frankenmuth. Tanner Schramm passes to Baylor Lauinger, who hits a layup for Goodrich; the Martians now lead 31-15.

Kayla Hairston hits the floor to steal the ball for Goodrich. The Martians miss a fast break layup; the rebound goes out of bounds and the Eagles get the ball. Kayla Hairston again steals the ball for Goodrich. The Martians miss a layup. Frankenmuth misses a driving layup. Goodrich misfires on a threeball from the side. The rebound goes out of bounds and Goodrich gets the ball back.

Goodrich misses a layup. Frankenmuth misses a three pointer from the wing. The rebound goes out of bounds and Goodrich takes possession. Mia McLaughlin steals the ball for the Eagles. Lucy Rafferty knocks the ball away from Frankenmuth; the third quarter buzzer makes its presence known before either team is able to secure possession.

After three quarters, Goodrich has a 31-15 lead.

Frankenmuth has the ball to open the fourth quarter. The Eagles misfire on a triple try from the wing. Dakota Thompson grabs the offensive rebound for the Eagles. Frankenmuth misses a layup. Mia McLaughlin steals the ball for Frankenmuth. Frankenmuth misses a three pointer from the corner. Kierstyn Bully grabs the offensive rebound for the Eagles. Frankenmuth misses a three point shot from the side.

Lucy Conzelmann knocks the ball away from Goodrich and Kierstyn Bully picks it up for Frankenmuth. Baylor Lauinger steals the ball for the Martians and passes to Kayla Hairston, who hits a fast break layup to give Goodrich a 33-15 lead.

Frankenmuth misses a threeball from the side. Goodrich reciprocates and misses a threeball from the side. The rebound goes out of bounds and Frankenmuth takes possession. Tanner Schramm blocks a Frankenmuth layup and the loose ball is tied up. The Possession Arrow and its Defense Committee salute the Martian defense and award the ball to Goodrich.

Lucy Conzelmann steals the ball for the Eagles. Frankenmuth misses a fast break layup. The rebound is tied up. The Possession Arrow and its Christmas Decoration Committee decide that the ball would go well with Frankenmuth’s uniforms and award the ball to the Eagles. The Eagles commit a traveling violation. Goodrich throws a pass out of bounds. Etta Place knocks the ball away from the Eagles and it is tied up. The Possession Arrow contacts its Defense Committee and it is agreed that the ball belongs to Goodrich. Grace Brenner steals the ball for Frankenmuth. Grace Brenner hits a three point shot from the wing to trim the Martian lead to 33-18.

Frankenmuth steals the ball, but throws a pass out of bounds. Tanner Schramm passes to Ella Place, who is fouled on a layup and hits one of her two free throws to give Goodrich a 34-18 lead with 2:40 left on the clock.

Mia McLaughlin loses her shoe and plays a couple possessions with just one shoe. Frankenmuth misses a three point shot from the wing. Grace Brenner and Clare Conzelmann clamp a double team on the Martians and cause a tie up. The Possession Arrow’s Christmas committee outvotes the Defense Committee and the ball is awarded to Frankenmuth.

The Eagles miss a three pointer from the side. Goodrich commits a traveling violation. Frankenmuth misses a three point shot from the side. Mia McLaughlin gets the offensive rebound for the Eagles. Tanner Schramm steals the ball for Goodrich and passes to Lucy Rafferty, who hits a layup to give Goodrich a 36-18 lead.

Mia McLaughlin answers by hitting a ten foot shot off the dribble from the side of the lane for Frankenmuth. Kamryn Lauinger is fouled an hits two free throws for the Martians to push Goodrich to a 38-20 lead with 45.5 seconds remaining in the contest.

Lucy Conzelmann passes to Mia McLaughlin, who hits a three point shot from the side for Frankenmuth. Goodrich commits an offensive foul. Mia McLaughlin hits a layup for Frankenmuth. Kierstyn Bully steals the ball for the Eagles. Frankenmuth misses a long heave at the buzzer.

Goodrich wins 38-25 to continue on with its undefeated season.

Mia McLaughlin had 11 points to lead the Frankenmuth scoring. Clare Conzelmann and Grace Brenner each contributed 6 points and Izzy Bernthal had 2 points.

Kayla Hairston hit four three point shots on her way to a team-leading 14 points for the Martians. Tanner Schramm had 9 points, all in the first half to help Goodrich take control of the game. Baylor Lauinger tossed in 7 points. Ella Place added 4 points. Lucy Rafferty and Kamryn Lauinger each tallied 2 points.