PCS heading to post-season
by Diane Stamm
Grant tribune-sentinel
February kept the pedal to the metal, sending three games in five days at the Perkins County girls basketball team.
PCS hosted Maxwell Jan. 31 and claimed a 49-33 win.
The Plainsmen set the tone early, only allowing four points. On offense, six players scored for PCS. Perkins County outscored Maxwell in every quarter and saw points by eight players.
Head Coach Deanne Bishop said defense made the difference.
“For being outsized at nearly every position, we held our own in the paint and rebounded well. Our defense won us this game,” she said.
Kailee Potts led PCS with 11 points.
Carlie Homan and Meredith Gloy both scored nine points.
“I was especially pleased by the offensive contributions of our two seniors--Meredith and Carlie. At nine points apiece, they slashed to the basket for drives and hit some key free throws. They led like the captains they are,” Bishop said.
Libby Cole had 11 rebounds.
PCS lost to Colorado Class 2A No. 3 Akron 33-49 Thursday.
Potts and Cole scored all 11 of Perkins County’s first half points as PCS dug itself into a 11-26 hole.
Bishop thought the Plainsmen had a solid game defensively, holding Akron to 10 points below their average and keeping the Rams top two scorers below their averages.
“But then they had a gal go off and score 13 more than her average. We did enough to be right there, but in the first half we struggled from the field,” Bishop said, adding she thought her team responded well after the half, though, and tripled their first half scoring.
Potts scored a team high 12 points. Cole had nine rebounds.
PCS played its second road game of the week Saturday at Potter-Dix and claimed a 72-45 win.
The game was highlighted by Potts scoring her 1,000 high school career point.
“Potter-Dix even made a special announcement at the end of the game to congratulate her. That was a classy move on their part,” Bishop said, adding her congratulations to Potts and all of her teammates over the years for helping her reach this milestone.
PCS had another outstanding defensive effort in the first quarter, holding Potter-Dix to three points. But Perkins County sent the Coyotes to the charity stripe 24 times in the first half, which accounted for 16 of their 24 points.
“I thought we played sloppy, defensively, in the first half. We weren’t smart about our fouls and gave up too many rebounds. We talked about this at halftime, and the girls responded well in the second half,” Bishop said.
PCS only gave up seven free throws in the second half.
Potts scored 28 for the Plainsmen and Cole added 17 points.
Cole grabbed 12 rebounds and Gloy pulled down 10 boards.
Up next
The Plainsmen’s final regular season game was Tuesday at Bayard (15-5). With both teams in the same district, the game gave PCS a look at a possible postseason opponent.
Gordon-Rushville, seventh in the point standings, holds a comfortable lead and will host the C2-12 subdistrict Feb. 13, 14 and 16. PCS is currently the third seed, but Bayard, Mitchell and Hemingford all have games later in the week.