Give them credit \u2014 the Thunder Mountain High School girls basketball team didn\u2019t let up in the fourth quarter after falling 26 points behind Ketchikan Thursday night.<\/p>\n
With the game out-of-reach, the youthful Falcons played a disciplined defense and Kyra Jenkens-Hayes found her offensive rhythm. It didn\u2019t make the final score much prettier, though: Ketchikan won 55-26.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur defense has really been a big focal point of our season. I think that our defense is always there, we play hard defense,\u201d first-year Falcons head coach Chandler Christensen said. \u201cKetchikan is a great team, they make some really tough shots and those are something that we can\u2019t control, but I think our defense has been great so far.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was offense, any offense, TMHS lacked before a thin weeknight crowd.<\/p>\n
Jenkins-Hayes delivered 10 points for the Blue and White, while sophomores Cyrene Uddipa and Nina Fenumiai added five apiece.<\/p>\n
Junior Britany Slick tallied 11 points for Ketchikan. Each member of the Kings\u2019 10 player roster scored at least two points.<\/p>\n
Both teams had slow starts as just six points were scored the first seven minutes of play.<\/p>\n
As the Falcons\u2019 offense remained stagnant in the second quarter, the Kings\u2019 went on a 10-0 run.<\/p>\n
Ketchikan led 21-5 at the half and 35-9 after three quarters. The Kings passed the ball with more purpose and accuracy than their Juneau counterpart. The visiting team also stayed in front of the Falcons guards, forcing them to settle for tough shots.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think offensively we\u2019ve just got to move the ball, we get stuck sometimes,\u201d Christensen said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a tough season for our offense but we just got to move the ball and put the ball up and hope we hit some shots.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nolin.ainsworth@juneauempire.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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