To kick off the Girls Basketball season the Wrightstown Tigers traveled to face the Kewaunee Storm. The Tigers emerged victorious with a score of 49-26. With the Storm losing all starters and having injuries to key players, head coach Lynn Geier was forced to have a very young group on the court. The Tigers were led by senior guard Danielle Bruecker who led the Tigers in scoring with 14. Bruecker was one of two returning starters from the team last year. Jordan Vickman, the other returning starter for the Tigers, made her presence known with key defensive plays. She also had four points. Wrightstown was able to dribble through Kewaunee’s attempt at full court pressure, resulting in a lot of fastbreak points. 

 

The Storm were not at full strength in this early season contest with injuries to key players. One of which being Lexie Hanrahan. The sophomore guard suffered an ankle injury in practice this week. She is the only returning player that had substantial minutes on the team last year. She is expected to return in the next 2 weeks. Another key player to this young Kewaunee team is Jade Kroll. The freshman forward is very versatile. She had a wrist injury and is out for at least another three weeks. 

 

The Tigers were able to get 18 of their 49 from the three point shot. They were also able to get inside looks really showing that they can score in multiple ways. 

 

Kewaunee’s young team was led by freshman guard Gabby Stangel. She had 8 points for the Storm. The Storm often struggled to get the ball inside with possessions often resulting in turnovers. Brianna Demmin had 8 points and was limited by the height of the Wrightstown team.

 

Kewaunee faces Freedom on November 18th at Kewaunee High School.