Final at St. Henry

Wow, anyone have details on this one?

Senior Night didn't go so well for the Lady Crusaders. Villa controlled this one throughout. I'm pretty sure they won every quarter. Kreutzer, Schroer and Case came up huge tonight (49 of the 53 points). St. Henry played very listless for the better part of 3 quarters. Villa got up 6-0 early, sagged deeper into their zone defense, and dared St. Henry to shoot from outside. They were up 10-3 after the 1st quarter and 24-15 at the half. Other than Shannon O'Daniel (5 three's), St. Henry did not have a good shooting night. As a result, the zone became more compact, thus not allowing much room for interior work on St. Henry's part. I expected a close game, but I would have thought that Villa's schedule wouldn't have prepared them too well for this game however, they were the better team tonight. St. Henry's seemed to lack defensive intensity for a good part of the game and their press did not bother Villa too much tonight. Kreutzer led the way in the first half and Schroer stepped up big in the second half. Case was consistent in both halves. Villa did not have one single sub stitution in this game. Case, Cook, Kreutzer, Schroer and Stoll all played 32 minutes. Needless to say, the Villa faithful and staff were exuberant after the game. If both teams can advance to the district championship game, the rematch could be quite a chess match.

Villa led the entire game and won every quarter. They managed to hold Janzen to 4 in the first half, 14 for the game. Villa's scoring was pretty evenly spread between the usual top-scorng three seniors with Schroer having 18, Case 17 and Kreutzer 14. The win makes Villa the top seed for the 34th district tournament, which means that they will probably face St. Henry again for the district championship. The team is also looking at its :dancingpafirst ever appearance in the Regional tournament.

 

Congrats to Coach Don Shields.

Great recap hoopsnut. I watched Villa in their last game and was duely impressed. If I am correct they play one of the top teams in the state this weekend which is going to be tough on those tired legs. Good luck to both teams in the upcoming games. Sounds like a fun district tourney.

Great recap hoopsnut. I watched Villa in their last game and was duely impressed. If I am correct they play one of the top teams in the state this weekend which is going to be tough on those tired legs. Good luck to both teams in the upcoming games. Sounds like a fun district tourney.

It will be a fun district tourney. The Lady Crusaders will be fine, but their schedule doesn't get any easier for the balance of the season. They host Brossart tonight, travel to NDA on Thursday, host Lexington Christian next Saturday afternoon and then will host the 34th district tournament the following week. They will have been well tested before beginning district play. I believe Villa travels to Louisville next week to take on CAL.