School Sports

BROWNSTOWN – Sometimes it’s better to ignore the final score.

In one of those, “What are you going to do?” situations, the Brownstown High School boys basketball team was handled by state-power Teutopolis, 80-25, on Tuesday night.

His team outsized by even the Wooden Shoes’ reserve players, Brownstown coach Vince Rohr said there wasn’t any shame in losing.

“T-Town is a great team,” he said. “If they don’t win state, I’ll be very surprised.”

BROWNSTOWN – The Brownstown High School girls basketball team outscored Dieterich 16-10 in the final nine minutes last Thursday, but it was not enough to overcome a sluggish second-half start in a 56-42 loss.

Senior Brooke and sophomore Megan Maxey both made baskets to close out the third quarter, and three additional Bombers scored buckets during a 10-2 run that extended into the final period and cut Dieterich’s lead from 22 to 13.

FARINA – First-year coach Rick Simmons said he didn’t know exactly what to expect from the South Central High School boys basketball team in its season-opener against Odin last Friday.

While the Cougars lost, what Simmons got was a hard-fought battle that was closer than the 47-42 final score would indicate.

“I don’t think anyone can fault their effort,” he said.

Amy Walton is not known to be a prolific scorer.

She is not counted on to be a dominant rebounder.

She is not expected to be the primary ball-handler.

But take the 5-foot-10 senior forward away from the floor, and coach Michelle McNary said the Lady Vandals probably would not have a 4-1 record this season.