Trojans fall to Jefferson, Delavan-Darien
By Dan Truttschel
Correspondent
Each night out for the young East Troy High School girls basketball team this season has been a learning experience.
Taking those lessons to heart as the season moves forward with certainly help with the Trojans’ progression.
East Troy dropped two games last week, a 57-46 non-conference decision Feb. 2 at Delavan-Darien, followed by a 64-34 Rock Valley Conference setback at Jefferson Feb. 6.
The Trojans took an 8-11 overall record and a 4-9 RVC mark into a home game Tuesday night against Edgerton. Results were unavailable by press time.
East Troy coach Jeff Brown said the Jefferson contest came down to two major factors.
“Jefferson played pretty good defense, (but) we (did) not take care of the ball well enough, and they got us out of our game,” he said.
“We did not get out on their shooters very well, and they had many easy opportunities.”
Katrina Santos, the Trojans’ lone senior, led the way with 13 points and 11 rebounds, followed by freshman Erin Rice with eight.
A tough first half was the difference against Delavan, as the Trojans trailed 22-7 after the opening 18 minutes.
East Troy outscored the Comets by four points in the second half, but the damage had been done.
“In the first half against Delavan, we were not aggressive enough,” Brown said. “And in the second half, we were much more aggressive.”
Santos led the way with 19 points and 14 rebounds, followed by Maddie Rosin with nine points and four assists, Mackenzie Lindow with seven points and Ashley Weber with eight rebounds.
Following Tuesday’s game, the Trojans travel to Evansville Friday night in their next-to-last regular-season game of the year.
The goal is simple, Brown said, especially with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association post-season looming.
“We want to try to get playing better before the tournament starts,” he said.
