Trojans defeat West Central 33-13

By Becky Walz,

A strong second half propelled the Turkey Valley girls basketball team (17-5) to a win Thursday night over West Central in the first round of the Class 1A girls’ playoffs.
The Blue Devils end the season 6-17. Turkey Valley advanced to face Maquoketa Valley (14-9) Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Jackson Junction at 7 p.m. The winner of Tuesday’s game will advance to face the winner of Central Elkader/Edgewood-Colesburg game Friday, Feb. 17, in Elkader at 7 p.m.

   A strong second half propelled the Turkey Valley girls basketball team (17-5) to a win Thursday night over West Central in the first round of the Class 1A girls’ playoffs.
   The Blue Devils end the season 6-17. Turkey Valley advanced to face Maquoketa Valley (14-9) Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Jackson Junction at 7 p.m. The winner of Tuesday’s game will advance to face the winner of Central Elkader/Edgewood-Colesburg game Friday, Feb. 17, in Elkader at 7 p.m.
   Both teams struggled in the first half Thursday night as the Trojans scored the opening bucket 30 seconds in and then went cold for nearly three minutes. Meanwhile West Central didn’t get their first points on the board until the clock was down to 1:32 in their lone basket of the quarter, giving TV a 9-2 lead. It was much of the same in the second quarter with the Blue Devils scoring most of their points from the charity stripe. At the half it was 13-7 in favor of the Trojans.
   It was senior Aubrey Hoffert scoring all of the Trojans’ points in the third with a pair of treys and two free throws as Turkey Valley kept West Central from scoring except for one free throw. The Trojans pulled away in the final period, spearheaded by another Hoffert long ball and a trey by Alison Leibold.
   Hoffert led the Trojans with 14 points while Jacqlyn Schmitt produced nine points.

West Central    2    5    1    5    13
Turkey Valley    9    4    8    12    33
Scoring – Aubrey Hoffert 14; Jacqlyn Schmitt 9; Alison Leibold 3; Brianna Busta 2; Mariah Throndson 2; Delaney Busta 2; Maici Weber 1

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