In an effort to keep pace near the top of the West Michigan Conference (WMC) Rivers Division, Shelby’s girls basketball team dominated Hesperia, 65-11 on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
The Tigers took control of the game early, scoring 17 in both the first and second quarter while limiting the Panthers to just five points. With a 34-5 lead at halftime, Shelby had the game comfortably within hand.
That didn’t stop them from keeping their foot on the gas however. Shelby scored a combined 31 points in the second half to just six from Hesperia to claim a dominant win.
Shelby freshman Jayna Burmeister led the Tigers with 22 points while sophomore Lydia Soelberg and freshman Annabelle Stark each had 11. Emma Stovall contributed four steals on defense.
The win pushed the Tigers to 3-1 overall on the season and they now sit at 2-1 in WMC Rivers play. Hesperia continued to struggle as they lost their fourth straight game to start the year.
