In a Saturday afternoon game at Blue Devil Gym (game moved from QHS because of the Christmas gift show), St. Charles North withstood a furious second-half comeback.
If this a harbinger of things to come, the Blue Devils may be able to compete with anybody on the schedule. Freshman Tori Kuhn, junior Stevee Nolan and senior Emily Hart helped shut down Michigan State recruit Kelsey Smith, limiting her to just five points.
North jumped to a 14-point first-half lead thanks to making six of seven 3-pointers in the first two quarters. Kiley Hackbarth made three of the long-range bombs, but QHS managed to stay within 30-20 entering the second half.
Quincy had several chances to tie or take the lead late in the game, including a 3-pointer by senior Hayley Ott that rolled around the rim and somehow refused to go in that would have put the Devils up 37-36.
Kuhn led Quincy for the second straight game with eight points and seven rebounds. Hart and junior point guard Shelby Wires added seven points each. QHS got spirited play off the bench from senior Macy Ferguson Smith, who sank two buckets in the second quarter to keep the Devils within reach, and sophomore guard Haley Womack and junior guard Kala Griffin, who helped force 15 St. Charles North Turnovers.
Quincy now readies for Western Big 6 play with a game at Moline Tuesday, followed by the QHS Thanksgiving Tournament. We'll post the tournament schedule this week.
In the junior varsity game, coach Jeff Hibbert's squad put up a good fight before falling 57-44. Anna Leenerts scored 16 points to lead Quincy (1-1).
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