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Emerald ladies earn win over Engadine

Manistique senior Alexis McDade (30) attempts a 3-pointer against Engadine on Jan. 6, 2024 at Manistique High School. (Adam Hinch/Daily Press)

MANISTIQUE — Strong defense and three double-figure scores led Manistique girls basketball to a 54-12 victory over Engadine on Monday.

Elena Alfonso led the way for the Emeralds with 11 points, while Kyra Carlson and Aly Petrelius each had 10. The Emeralds forced 32 turnovers on defense and turned them into 26 points in the non-conference game.

“Our guards are really scrappy,” Emeralds coach Dan Giles said. “We did a good job of cutting off their ability to drive the lane and played the passing lanes well.”

The game was blown open in the third quarter as the Emeralds outscored the Eagles 20-1. Alfonso and Carlson each had six points in the quarter.

Petrelius got the scoring started in the third quarter as she drove through the lane for the layup to give the Emeralds a 24-8 lead. Carlson also hit a layup and knocked down a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 28-8.

Later in the quarter, Alfonso added a layup to extend the lead to 36-8 and Petrelius added a layup of her own and the Emeralds led 38-8.

“I think we played really well as a team tonight,” Petrelius said. “This win gives us a lot of confidence going into Friday night when we play Gladstone. I think we can do well if we play like we did tonight.”

The 20-0 run for the Emeralds was carried over to the fourth quarter as it scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter before the Eagles broke the run.

The Emeralds who were averaging 30 turnover a game on offense this season only committed 14 in their victory over the Eagles which was impressive to Giles.

“We have put in a lot of hard work in practice trying to clean things up on offense,” Giles said. “A game like this was awesome to see, to see the hard work pay off.”

The Emeralds host Gladstone Friday.

Box score

Engadine 3 4 1 4 — 12

Manistique 11 9 20 14 — 54

Engadine — Butkovich 4, Oven 3, Chapman 2, Holcomb 3. FT: 2-8; F: 11; Fouled Out: None

Manistique — Blixt 3, Davis 2, M. Carlson 8, K. Carlson 10, Petrelius 10, Alfonso 11, McDade 2, Brewster 6. FT: 7-12; F: 8; Fouled Out: None; 3-pointers: Blixt 1

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