The growth is there.
Lisbon beat North Cedar in December in Stanwood by 15 points. Then, Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the Lion’s Den, Lisbon rolled to a 28-point win without their leading scorer against the Knights.
“It shows the progress we have made this season,” Lisbon coach Nate Hutcheson said. “Every one of our girls have improved their skill and basketball knowledge, and as a result their confidence on the court Is higher than ever.”
The Lions rolled out to a 10-2 lead thanks to baskets from four different players – Emma Pleasant, Kamryn Kahl, Addy Happel and Chloe Clausen.
“We’ve grown pretty well,” Clausen said. “We had lots of assists, lots of kicking and driving, which got us a lot of points.”
Playing without freshman Morgan Sauser, who is out with a knee injury, the Lions kept up the offensive pressure and led 22-9 after one quarter.
The Knights cut it to eight points, 30-22, late in the second quarter, but never got closer. And a 13-3 run to start the second half put it out of reach.
Clausen had 20 points and Kahl had 22 to pace the Lions,
The night prior, Lisbon lost to No. 8 Calamus-Wheatland, Tri-River East leaders, 58-28.
Then Friday, Feb. 2, the Lions dominated the winless Starmont Stars, 47-10. Lisbon led 27-2 at half.
“Every game we are better than the last,” Hutcheson said. “It’s just against tougher competition we might make a significant amount of progress but still come away with a loss.
“That’s fine, we are focused on making the necessary improvements for each game.”
The Lions (7-13) closed out their regular season Monday, Feb. 5, at Prince of Peace. They next travel to Dyersville Beckman for a first-round Class 2A regional game on Saturday, Feb. 10.
“We want to see how far we can go,” Clausen said.
Warriors 58, Lions 28
CALAMUS-WHEATLAND (58) – Courtney Knoche 2-5 0-2 4, Katie Hein 2-12 2-2 8, Emily Boeckmann 3-8 0-0 9, Ava Cavey 0-4 0-0 0, Kahlie Hill 8-12 6-6 22, Alexa Jacobi 0-0 0-0 0, Delaney Engler 0-3 0-0 0, Kalloway Whitman 0-0 0-0 0, Madelinn Stutt 0-2 0-0 0, Peyton Grau 0-0 0-0 0, Addison Connelly 0-0 0-0 0, Haley Green 7-9 1-2 15, Alena Wilhelm 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-56 9-12 58.
LISBON (28) – Addy Happel 2-7 3-7 8, Morgan Sauser 1-7 2-2 5, Emma Pleasant 1-3 1-1 3, Kamryn Kahl 1-9 2-2 5, Chloe Clausen 1-3 2-4 4, Emersyn Reiter 1-1 0-0 3, Ava Ahrendsen 0-1 0-0 0, Lohgan Anderson 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 7-31 10-18 28.
Calamus-Wheatland 11 16 22 9 – 58
Lisbon 8 3 8 9 – 28
3-point goals – CW 5-18 (Hein 2-7, Boeckmann 3-8, Engler 0-2, Stutt 0-1), Lisbon 4-12 (Happel 1-2, Sauser 1-7, Kahl 1-2, Reiter 1-1). Rebounds – CW 32 (Knoche 10), Lisbon 24 (Happel 6). Assists – CW 21 (Hein 7), Lisbon 7. Turnovers – CW 7, Lisbon 24. Total fouls – CW 14, Lisbon 10.
Lions 66, Knights 38
NORTH CEDAR (38) – Addison Shields 4-11 2-4 12, Mollie Ries 2-10 0-0 4, Haley Hefflefinger 2-5 0-0 4, Addyson Lehrman 3-8 3-6 10, Valerie Pruess 0-0 0-0 0, Reese Sandberg 2-6 1-4 6, Maya Benhart 1-3 0-0 2, Aubrey Webb 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 14-45 6-14 38.
LISBON (66) – Addy Happel 5-11 2-2 13, Emma Pleasant 3-7 1-3 7, Kamryn Kahl 9-21 0-0 22, Ava Ahrendsen 1-2 0-0 2, Chloe Clausen 7-15 2-4 20, Emersyn Reiter 1-5 0-0 2, Lohgan Anderson 0-2 0-0 0, Abby Bock 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 5-9 66.
North Cedar 9 15 7 7 – 38
Lisbon 23 11 16 16 – 66
3-point goals – NC 4-12 (Shields 2-4, Ries 0-3, Lehrman 1-3, Sandberg 1-1, Webb 0-1), Lisbon 9-31 (Happel 1-6, Kahl 4-11, Clausen 4-9, Reiter 0-3, Anderson 0-2). Rebounds – NC 19 (Lehrmen 5, Benhart 5), Lisbon 39 (Pleasant 9, Clausen 9). Assists – NC 10 (Ries 6), Lisbon 12 (Happel 7). Turnovers – NC 23, Lisbon 20. Total fouls – NC 10, Lisbon 18.
Lions 47, Stars 10
STARMONT (10) – Natalie Hamlett 0-6 0-3 0, Tyra Boge 1-7 0-0 3, Ciara Kuehl 0-8 0-0 0, Ellen Ottesen 3-4 1-4 7, Aleaya Cornwell 0-4 0-0 0, Nora Faulk 0-2 0-2 0, Breeze Neal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 4-31 1-9 10.
LISBON (47) – Addy Happel 3-12 0-0 7, Emma Pleasant 1-9 2-2 4, Kamryn Kahl 6-17 8-8 23, Ava Ahrendsen 1-3 0-2 2, Chloe Clausen 2-12 2-2 6, Emersyn Reiter 1-3 0-0 3, Lohgan Anderson 1-3 0-0 2, Abby Bock 0-1 0-0 0, Aubrey Ford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-60 12-14 47.
Starmont 0 2 3 5 – 10
Lisbon 11 16 11 9 – 47
3-point goals – Starmont 1-15 (Hamlett 0-2, Boge 1-7, Kuehl 0-5, Faulk 0-1), Lisbon 5-24 (Happel 1-4, Pleasant 0-1, Kahl 3-9, Clausen 0-5, Reiter 1-3, Anderson 0-1, Bock 0-1). Rebounds – Starmont 32 (Ottesen 13), Lisbon 34 (Pleasant 12). Assists – Starmont 4 (Hamlett 4), Lisbon 9 (Happel 4). Turnovers – Starmont 30, Lisbon 8. Total fouls – Starmont 17, Lisbon 10. Fouled out – Cornwell.
Lisbon ninth-grader Emma Pleasant drives baseline through two North Cedar defenders Tuesday, Jan. 30, in Lisbon.