Barnum Girls Overpower Carlton

Dwight Cadwell-NSO

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Dec 6

Dwight Cadwell-NSO

BARNUM- when the Barnum Bombers won the state Class A championship last season the Bombers would lose three seniors to graduation. Head Coach Randy Myhre knew he had two solid starters returning, along with several players that saw a lot of playing time that would mesh perfectly into this season’s team. So far in this early season, the Bombers have looked like the state’s top rated team in class A as the rolled over the Carlton Bulldogs on Monday night by a score of 93-31.

“We have been moving the ball really well” Head Coach Randy Myhre told Northland Sports Online. “It’s fun to watch these girls play they share the ball so well.” The unselfish play of the Bombers again showed on Monday as they cruised to a 68-9 lead at halftime. “It seems we have an assist on every basket” Myhre added, “we just need to play within our system and we will be alright.” Things will get tougher on Friday when the Bombers face Fulda as part of a boys and girls double header in Barnum.

The Bombers exploded from the opening tip as Barnum rolled to a 68-9 lead at the break. The first half featured Jessica Newman’s outstanding performance as she scored 33 of her game high 37 points. Claire Rodgers also added 11 points in the first half for Barnum.

Barnum came out strong in the second half as well as Katie Myhre scored 9 of her 16 points in the first few minutes and the Bombers went on to the comfortable win at home. The Bombers move to 3-0 on the season.

The Bulldogs played a much better second half than they did in the first half as they slowed the tempo and worked the ball in a half court set. Savannah Schramm and Lindsey Dahl-Holm each had 10 points for the Bulldogs, Clarissa Nelson scored 6, Brooke Camps and Tori Zime each added 2 points and Alanna Groth finished with 1 point for Carlton.

Newman and Myhre paced Barnum with 37 and 16 points respectively, Claire Rodgers ended with 11,

Claudia Turner scored 9, Jaiden Cofield scored 8 points, Caitlyn Rodgers added 4, Cheyenne Johnson and Karianna Duesler each finished with 3 points in the Barnum win.

Dwight Cadwell can be reached at dwight@northlandsportsonline.com