Lady Crusaders slump in 2nd seeding game

The Daily Inter Lake

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Flathead Valley Homeschool (FVHS) came up short Wednesday, falling to the Noah Jaguars of Tulsa, Okla., 49-30 in a seeding game at the National Homeschool girls basketball tournament.

The loss puts the Lady Crusaders as the No. 4 seed in the fifth bracket. A victory would have given FHVS a fifth seed in the sixth bracket.

Flathead Valley will face the Lady Warriors of Omaha, Neb., tonight at 7.

Charity Zemke, for the second straight game, led the Lady Crusaders in scoring with 12 points. She was also the team's lone double-figure scorer.

Only four FVHS players scored in the contest.

The Noah Jaguars also had one player in double digits, Mary Mathery with 13 points. She hit three treys in the contest.

FVHS opened the tournament on Tuesday with a 52-38 victory over Brazos Valley, Texas, in a seeding contest. Zemke had 16 points in that outing.

Noah Jaguars 49, Lady Crusaders 30

(Quarter scores not available)

Flathead Valley Homeschool - Charity Zemke 5 2-4 12, Theresa Williams 3 1-6 7, Ellie Hanson 3 0-1 6, Kelsey Sladek 2 1-2 5. Totals: 13 4-13 30.

Noah Jaguars: Mary Mathery 4 2-2 13, Jessica Showman 4 1-2 9, Leltie Blankensky 3 2-4 8, Jessamine Boss 3 0-0 7, Stacie Davis 3 0-0 6, Leslie Awalt 1 1-4 3, Jordanna Showman 1 0-0 3. Totals: 19 6-12 49.

3-point goals: Mathery (3), Showman, Boss. Team fouls: Flathead Valley 13, Noah Jaguars 11. Fouled out: None.