The Lady Cougars basketball team continues to be on a roll! On January 2, at an away game against the Walkersville High Lions, the Lady Cougars increased their season record to 8-1! The Cougars secured a 10 point lead over the Lions in the first quarter, leaving the Lions with only five additional points. During their offense, Catoctin asserted their dominance on the court, making bucket after bucket. Additionally, their stonewall defense was helpful in providing easy shots for the team, resulting in a 26-12 lead while entering halftime. The second half of the game was similar to the first, with every Cougar playing hard against the Lions. The Cougars defeated the Lions 49-27, with junior Taylor Smith contribFuting 14 points and five steals. Furthermore, Brooke Williams scored 10 points, made six rebounds and four assists. Kylie Perhach added five steals and Kelsey Troxell aided the team's win with six rebounds.
The JV Lady Cougars also had a great victory on the road against Walkersville, improving their season record to four out of seven victories! Catoctin defeated the Lions 32-20, due to their great defense that left Walkersville with only one point in the first quarter. The girls struggled during the second quarter which resulted in the Lions taking a 12-8 lead. However, they strengthened their defense and recovered during the third and fourth quarters. Kaydense Cox’s intense defense was the spark that the girls needed to push them to their success in the second half of the game. Sophomore Ella Burgee led the team with 10 points along with Kassidy Kreitz with eight points and Josey Shaffer with six points. In addition, both Burgee and Kreitz had a total of 11 rebounds. Autumn Glotfelty also contributed to the win with 8 deflections and 4 steals.
On January 5, the Lady Cougars took a win, 58-36, against the Boonsboro High School Warriors! The girls started the game off with a one point lead against the Warriors. Then, in the second quarter they stepped up their game and overtook the Warriors by eleven points. The Lady Cougars kicked off the third quarter with an 8-0 run to stretch their lead to 19 points. The team also scored 21 points during this time putting the Cougars far ahead of the Warriors with 48-24! Smith led the team during this game scoring 22 points and making 4 steals. Additionally, Brooke Williams made two 3-point shots, a double-double with 11 points, and 10 rebounds. Harley Fitzpatrick contributed two 3-pointers and 8 points in total. The girls shot 18 out of 25 of their shots from the free throw line. The JV Cougars won against Boonsboro as well, 38-22. The girls began with an early lead that they maintained throughout the game, resulting in their
victory. Autumn Glotfelty led the team with 12 points and Myers with a triple-double totaling 11 points, 10 steals, and 10 rebounds. Kreitz also chimed in with seven rebounds.
The Lady Cougars proceeded with their next game on January 10 against Brunswick, where they once again dominated the court with their powerful defense. The immense pressure the Cougars put on Brunswick they had a great start with a 20-6 lead! Grace Williams took charge during this match scoring 12 points. Meanwhile, Perhach chipped in with 11 points and four steals. Brooke Williams topped off six rebounds and Rebekah Zentz contributed 4 steals. This resulted in the Cougars taking a 61-21 victory; with a total of 26 steals for the entire team. All of the players fought hard and kept their defense strong, taking the lead from the beginning. Myers led the team with 14 points and Kreitz with 10.
The JV Lady Cougars improved their record to 7-3 on January 11. They played against Manchester Valley High School 39-11. The team showed off their defense with 18 steals. In addition, there were six players in the offense, with Burgee contributing 12 points. Myers was close to a double-double, only one point short, scoring 9 points and 13 rebounds. Kreitz chimed in with 8 points and Autumn Glotfelty with 6. On January 12, the Varsity Lady Cougars made a comeback against South Carroll 40-32! South Carroll gave the Cougars a rough start, with the former taking on a 15-7 lead. However, the girls remained calm and fought back, resulting in their five point lead at the end of the second half. They continued to take the lead while on lock down defense, limiting South Carroll to score only two points. The team kept their defense sturdy during the fourth quarter which led to their victory of 40-32. Brooke Williams had a great
performance during this game with a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds. Orndorff also chipped in with 10 points. Moreover, Smith made 7 assists and 10 rebounds. The Lady Cougar’s hard work has been paying off as their seasonal record advances 11-1!
Catoctin’s indoor track and field have also been working hard this winter season. The boys indoor track and field team competed at the Warriors Invitational at Hagerstown Community College. In the men's varsity 300-meters category Lucciano Lopez and Shawn Fraley both made new personal records! Lopez advanced his record with a time of 45.14 seconds and Fraley with a time of 45.91 seconds. In addition, Rayden Vickers also ran a new personal best with a time of 51.55! In the men’s varsity 500-meters event Konner Dodson and Dean Evangelista both showed improvements with new personal bests. Dodson’s new personal record is 1:23.02 and Evangelista’s with 1:32.04. In the men’s varsity 800-meters Daniel Hoyle placed 14th with a personal record of 2:17.87. He also ran in the 1600-meters event placing 8th with another personal best of 4:55.92! Similarly, Connor DeBoer ran in this event and improved his personal record to 7:07.30.
Girl’s track and field team also ran at the Warriors Invitational. In the 300-meters event, El Hossain and Leyna Durrschmidt both ran new personal bests. Hossian improved their time to 49.44 and Durrschmidt to 50.44. In the girl’s varsity 500-meters category, Olivia Baker placed 7th with an impressive time of 1:25.60! This also marks her new seasonal record in the 500! Baker further shows her excellence in the 800-meters event with another seasonal record of 2:34.64, placing her in tenth. Camila CaZadas Fraga ran a time of 2:42.44 in this event, marking her new personal best.
The teams continue to show their outstanding performance at the Frederick County Championships on January 20, which was also held at Hagerstown Community College. In the men’s varsity 55-meter-dash, Shaymus Stull placed seventh in the preliminary with a time of 6.85 and eighth in the finals with 6.88 seconds. Furious Trammel competed in the men’s varsity 500-meters event and placed 1st in the finals with an astonishing time of 1:06.68! On the girls junior varsity team Jocelyn Hernandez placed 12th in the 55-meter-dash. She finished with a new personal best of 8.87! Ajuline West also made a new personal record of 9.01 putting her in 13th. Ultimately, both JV and varsity track teams are continuously putting in their best effort to prepare for new obstacles to come!
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