Courtney Doucette may lead the Colfax girls basketball team in scoring, but perhaps an even more important cog in the Vikings’ offensive gameplan is 6-foot junior center Kasey Laramy.
A stress fracture in her foot limited her production early in the season, but Laramy has come on strong lately. She had 16 points in the sectional final victory over Osseo-Fairchild and did what she could to slow the Chieftains’ potent inside combo of Hailey Hart and Katey Wrobel.
Overall, her numbers are rather modest. She’s averaging 8.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, although that includes the beginning of the season when she was limited with the foot injury.
“She started playing about four games into the season and it took seven or eight games to get her confidence,” Colfax coach Joe Doucette said. “It’s really added a new dimension to us. She’s our best rebounder and has improved so much defensively.
“What it’s done for us is that it’s kept us from being just a jump-shooting team.”
They are family
Courtney Doucette and Sam Doucette may be sisters in real life, but Colfax — like other teams — likes to think it is a family.
“We are family,” Courtney Doucette said. “We are all friends. We don’t care who is a senior, who ‘s a junior. We have great chemistry.”
Even the graduated Colfax players still feel part of the team. Laramy’s older sister, Kristen, was at the game Saturday and was just as excited as the current players.
“She was crying more than I was,” Kasey Laramy said. “She was really happy. She misses the team. She really wishes it could be her, but she was really happy for us.”
A little surprise
A few eyebrows were raised around the state when Markesan beat Cuba City to advance to the state tournament. The Cubans were the three-time defending state champions and ranked among the state’s top teams for the entire season.
But Markesan is not a pushover by any means.
The Hornets (23-2) have a Division II recruit in Jadee Rooney (UW-Parkside) and another potential college recruit in Marieanna Dulas. The two average a combined 33 points per game for Markesan, which uses a four-guard lineup.
“I was surprised,” Joe Doucette said. “I know Markesan is a very good team. I know Cuba City is probably the best Division 3 team in the history of Wisconsin girls high school basketball. They got a little banged up at the end of the year and that may have hurt them. But I was a little surprised and I think a lot of the people around the state were surprised.”
Markesan and Colfax play at 10:45 a.m. Thursday. Check back her for live updates during and after the game.
- John Casper Jr.
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