Colfax trails at halftime

It’s not the guard tandem of Jadee Rooney and Marieanna Dulas that gave Colfax the most trouble in the first half, rather it’s been Markesan’s inside play that has helped the Hornets take a 19-11 halftime lead.

Caitlyn Krenz and Jecel Gerner combined for eight points and nine rebounds in the first half, keeping the Hornets afloat while Dulas was on the bench with foul trouble and Rooney struggled to find her shot.

Once Dulas got back on the floor, she started to take over. She leads all scorers at halftime with eight points. Rooney, on the other hand, is 0-for-6 from the floor. That duo came into the game averaging a combined 33 points.

Colfax can’t seem to find the net. The Vikings are 4-for-22 and 0-for-7 on 3-pointers. Kelsi Knutson has four points and four rebounds. Courtney Doucette has three points and five rebounds. Other than that, it’s some slim pickings.

That’s also where Markesan’s inside combo of Krenz and Gerner are doing some damage. Kasey Laramy, who scored 16 points in the sectional final victory over Osseo-Fairchild and has emerged as a real inside threat for the Vikings, has just two points on 1 of 7 shooting.

Other random thoughts:

*A little disappointed that Markesan didn’t bring its giant bee mascot. I think a mascot should be mandated from all teams participating at state. Even if you don’t have one, borrow one from another school. As for Colfax, the Viking is rocking it in the front row. The best mascot at the state tourney should be here tomorrow; the Monroe mouse is where it’s at.

*The Alliant Energy Center is an OK place for the girls state tournament, but could they at least get a better floor? This thing is putrid and just a big advertisement for Alliant Energy. Couldn’t they truck over the floor from the Kohl Center or the Fieldhouse?

*When one student section starts chanting “We can’t hear you?” why does the other never respond with “Get a hearing aid?” These are the things that keep me up at night.

- John Casper Jr.