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MADISON — Tallmadge coach Tony Whitmer knew exactly what his team needed to do to slow down the high- powered Madison offense Wednesday night.
“We were not going to let No. 5 [Gianna LaMarco] beat us,” he said after his No. 12 seeded Blue Devils defeated No. 9 seed Madison, 53-44, in a Division III district semi-final game at Madison High School.
Tallmadge pressured the sophomore point guard and leading scorer all over the floor, slowing down LaMarco, who came in averaging over 20 points a game.
Madison, the ninth seed, entered the game averaging more than 65 points per contest.
“We had to get her tired,” Whitmer said of LaMarco. “Once we started chasing her and making the other girls handle the ball more and get out of their roles and everything ... that was a big part of our game plan.”
LaMarco finished with 12 points, but had to work hard for shots like her teammates against the Tallmadge defensive pressure.
Madison jumped out to a 11-7 lead in the game, highlighted by a pair of baskets each by junior Leah Brock and sophomore Maddie White, along with one by LaMarco.
Tallmadge closed the quarter with a pair of baskets by junior guard Rae Pooler to knot the score at 11.
LaMarco opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer, which prompted a time out by Whitmer.
Tallmadge responded, going on a 13-0 run over the next three minutes. Sophomore Naomi Richardson scored all of her nine points on the night in that span, propelling the Blue Devils to a 24-21 lead at half.
Tallmadge pushed its lead even more in the third quarter, outscoring Madison 18-9.
The Blue Devils grabbed seven offensive rebounds and held the Blue Streaks to without a field goal the final 5:30 of the quarter.
“We just couldn’t get into our rhythm,” Madison coach Heather Reho said.
Madison isn’t the only team which has had a tough time recently finding a rhythm against Tallmadge.
With the win, the Blue Devils raised their record to 18-6 overall and are peaking at the right time, according to Whitmer.
“We’ve been on a roll,” he said. “We’ve won 12 of our last 13 now and we play in a very competitive league.”
Pooler led Tallmadge with a game-high 18 points while junior post Jonna Albertson added 15 as the Blue Devils improved to 18-6 on the season.
Madison freshman CC Alley, who ran into some early foul trouble in the game, complemented LaMarco with nine points, while White tallied eight for the young Blue Streaks.
“Going 19-3 with such a young group is great,” Reho said. “These girls come in every day, they work hard and they support each other.”
Tallmadge is scheduled to play No. 13 seed Warrensville Heights for the district championship at 7 pm Saturday at Perry High School.
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“We were not going to let No. 5 [Gianna LaMarco] beat us,” he said after his No. 12 seeded Blue Devils defeated No. 9 seed Madison, 53-44, in a Division III district semi-final game at Madison High School.
Tallmadge pressured the sophomore point guard and leading scorer all over the floor, slowing down LaMarco, who came in averaging over 20 points a game.
Madison, the ninth seed, entered the game averaging more than 65 points per contest.
“We had to get her tired,” Whitmer said of LaMarco. “Once we started chasing her and making the other girls handle the ball more and get out of their roles and everything ... that was a big part of our game plan.”
LaMarco finished with 12 points, but had to work hard for shots like her teammates against the Tallmadge defensive pressure.
Madison jumped out to a 11-7 lead in the game, highlighted by a pair of baskets each by junior Leah Brock and sophomore Maddie White, along with one by LaMarco.
Tallmadge closed the quarter with a pair of baskets by junior guard Rae Pooler to knot the score at 11.
LaMarco opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer, which prompted a time out by Whitmer.
Tallmadge responded, going on a 13-0 run over the next three minutes. Sophomore Naomi Richardson scored all of her nine points on the night in that span, propelling the Blue Devils to a 24-21 lead at half.
Tallmadge pushed its lead even more in the third quarter, outscoring Madison 18-9.
The Blue Devils grabbed seven offensive rebounds and held the Blue Streaks to without a field goal the final 5:30 of the quarter.
“We just couldn’t get into our rhythm,” Madison coach Heather Reho said.
Madison isn’t the only team which has had a tough time recently finding a rhythm against Tallmadge.
With the win, the Blue Devils raised their record to 18-6 overall and are peaking at the right time, according to Whitmer.
“We’ve been on a roll,” he said. “We’ve won 12 of our last 13 now and we play in a very competitive league.”
Pooler led Tallmadge with a game-high 18 points while junior post Jonna Albertson added 15 as the Blue Devils improved to 18-6 on the season.
Madison freshman CC Alley, who ran into some early foul trouble in the game, complemented LaMarco with nine points, while White tallied eight for the young Blue Streaks.
“Going 19-3 with such a young group is great,” Reho said. “These girls come in every day, they work hard and they support each other.”
Tallmadge is scheduled to play No. 13 seed Warrensville Heights for the district championship at 7 pm Saturday at Perry High School.
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