Okoboji dropped a 68-51 game at MOC-Floyd Valley on Friday night. The Dutch used a 14-4 run at the end of the first quarter to build an 18-8 lead. MOC-FV would stay hot in the second quarter and build that lead to 42-17 at the break. Okoboji would fight back after halftime with a 22-11 third quarter to trim the Dutch lead to 53-39 heading into the fourth quarter. The Pioneers would trim that lead to eight with 6:00 left in the final quarter before MOC-FV used a 10-3 run to put the game away. Freshman Riley Meyer led Okoboji with 20 points; Peyton Schmitz added 16 points and 6 rebounds and Ava Packebush had 9 points to go with 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Adyson Jeltema led MOC-FV with 22 points and Madison Pottebaum added 20 points.
Quotes from John Adams
“We’re just so proud of the fight that this group showed in the second half. We challenged them at halftime to guard with more urgency as we let MOC get way too comfortable in that second quarter. It was great to see us respond like we did and trim the lead to eight; we just ran out of gas at the end of the game and Adyson and Madi hit some big shots when they had to for them. Riley continues to improve and had the best game of her young career, she really got it going in the third quarter, which helped spark our rally. Peyton was great inside on both ends of the court and Ava had another very solid game. I love how this group responds to adversity and how we guarded in that second half, which helped get our offense going.”
