CAM girls off to State with runaway win over Colo-Nesco

February 18th, 2019 by admin

The CAM Cougars girls basketball team set the tone early and never looked back in a

Photo courtesy Jackson Bissell

runaway win over Colo-Nesco in the Girls Class 1A Region 7 Final on Monday night. The Cougars opened the game with a 16-0 run and led 21-5 by the end of the first quarter. The Cougars pushed that lead to 39-15 by the end of the first half.

The second half was a little shaky from time to time but CAM still held a more than comfortable lead the rest of the way. The lead got above the 35 point mark late in the third quarter and the rest of the game melted away in a hurry.

The Cougars hit 10 threes on the night in a great all around performance. Paige McAfee dropped in 5 threes and finished with 21 points, Madison Gettler dropped in 13 on the night. The Cougars advance to the Girls State Basketball Tournament for the first time since 1997 and just the second time as CAM school district. The Cougars improved to 21-2 on the season.

Colo-Nesco was led by 13 points form junior Rylee Purvis. The Royals end their season with a record of 19-4.

The Class 1A State pairings were released late Monday night and the Cougars drew the 6th seed and will face 3rd seeded Montezuma at 6:45pm on Wednesday the 27th. We’ll have coverage starting at 5:45pm that evening.

Interviews with CAM players Madison Gettler, Sammi Jahde, and Macy Ticknor along with Head Coach Joe Wollum can be heard below.