Marion loses two at Haven

Marion lost two games at Haven Friday. The girls lost, 39-27, and the boys dropped a 58-31 contest.Julia Hall shoots for two during the first half Friday at Haven. Marion lost the game, 39-27.

Girls?The Warriors kept pace with Haven Friday, trailing only by four at halftime. But the Wildcats, boosted by a 25-point performance by Samantha Stallbaumer, came away with the 12-point victory.

Julia Hall scored the game?s first basket, but Stallbaumer responded with a three-pointer?the first of four for her in the first quarter?that put Haven in front. With the teams tied at 4, Haven drained three consecutive baskets from behind the arc before Kirsten Hansen and Kourtney Hansen scored six points in a row for Marion. Haven, however, extended its lead to 18-10 by the end of the first quarter, boosted by five three-pointers.

The Wildcats built their lead to double digits with 4:25 left in the second quarter. Bailey Robson ignited a 9-0 Warrior run with a three-pointer 18 seconds later, and by the time Kourtney Hansen made a fourth free throw in a span of just more than a minute, Marion had closed the gap to 20-19. Haven ended the period with a free throw and a basket for a 23-19 halftime lead.

Boosted by two threes from Stallbaumer, Haven outscored Marion 10-4 in the third quarter. By the time the period ended, Haven?s lead was back to double figures, 33-23.

After the Wildcats extended their margin to 13, Kourtney Hansen and Elizabeth Meyer scored to bring Marion within 36-27 with 4:03 to play. Those were Marion?s final points, however, and Haven scored the game?s last three points from the charity stripe. Bret Voth eyes the basket during the first half Friday in Marion?s 58-31 loss to Haven.

Boys?Marion never led in Friday?s 27-point loss at Haven.

The Warriors were plagued by turnovers in the game, and as an indication of how the evening would unravel, Marion coughed the ball up on its first two possessions of the game.

Haven?s Jamal Rogers scored the game?s first five points before Jacob Baldwin put the Warriors on the board with a basket at the 4:57 mark. With their third three-pointer of the period, the Wildcats took a 13-4 lead. Bret Voth responded with a basket from behind the arc, and the first quarter ended with Haven in front, 14-7.

Marion drew within 14-10 after a Baldwin free throw and Voth basket, and trailed 18-12 when Voth scored at 4:22. Marion turned the ball over four times in the final three minutes of the half, though, and Haven ended the second quarter with an 8-1 run for a double-digit, 26-13, lead at halftime.

Haven cushioned its lead in the third quarter, outscoring Marion 17-8 to take a 43-21 advantage into the final period. Mason Pedersen completed a traditional three-point play less than a minute into the fourth quarter, but that was the closest Marion got after that, and Haven claimed the 27-point victory.

Coming?Marion will resume play after the break by hosting Canton-Galva Jan. 6.

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