Girls Basketball

Dundee-Crown routs McHenry to keep FVC lead

Posted February 03, 2020 12:00 am

By Dave Hess Daily Herald Correspondent

Dundee-Crown's Katelyn Skibinski (10) celebrates with Payton Schmidt (1) after drawing a foul on a shot in the second quarter of the game at Dundee-Crown High School on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Carpentersville, Ill. Dundee-Crown won, 57-36. Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois

Dundee-Crown's stifling defense and balanced offense led to an easy 57-36 win over McHenry in Fox Valley Conference play on the Chargers' senior night in Carpentersville Monday.

"This game honors toughness and D-C honored mental toughness tonight," said McHenry coach Rob Niemic. "We didn't make shots and we played one good quarter. You need to play four good quarters to beat Dundee-Crown. We beat ourselves tonight and they beat us. It was a double whammy."

The Chargers (21-6, 13-1) placed 3 players in double figure scoring.

Junior Alyssa Crenshaw paced D-C with 13 points and 9 rebounds while Cassidy Randl added 11 and Katelyn Skibinski scored 10.

"We came out on senior night with a strong fighting mentality," said Skibinski. "We got off to a strong lead and got a lot of layups. We set up our offense and got high percentage shots. We are taking it one game at a time and want to finish the conference strong and get ready for the regionals."

After McHenry (20-7, 8-6) took a 3-0 lead on a 3-pointer by Ashley Wachter, the Chargers scored the final 11 points of the quarter. Randl and Alaina Azar buried 3-pointers, Skibinski scored 3 points on a basket and a free throw and Payton Schmidt scored on a driving layup as Dundee-Crown led 11-3 after 8 minutes.

The Chargers scored the first 4 points of the second quarter to complete a 15-0 run. Hannah Koehlert came off the bench canned a baseline 10-footer and Crenshaw scored on a putback as the Chargers held a 15-3 advantage with 6:33 left in the first half.

McHenry, which went scoreless for 8 minutes and 31 seconds, broke the scoring drought on a putback by Valparaiso recruit Ava Interrante to make the score 15-5 with six minutes left in the second quarter.

"We came out hungry and played very good help line defense," said D-C coach Sarah Miller. "We did a great job of closing the gaps on defense."

The Warriors were able to climb within 24-19 on a 3-pointer by Interrante with 6:45 left in the third quarter but couldn't get any closer. The Chargers responded with an 8-0 run to seize control of the game.

Crenshaw and Randl scored 4 points each as the Chargers opened up a 32-19 lead with 4:47 left in the third quarter.

D-C's biggest lead was 51-27 on a layup by Emily Oldham with 3:18 left in the game.

The Chargers, who garnered assists on 12 on 25 baskets, were led by Payton Schmidt who scored 8 points with 5 assists.

"I really liked the way we shared the ball," said Miller. "Literally everybody who played did something positive. It was a great team effort."

Interrante led McHenry with 12 points while Wachter scored 11.

Dundee-Crown's Katelyn Skibinski draws a foul as McHenry guard Ava Interrante tries to take a charge Monday during the Chargers' 57-36 win in Carpentersville. Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois

McHenry guard Ava Interrante (20) tries to drive into Dundee-Crown's defense in the second quarter of the game at Dundee-Crown High School on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Carpentersville, Ill. McHenry lost, 57-36. Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois

Dundee-Crown's Alyssa Crenshaw (30) shoots the ball over McHenry guard Gracie Gasmann (2) in the third quarter of the game at Dundee-Crown High School on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Carpentersville, Ill. Dundee-Crown won, 57-36. Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois

Dundee-Crown's Payton Schmidt (1) surveys the McHenry defense in the fourth quarter of the game at Dundee-Crown High School on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Carpentersville, Ill. Dundee-Crown won, 57-36. Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois

Dundee-Crown's Payton Schmidt (1) and Makayla Gotter (25) tighten their defense on McHenry guard Nyssa Enriquez (33) in the second quarter of the game at Dundee-Crown High School on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Carpentersville, Ill. Dundee-Crown won, 57-36. Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois

McHenry forward Kate Delgadillo (40) battles with Dundee-Crown's Katelyn Skibinski (10) for a loose ball in the third quarter of the game at Dundee-Crown High School on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Carpentersville, Ill. Dundee-Crown won, 57-36. Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois

Dundee-Crown forward Makayla Gotter (25) looks to shoot the ball over McHenry forward Katie Beyer (32) in the first quarter of the game at Dundee-Crown High School on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Carpentersville, Ill. Dundee-Crown won, 57-36. Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois

Dundee-Crown head coach Sarah Miller gives direction in the first quarter of the game at Dundee-Crown High School on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Carpentersville, Ill. Dundee-Crown won, 57-36. Daryl Quitalig / Shaw Media Illinois

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