VHS JV watches lead vanish in second half

The Vermillion JV Tanagers watched a second-half lead vanish and were defeated by the Madison Bulldogs 49-32 in girls' basketball Jan. 10 at Madison after sinking under a 23-9 final-period deficit.

VHS had led by one at halftime. The Tanagers led 11-9 after the opening period, led 17-16 at halftime, and then trailed 26-23 going into the fourth quarter.

The loss dropped VHS to a record of 1-4, while Madison improved to 3-2.

VHS made 1 of 5 three-point attempts and connected on 3 of 9 free throw tries. The Tanagers hit 14 of 39 field goal attempts, while Madison was 17 of 53 from the field. Madison connected on 2 of 5 three-point tries and hit 13 of 24 from the line.

Individual Stats, VHS: Scoring � Brittni Stewart, 10, Rachel Odens, 7, Kayla Gale, 3, Justine Sorensen, 3, Margaret Mueller, 2, Stacy Bottolfson, 2, Sara Kjose, 2, Angie Christensen, 2, Becca Hawley, 1. Rebounds � Stewart, 8, Bye, 5. Assists � Mueller, 3. Steals � Sorensen, 2, Mueller, 2, Brinkmann, 2.

Individual stats, Madison: Scoring � Allysa Klupperich, 14, Catlinn Sullivan, 11, Brittany Fischer, 8, Breane Manthey, 7, Chantel Spurgin, 4, Carly Lambert, 3, Katie Daily, 2. Rebounds � Lambert, 9, Klapperich, 9. Assists � Lambert, 3. Steals � Manthey, 6.

Team rebounds: VHS � 37, Madison � 33. Team fouls: VHS � 22, Madison � 16.