Redskin girls fall in regional play

By RJ Walters / Daily News Sports Editor

As published in the Hillsdale Daily News on March 11, 2009

The Camden-Frontier girls basketball team got another taste of what it’s like at the regionals level, but that’s all.

Amber Sammons led New Lothrop with 20 points and C-F star Morgan Warfield was held to just three points as the Redskins fell to the Hornets at Lansing Christian.

The Hornets are the defending Class D state champions and C-F head coach Melissa Warfield was certainly impressed with what they brought to the table.

“They’re a very good team and I think we were exhausted by halftime just from trying to play defense,” she said. “They move the ball around a lot and almost everyone can shoot from inside. Every shot they took was either a layup or a 3-pointer.”

On defense she said New Lothrop was equally tough to deal with, making sure Morgan Warfield had the ball in her hands as little as possible.

C-F trailed 17-10 after one quarter and the contest was all but over after a third quarter in which the Hornets outscored the Redskins 15-2.

“It was just one of those nights for our girls, but we’re  so young and it’s good to just get the experience,” she said. “We’re hoping the girls liked the little taste of success we had and they’ll want to get in the gym and work hard all summer.”

Ashley Root scored 13 points for the Hornets and Monica Confer added nine.

Danielle Abney led C-F with seven points, Megan Schwartzengraber added six and Effie Spieth and Kara Bryner both scored four.

The Redskins finish the season 15-8 overall.