Delton Kellogg High School

Delton Kellogg held visiting Coloma to one point in the fourth quarter to rally for a 32-28 win over the Comets on senior night at DKHS Tuesday. “It was a tale of two halves,” Delton Kellogg head coach Kevin Lillibridge said. “The first half we looked out of sync, and didn’t take care of the basket- ball. Down 18-12 [at the half], missing lay-ups and box outs we struggled to get anything going.” The Panthers clawed to within 27-23 by the end of the third quarter and then went ahead with a 9-0 run to start the fourth. “I was proud of our two seniors, Lucy Lester and Josie Williams, for playing hard every minute they were in there. Lucy always talks, no matter where she is on the court, and Josie really worked hard grabbing rebounds and getting to the hoop.” Williams had ten points, all at the free throw line. She was 10-of-22. As a team DK was just 13-of-28 at the free throw line, so they could have had a little more breathing room with a better performance there. Izzie Wendland had a team-high 11 points for Delton including a big basket late in the fourth quarter that extended her team’s lead to two possessions. Lillibridge said Addie Stampfler came into the game and came up with a bunch of steals and made the extra passes when needed on offense to help lead the charge. The one Coloma point in the fourth quarter came on a free throw with less than a second left. “This never quit attitude, and growth from the team is what I continue to be proud of,” Lillibridge said. “We matched our win total from last year and continue to fight.” Delton Kellogg moved its record to 5-16 overall this season with the win to close the regular season. The Panthers return to action Monday at Pewamo-Westphalia High School where they will face Maple Valley at 7 p.m. in an MHSAA Division 3 District Quarterfinal contest to start the state tournament. The winner of that one gets the host Pirates in the district semifinals Wednesday, March 5. The Delton Kellogg girls were 2-0 in a pair of non-conference ballgames against the Maple Valley girls this season. The Panthers were held winless in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Cen- tral Division this winter. They fell to 0-10 in conference play with a 63-26 loss to visiting Galesburg-Augusta last Friday. Jalin Lyons had a career high 12 points in the loss and Williams added 12 points too with a hard-working second half.