nah Vick had two assists ….

nah Vick had two assists each. Vick had five rebounds.

“Ava Warner played strong on the offensive side and had one shot attempt, but she did a great job on the defensive side,” coach Weir said. “She got to where she needed to be. She’s making the most of her minutes on the court.”

Kibbel had 11 points to lead Columbus Catholic, which won its fifth straight game and improved to 7-3 in the conference and 8-8 overall.

Long possessions trying to break the zone led to fewer shot opportunities. Gilman was 11 of 33 overall from the field, while the Dons were 14 for 45. Gilman outrebounded Columbus 34-14, but 25 turnovers hurt compared to eight for the Dons.

“We had too many turnovers again,” Weir said “We need to take care of the ball.”

Gilman returns to the court Friday with a 6 p.m. start at Granton. The Pirates’ game at Greenwood Monday has been scrapped due to COVID concerns with Greenwood’s program.

Gilman has added a non-conference trip to Rib Lake Tuesday. The game will start at 6:30 p.m.

A rematch in Gilman with Columbus Catholic is set for 6 p.m. on Jan. 28.

Gilman 44, Greenwood 31

It took a while for Gilman to get going Friday, but the Pirates eventually picked up the pace and overtook visiting Greenwood 44-31. Tatum Weir scored 16 of her 22 points after halftime and James scored all eight of hers after the break as Gilman outscored the Indians 31-9 in the final 18 minutes. “We had a bit of a slow start, but the second half was all ours,” Tammy Weir said. “With only four turnovers in the second half and shots starting to fall, we took charge.”

Gilman trailed 16-4 early before chipping away and getting the deficit down to 22-13 at the break. They got the deficit down to 26-25 by the 10-minute mark of the second half and took over from there.

On a night where shots didn’t fall consistently, the Pirates gave themselves opportunities by pulling down an incredible 38 offensive rebounds and 60 rebounds overall. Weir finished with a 22-point, 19-rebound double-double and Grunseth had five points and 22 boards, 11 on each end.

Dietzler had four points and three rebounds, Ava Warner and Vick had two points each. Vick had five rebounds. Schmitt hit a free throw and had three rebounds, two steals and an assist. Weir blocked three shots. James had seven rebounds, two assists and a steal.

Kia Abel and Olivia Klabon led Greenwood with 10 points apiece. Abel had eight in the first half.