November 15, 2024 at 11:55 a.m.
By Kyle Shipp, Hauser Jr.-Sr. HS Athletic Director
Hauser hit the road Thursday night traveling to Milan for an early preview of Sectional 60.
The Jets defeated the Indians 44-39 in a cold shooting night, but a great defensive night. The Jets rebounded in the second quarter to outscore the Indian’s 13-8 after trailing 9-8 after one quarter. The Jets build an eight-point lead in the third quarter only to see the Indian’s take serious advantage of foul trouble scoring 8 of their 11 points at the foul line in the third quarter. Hauser responded with an 8-0 run in the fourth quarter after a 36-36 tie to put the game away.
The “Game Changer” and MaxPreps Player of the Game June Berkenstock scored 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting and grabbed a team high 6 rebounds for the Jets. Norah Berkenstock scored 13 points and led the team with 6 deflections. Braelyn Williams again hit two 3’s scoring 6 points on the night. Abby Manley scored 5 points with a 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter that just beat the buzzer and a huge fourth quarter lay-up. Haven Hartwell scored 4 points and recorded 5 rebounds. Aleigha Wickliffe scored 2 points and recorded a team high 3 steals, with 5 deflections on the night. Kennedy Konradi scored 1 point and recorded a team high 3 assist in a foul troubled night. The Jets forced the Indians into 22 turnovers deflected the basketball 27 total times. The Jests are now 2-1 on the year.
The JV moved to 3-0 with a big victory to start the night.
The “Game Changer” award winner for the JV was Nevaeh Paetzel for the second straight game.
The JV Jets will host Jennings County on Tuesday starting at 6 p.m. and the JV and Varsity will welcome Waldron to Hauser on Friday for an all-important MHC match-up.