Iola Middle School girls basketball hit the road to play Wellsville on Monday and struggled as all three teams came away with a loss.
The varsity seventh- and eighth-graders are now 1-1 on the season while the junior varsity seventh-graders are 0-2. The eighth-grade junior varsity did not play.
The seventh-grade junior varsity fell 12-19.
The Ponies were only down by two after the first quarter but a 7-0 second quarter gave Wellsville the cushion they needed to win. Iola outscored the home team 10-6 in the second half but it wouldn’t be enough.
Celina Caron had five points while Kaiden Smith, Louise Caron and Caiden Cloud each had two points. Dallyn McGraw had one point.
McGraw led the way with five rebounds and two blocks. Celina and Louise Caron had five and four steals each.
The second quarter was also a place of struggle for the seventh-grade varsity, losing 19-25 thanks in part to a 9-0 second quarter after ending the first quarter tied up at 6-all.
The Ponies responded in the second half scoring 13 in the final two quarters compared to just 10 for Wellsville.
Asha Houk had the lion’s’ share of the Ponies points with 15 on 7-18 shooting including 1-3 from behind the arc. Celina Caron and Cali Riley each chipped in two points.
Caron also had five steals and six rebounds. McGraw had a team-high eight rebounds.
A rough first quarter doomed the eighth-grade varsity Ponies, falling 12-27.
Iola was outscored 16-6 in the first quarter and 9-2 in the third quarter to put the game away.
Josie Plumlee and Jenna Curry each had four points to lead the way for the Ponies while Hannah Hall and Reece Murray each had two points.
Murray had a team-high six rebounds while Ally Ellis had four steals and they both put up two blocks.
The Ponies will travel to Santa Fe Trail on Monday.
IMS seventh and eighth graders fall to Wellsville
