Prairie View keeps Fillies at bay

A second-half cold spell kept Iola High’s girls out of the victory column Friday.
The Fillies were limited to six points after intermission by visiting Prairie View and its stifling pressure defense.
Iola’s defense was solid as well, but the Buffalos were able to turn turnovers into transition points in a 32-20 win.
The loss drops Iola to 0-3 in Pioneer League play and winless during the 2012-13 season.
“We’re getting there,” Fillies coach Becky Carlson said. “We just need to stay focused and be consistent.”
Things were looking rosy at the start for Iola, who zipped to a 7-2 lead courtesy of a 3-pointer and two free throws by Jo Lohman.
Prairie View responded with a 6-0 run before Mikaela Platt scored late in the first quarter to give the Fillies a 9-8 lead.
Prairie View jumped back on top 12-9 before Endicott tied the proceedings midway through the second quarter with a 3-pointer. The Buffalos responded with another 6-0 run before Reagan Ford drained a bucket for the Fillies late in the half to pull Iola within 18-14.
Endicott opened the second half with another bucket, closing Iola to within 18-16. Emma Sigg’s basket at the midway point of the quarter kept things close at 20-18, then Emery Driskel scored 13 seconds into the fourth quarter to pull Iola to within 23-20.
Things went south from there.
Prairie View amped up its defensive pressure, and the jumpers that Iola had been hitting in the first half stopped falling. The Buffalos closed the game with a 9-0 run.
Carlson noted Iola’s players seemed a little more perturbed than usual at Friday’s result, a welcome sight to the hall of fame coach.
“It shows they’re maturing,” Carlson said. “They don’t like losing.”
Endicott led Iola with seven points. Lohman scored five.
Cierra Randall, who scored all eight of Prairie View’s first-quarter points, had 14 at the half and a game-high 18 by the end of the contest.
Prairie View eked out a 36-34 win in overtime of the junior varsity contest.
Lexie Long led Iola’s JV with six points. Endicott and Lohman scored four each. Platt had three, Cassie Delich, Kyra Moore, Emma Piazza, Taylor Sell and Driskel scored two each. Paige Miller and Olivia Bannister both scored one.
The freshman squad lost 35-17. Hannah Ingle scored seven points. Sell had four.
Iola heads to Burlington next week to partake in the Burlington Midseason Tournament. The Fillies take on top-seeded and unbeaten Burlington Tuesday.
Iola (9-5-4-2—20): Moore 0-0-3-0, Piazza 0-0-2-0, Lohman 0/1-2-3-5, Ford 1-0-1-2, Endicott 2/1-0-3-7, Platt 1-0-0-2, Driskel 1-0-3-2. TOTALS: 6/2-2-15-20.
Prairie View ((FG-FT-F-TP): Griffin 0-1-4-1, Maltbie 0-0-3-0, Randall 7-4-2-18, Diehm 3-1-3-7, Feldman 2-0-1-4, Waterman 1-0-1-2. TOTALS: 13-6-14-32.