Council Grove slaps Seabury girls

Seabury's Regan Zaremba (4) leads the fast break after getting out in front of the Council Grove defense during their game Tuesday evening at Bishop Seabury.

Bishop Seabury’s girls basketball team knew the toughest part of its schedule was approaching with Council Grove on Tuesday.

Facing the fifth-ranked team in Class 3A, the Seahawks struggled on both ends of the court in a 75-23 loss at Seabury.

The Braves (14-1) frustrated the Seahawks with their full-court defensive pressure, forcing 30 turnovers. Even when the Braves pulled back their press in the second half, the Seahawks had trouble making passes or even setting up the offense. Only three Seabury players attempted shots — junior Celia Taylor-Puckett, senior Regan Zaremba and junior Kayleigh Boos.

“Obviously we haven’t handled pressure well,” Seabury coach Ted Juneau said. “Other teams know it. It’s not like we don’t practice against it, but at the same time, when you have seven or eight kids at practice, it’s hard to simulate it. That’s hard.”

In the first three minutes, the Seahawks scored seven points with a layup from Boos, a three-pointer by Taylor-Puckett and two free throws by Zaremba.

Over the next 16 minutes, Seabury was held to two points on a layup by Zaremba. The Seahawks were shutout in the second quarter and didn’t break the scoreless streak until Taylor-Puckett banked in a three-pointer nearly four minutes into the third quarter. By then, the Braves led by 40.

Council Grove was crisp on offense, using pick-and-rolls to create offense and find ways into the paint. The Braves had 10 different scorers Tuesday, led by Milo Butler (13 points) and Faith Brintle (11 points).

Zaremba led the Seahawks with 12 points, scoring eight in the fourth quarter with a running clock.

Council Grove (75)

Erica Auchard 4-7 0-0 8, Faith Brintle 4-6 2-2 11, Milo Butler 6-9 0-0 13, Jordan Carlson 3-7 2-2 8, Maddy Tischhauser 3-4 0-0 6, Morgan Poole 1-2 3-3 5, Adree Honas 4-6 0-0 8, Beau Peterson 3-6 0-0 6, Hailey Hower 3-4 0-0 6, Payton Marshall 0-0 0-0 0, Chelsey Sales 2-2 0-0 4, Ehryn Henton 0-0 0-0 0, Brooke Dragone 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-53 7-7 75.

Bishop Seabury (23)

Celia Taylor-Puckett 2-5 0-0 6, Regan Zaremba 3-12 6-11 12, Allison Eckert 0-0 0-0 0, Tanisha Kaur 0-0 0-0 0, Kayleigh Boos 2-4 1-3 5, Peggie Zeng 0-0 0-0 0, Hilary Griggs 0-0 0-0 0, Cavan McCabe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 7-21 7-14 23.

C-Grove 24 15 24 12 — 75

Seabury 9 0 6 8 — 23

Three-point goals: Council Grove 2-11 (Brintle, Butler); Seabury 2-7 (Taylor-Puckett 2). Turnovers: Council Grove 12, Seabury 30.