By Ben Priesgen
Journalist
On February 25, Campbellsport girls basketball lost 53-32 to the five-seed Lakeside Lutheran on the road in the first round.
Campbellsport (3-21) got on the scoreboard with a Kiera Laverenz post move to make the score 7-2 in favor of Lakeside Lutheran (15-10).
The Cougars’ offense continued to score baskets, with Laverenz and Mackenzie Helsell converting on the floor to put the score at 17-8, with Lakeside in the lead.
Brittany Reilly scored two consecutive baskets for Campbellsport, with Lakeside ahead 24-12 over the visiting Cougars.
Campbellsport’s Ava Sabish was able to put four straight points on the ledger for the Cougars to make the halftime score 37-16.
Laverenz and Helsell combined to score 11 points in the second half, plus Ellie Heider knocked down a jumper to help the Cougars continue to battle throughout the game.
Campbellsport’s season ended with a 53-32 loss in the first round of their Division 3 playoff matchup.
“It is a journey we started in the summer, which ended after many months of hard work and dedication by this great group of players,” said Head Coach Ray LaBatte. “Our returning players know what it means to row the boat as a team, and these lessons will propel us into offseason work to get ready for the 2025-26 season.”
Kiera Laverenz led the Cougars with 10 points in the game, and Flyway’s leading conference rebounder (10.1 rebounds per game) Brittany Reilly grabbed 12 rebounds in the playoff matchup.
Brittany Reilly grabbed 226 rebounds which was the fourth most ever in a single season in program history and Ava Sabish had 67 steals which was the third most ever in a single season in program history plus Josie Twohig’s 61 steals were the seventh most ever in a single season in program history.
The team had the third most rebounds with 872 in program history and stole the ball 315 times which placed fifth most ever in program history.
Game Summary
Campbellsport 16-16 32
Lakeside Lutheran 37-16 53
Points: Laverenz 10; Helsell 9; Reilly 7; Sabish 4; Heider 2
Rebounds: Reilly 12; Laverenz 7; Helsell 6; Rohlfs 3; Sabish 2; Heider 2; Danza 2; Bobb 1
Assists: Sabish 2; Helsell 2; Laverenz 1; Reilly 1; Heider 1; Danza 1
Steals: Rohlfs 3; Sabish 3; Helsell 3; Bobb 2; Laverenz 1; Reilly 1; Heider 1; Danza 1; Twohig 1
FT: 6-14
Season Stats (Top 5)
Points: Sabish 181; Helsell 172; Laverenz 162; Reilly 134; Twohig 62
Rebounds: Reilly 226; Laverenz 159; Twohig 112; Helsell 76; Heider 67
Assists: Twohig 48; Sabish 45; Heider 32; Helsell 31; Laverenz 25
Steals: Sabish 67; Twohig 61; Helsell 57, Reilly 37; Laverenz 25
3ptM: Sabish 26; Helsell 13; Twohig 8; Rohlfs 7; Heider 3
FTM: Helsell 35; Laverenz 25; Reilly 24; Sabish 23; Twohig 8
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