Wildcats pull away from Beavers to end regular season

The Blair-Taylor girls basketball team put together a strong second half as it pulled away from Augusta to finish the season with a win.

B-T held a 31-30 lead at halftime, but locked down defensively in the second half. Augusta managed just 22 points in the second frame, while B-T pulled away with 35.

Andrea Waldera led B-T with 21 points while Elissa Smetana added 18 on six three-pointers. Kelcie Kindschy also reached double figures, scoring 13 points in the game. Andi Beck just missed out on a triple-double, scoring seven points while dishing out 11 assists and getting nine steals. 

The win put B-T at 17-6 overall and 15-5 in Dairyland Conference play, and atop the Small Division by two games. 

The Wildcats began Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament play on Tuesday of this week with a home game against La Farge/Youth Initiative. The winner of that game will play the winner of the game between (7) Cashton and (10) Kickapoo on Friday with the regional final set for Saturday. B-T is the second seed and would host throughout the regional competition. 

The sectional semifinal round will be played next Thursday with the site yet to be determined. The sectional final will be next Saturday.

B-T (field goals/attempts-free throws/attempts-rebounds-fouls-points) — Beck 0/9-7/8-3-1-7 Waldera 10/14-0/0-6-0-21 Ostenson 0/0-0/0-0-1-0 Smetana 6/12-0/0-5-1-18 Aguilar 2/8-2/2-5-2-6 Horton 0/1-0/0-1-0-0 Lejcher 0/2-0/0-3-1-0 Kindschy 5/9-2/4-0-2-13 Aleckson 0/1-0/0-1-0-0 Peterson 0/4-1/2-6-0-1 Thorson 0/0-0/0-2-1-0