Falcon Girls a 3-0 Week

Week one of scheduling for Fillmore Central’s girls and new coach Levi Olstad was unforgiving. Match-ups with powers Caledonia and Rushford-Peterson (two losses). Week two of scheduling was confidence-inspiring. The Falcons overmatched a trio of teams for a 3-0 week. Schaeffer Academy fell 61-23 for Olstad’s first varsity win. Sophomore Paige Donlinger had 11 points (4-5 FGs) in less than eleven minutes. Kenzie Broadwater (9 pts, 6 stls), Tayah Barnes (8 pts, 7 rebs, 3 stls), Paige Bennett (8 pts), and Katie Gatzke (8 pts) made it a balanced-attack. Ten total Falcons scored. League foe Lewiston-Altura fell 55-47. Barnes had a career-high 21 points (5-7 three’s, 4-4 FTs). Kendyl Bennett (13 pts, 8 rebs), P-Bennett (9 pts, 5 rebs), and Broadwater (5 pts, 7 assists, 5 stls) helped. Finally, G-E was overpowered 69-18. FC was again balanced; 12 girls scored. Broadwater (10 pts, 6 assists, 5 stls) and Donlinger (9 pts) led the way. The Bennetts and Gatzke added eight each. FC is now 1-2, 3-2.