• 
• CLASS
• JOBS
• AUTO
• HOMES

Comet girls pull away for first-round win

Photo

Senior Courtney Flood of Delavan-Darien High School goes for a steal during a 63-45 win over Clinton March 9, 2010.

DELAVAN — A fourth quarter surge lifted the Delavan-Darien girls basketball team over Clinton, 63-45 in a first-round Division 2 playoff game in Delavan Tuesday night.

View the photo gallery HERE.

Alana Cesarz, who had foul trouble early, had a game-high 26 points to lead the Comets in the regional quarterfinal win.

It was a 40-36 Comets lead going into the fourth quarter before the Delavan-Darien (19-4) took control of the Cougars (8-15) with a 24-9 advantage in the fourth period.

Courtney Flood added 20 points for the Comets, who will play second-seeded Cudahy (15-8) in Thursday’s (March 11) regional semifinals. The winner plays top-seeded Union Grove (20-2) or Walworth Big Foot (13-9) on Saturday.

DELAVAN-DARIEN 63, CLINTON 45

Clinton (45)—Schultz, 5-4-15; Harsevoort, 4-0-8; Kemp, 3-1-7; Nickel, 2-2-6; Jacobson, 1-2-4; Popanz, 1-0-2; McConnell, 1-0-2; Ryan, 0-1-1. Totals: 17-10-45.

Delavan-Darien (63)—Cesarz, 10-6-26; Flood, 7-3-20; Wenzel, 3-1-7; Miller, 2-0-4; J. Hudson, 0-3-3; Peyer, 1-0-2; A. Hudson, 0-1-1. Totals: 23-14-63.

Clinton 9 13 14 9—45

Delavan-Darien 15 12 12 24—63

Three-point goals—Clinton 1 (Schultz), Delavan-Darien 3 (Flood 3). Free throws missed—Clinton 7, Delavan-Darien 4. Total fouls—Clinton 17, Delavan-Darien 15. Fouled out—Wenzel.

OTHER SCORES

Read more in today's Walworth County Gazette, online in the Gazette e-edition HERE, or check WalworthCountyToday.com after 4 p.m.