Tuesday, January 26, 2010

McPherson freshman an important weapon

The McPherson girls will enter their own basketball tournament with a 9-1 record Thursday, when they will start first-round play with an important weapon.

Freshman Katelyn Loecker has averaged 14.2 points per game in the Bullpups’ past seven contests. She put up an impressive 24 points and 14 rebounds against Campus, and she repeated a double-double in McPherson’s next game against Andover, when she had 16 points and 11 boards.

McPherson’s only dropped game this season was a three-point loss to Salina South. The Bullpups are ranked No. 6 in Class 5A, according to the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, while Salina South is listed as the No. 9 team in 5A.

McPherson placed second in its tournament two years ago and then placed fifth last season. The Bullpups’ game starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday against Valley Center.

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