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The Arrowhead High School girls basketball team shot 23 per- cent from the field in its 42-32 WIAA Division 1 state semifinal loss to D.C. Everest at the Resch Center in Green Bay. And the poor shooting started early as the Warhawks were just 4 for 24 from the field in the first half. "That first, you can call that a def- inition of a rough first half for us," Arrowhead coach Rick Witte said. "You can go put a picture of that and the definition of that in the dictio- nary. We could not find any rhythm and, quite honestly, that's to D.C. Everest's credit. We knew they were a good team coming in. They are long. They are athletic. I thought we got to the rim just fine, but the ball just wouldn't fall for us and I think that started to snowball a little bit." Arrowhead's offense is mainly set up by its dribble-drive. D.C. Everest made it clear early it was not going to let the Warhawks get to the rim easily. At 6-foot-4 with a 6-6 wingspan, Evergreens senior Taylor Hodell clogged the lane all game. She had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots. She had blocks on Arrowhead's first two possessions of the game. "We had plenty of film on D.C. Everest. We knew who they were pretty well," Witte said. "That being said, practicing against that length is tough to simulate. Grace (Gilmore) is a sophomore and I thought she got in there nicely, but ... it was rushed. Maybe that's because she's young. Maybe that's because (Hodell's) 6-4 with a 6-6 wingspan (and Gilmore is) trying to shoot over that." Arrowhead (21-6 overall) led 8-7 after the first quarter despite the poor shooting. Arrowhead senior Ally May connected on two 3- pointers with Hodell guarding her during the opening period. It was Arrowhead's drought fol- lowing May's last 3-pointer, which covered most of the second quar- ter, that doomed the Warhawks. After May drained that 3 with 53 seconds left in the first quarter, Arrowhead didn't score until 59 seconds remained in the second. "It was hard to get the ball in for sure because of their length," May said. "We aren't used to playing against teams that long. Then they threw out that zone, and we were a little bit rushed. We tried to keep everyone as calm as we could because of the atmo- sphere. We've had playoff games in the past this loud, this intense, and I just think we rushed a little bit and they just weren't going in." It took Arrowhead 5:20 to score in the third quarter, and Witte could tell the poor shooting was starting to get inside his players' heads. Arrowhead started to settle more and more for shots behind the 3-point arc. But down 24-16 heading into the fourth quarter, Arrowhead still was in the game. The Warhawks turned up the defensive pressure by using a trapping full-court press. "We were able to speed them up a little bit," Witte said. "We couldn't find any offense, so we wanted to turn our defense into offense and we were able to do that." The press worked as D.C. Everest (27-0) had 27 turnovers in the game — including 10 in the fourth quar- ter. Arrowhead senior McKenna Vento stole a pass and batted it up the floor to Gilmore for an easy layup, then a steal by junior Katie Hinzey led to her getting fouled and making 1 of 2 free throws. Those plays kickstarted an 8-1 run. The Warhawks got as close as 31- 28 after sophomore Liz Erdmann hit a 3-pointer with 2:12 left. But Hodell ended any sort of rhythm on the other end. She ran the floor and got a pass on the block, mak- ing a layup and getting fouled for a three-point play. "There was one spurt in the game where we found some rhythm, and Taylor came down and had a huge and-one to end that rhythm for us," Witte said. "Taylor made a big play. She's a big player." May led the Warhawks with 10 points and seven rebounds. D.C. Everest didn't shoot partic- ularly well either. The Evergreens were 7 for 18 in the first half and finished shooting 46 percent. The poor shooting effort by both teams came after Divine Savior Holy Angels senior Arike Ogunbowale broke the state-tour- nament record with 55 points in the Dashers' 86-76 overtime victo- ry in the first Division 1 semifinal. Witte said May and Jepsen were outstanding leaders this season. He singled out May for becoming the heart of a team that started the season 5-5. Witte called his team "fighters," and the Warhawks defi- nitely left a maximum effort out on the floor. "It was fun, obviously," May said about the team's second trip to state in three years. "It's the hard work that pays off, I guess." Added Witte, "Our goal every season is we aren't chasing any gold balls and we are not chasing Green Bay. We want to stay togeth- er as long as possible, and we almost achieved that this year. "We missed it by one day." Email: pneumuth@conleynet.com Bad timing for a bad night Arrowhead's shots won't fall in state loss WIAA DIVISION 1 STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL: D.C. Everest 42, Arrowhead 32 Pat Neumuth/Freeman Staff Above left: Arrowhead senior Augy Jepsen passes to junior Callie Lederman during a WIAA Division 1 state semifinal game against D.C. Everest in Green Bay. Above right: Arrowhead sophomore Grace Gilmore goes up for a shot but is blocked by D.C. Everest senior Taylor Hodell.

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