Three minutes and 29 seconds into Shelbyville’s 13th game of the season, Kylee Edwards became the Golden Bears’ career scoring leader at 1,419 points.
With her team trailing Franklin 9-3 near the mid-point of the first quarter, Edwards dribbled up court, faked going left around a Hailey Pogue screen and headed to her right.
Once she got the Franklin defender’s momentum committed that way, the Shelbyville senior spun back into the lane, split two Franklin players to push a shot up more with her left hand than her right to score her first two points of the game Saturday afternoon at William L. Garrett Gymnasium.
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After a tense couple of weeks closing in on the Gretchen Haehl’s record, Edwards (photo with Gretchen Haehl) was relieved the chase was over.
“It was really hard. It was such a mental thing. It is in your head the whole entire time,” said Edwards after the 63-39 loss to Franklin. “People are telling you, ‘Don’t think about it. Don’t think about it.’
“I wasn’t really thinking about it in today’s game because I knew I only needed two points and it was just a matter of time before it happened.”
Shelbyville hung with Franklin, a Class 4A state finalist last season, for one quarter Saturday but could not secure enough defensive rebounds and be efficient enough offensively to stay close.
Franklin’s ball movement around the court was constantly in search of an open 3-point shot. The Grizzly Cubs attempted a staggering 43 3-pointers, which amounted to 63% of their overall shot attempts in the win.
If Shelbyville could have limited the second-chance shots for Franklin and shot better than 25% itself in the contest, the outcome could have been much closer.
Franklin hit just 10 of 43 3s and was just 1 of 14 in the second quarter but still extended its lead from 19-8 to 35-17 at halftime.
“(It is tough) when everyone on their team has a green light to shoot, and what affected us today was the offensive rebounding – they had way too many offensive rebounds on us,” said Shelbyville head coach Becca Hoefler. “If you get that first shot a miss and you get the offensive rebound, you will be in the game with them. That was our issue today – our turnovers and our offensive rebounds.”
Four different Franklin players scored in double digits, led by Kyndell Jochim’s 18 points. The lone senior in the entire Franklin program also had four rebounds, two steals and four blocked shots.
Lauren Klem finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Emma Sappenfield (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Brooklyn York (10 points, four assists) also reached double figures.
Ava Wilson (photo) led Shelbyville with 20 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots.
Edwards finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. She now has 1,431 points, which sits her second all-time for a Shelbyville basketball player behind Zach Kuhn (1,887 points).
After starting the season 7-0, Shelbyville has lost four of six. After playing four of its last five games at home, the Golden Bears are on the road until Jan. 14.
On Thursday, Shelbyville heads north to play in the Valparaiso Tournament. In the first semifinal, the Class 4A, No. 10 Vikings (12-0) take on Knox (2-10). Shelbyville follows against South Central (Union Mills) (11-2).
The Golden Bears close out the 2022 portion of the schedule on Dec. 27 at Franklin Central (3-10). The 2023 schedule opens with road games at Yorktown (5-6) on Jan. 7 and Rushville (5-6) on Jan. 10.
Steve Bush photos
Franklin 63, Shelbyville 39
FR – Klem 5-11 0-0 14, Kimbrell 1-6 0-1 3, Sappenfield 4-9 0-0 10, Jochim 6-20 5-8 18, York 4-8 1-1 10, Fu qua 1-4 1-2 3, Doty 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 1-5 0-1 3, Rinehold 1-3 0-0 2, Runyon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 23-68 7-13 63.
SH – Edwards 5-15 3-6 14, Brenner 0-7 0-1 0, Simpson 0-3 0-0 0, Wilson 6-20 7-9 20, Pogue 1-1 0-0 2, Keller 0-2 1-4 1, E. Johnson 0-0 2-2 2, L. Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. S. Baker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 12-48 13-22 39.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
FR (9-3) 19 16 24 4 -- 63
SH (9-4) 8 9 8 14 -- 39
Three-point field goals: FR 10-43 (Klem 4-10, Kimbrell 1-6, Sappenfield 2-6, Jochim 1-10, York 1-2, Fuqua 0-2, Morris 1-5, Rinehold 0-1, Doty 0-1), SH 2-13 (Edwards 1-8, Brenner 0-1, Simpson 0-1, Wilson 1-2, Keller 0-1). Rebounds: FR 40 (Klem 8, Kimbrell 11, Sappenfield 10, Jochim 4, York 1, Fuqua 1, Morris 2, Rinehold 2, Doty 1, Runyon 1), SH 32 (Edwards 7, Brenner 7, Simpson 2, Wilson 5, Pogue 6, Keller 2, E. Johnson 2, S. Baker 1). Assists: FR 16 (Klem 7, Kimbrell 4, Jochim 1, York 4), SH 5 (Edwards 2, Brenner 1, Simpson 1, Wilson 1). Steals: FR 10 (Klem 4, Jochim 2, York 2, Rinehold 1, Doty 1), SH 3 (Edwards 1, Wilson 1, Pogue 1). Blocks: FR 6 (Sappenfield 1, Jochim 4, York 1), SH 4 (Edwards 2, Wilson 2). Total fouls: FR 14, SH 13. Turnovers: FR 11, SH 21.
JV
Franklin 49, Shelbyville 30
FR – Doty 10, Runyon 8, Luegers 7, Trueblood 5, Stewart 4, Lautenbach 3, McGuinness 3, Rees 3, B. Owens 3, M. Owens 2, Frazier 1.
SH – Asher 13, Keller 5, Morrell 3, Stieneker 3, H. Baker 2, Collins 2, Stewart 2.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
FR 12 8 16 13 -- 49
SH 9 0 10 11 -- 30
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