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Springboro girls basketball dominates Beavercreek

Jordan Trimarco and Kate Schubert shine in their first game.

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By Dave Long, Contributing Writer 8:00 PM Saturday, December 10, 2011

BEAVERCREEK — Although the printed schedule indicates otherwise, Springboro really started the girls high school basketball season Saturday afternoon.

Four players — including returning senior starters Jordan Trimarco and Kate Schubert — sat out the Panthers’ first two games for disciplinary reasons. Without them, coach Tom Benjamin used a mix-and-match lineup in victories over Miamisburg and Sidney.

With Trimarco and Schubert available, Boro had a much different look in a 55-34 win over host Beavercreek to go 3-0. Creek is 1-2.

Trimarco, a 5-foot-10 forward, had an impressive return with 20 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and four steals. Schubert, also a 5-10 senior, had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Their presence offensively takes pressure off 6-1 center Jenny DeGraaf, one of the state’s top juniors, who had 14 points, five rebounds and four blocks.

“You’re starting over in a way with who’s in your overall rotation, who to substitute in different situations and what offensive sets you can run,” said Benjamin. “Obviously Jordan and Kate make us a different team on offense. But you really saw today what they do for us on defense.”

With a full roster, Boro is very “long” on defense with a bevy of players with long arms and legs. That allows them to clog the passing lanes, deny passes to the post and contest the 3-point shot.

“They did all that to us on defense and more,” said Creek coach Ed Zink, whose team shot 23 percent with 25 turnovers. “We couldn’t get anything going until a little run we made in the fourth quarter. Trimarco had one of the best games she’s ever had. They were a regional finalist last year, losing to Fairmont, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they get back there again. They’re really good.”

Trimarco hit back-to-back 3-point shots to spark a 12-2 second-quarter run that gave Boro a 22-9 lead. Creek got within 22-13, but Boro answered with an 8-0 at the end of the second and beginning of the third quarter to take control.

Jaycey Hardenstein had 13 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter for Creek to keep the score respectable.

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