FINAL L-L League girls’ basketball regular-season notebook 2-10-07

February 10th, 2007 8:48 pm ·

I spent Saturday morning scouring my Lancaster-Lebanon League girls’ basketball stat sheets one last time before I tuck away the regular-season stuff and put the postseason stuff on the front burner.

I found some pretty interesting things, which I’ll chronicle for you here now, in my final L-L League girls’ basketball notebook before the playoffs get cranking.

If you’re looking for oddball stats and notes, you’ve come to the right place. Enjoy …

Once again, a tip of the cap to the section champs:

Cedar Crest in 1, Conestoga Valley in 2, Lebanon in 3 and Lancaster Catholic in 4.

For the record, I picked McCaskey in Section 1, CV in Section 2, Manheim Central in Section 3 and Lancaster Catholic in Section 4.

Two outta four ain’t so bad, I guess. I promise to do better next season.

OK, on to some news, notes and plenty of stats and figures.

Buckle up – I have a ton of interesting things to share with you:

STAR WATCH: Top performances from Thursday – the last night of league play …

Cocalico junior forward CariBeth Shappell scored a career-high 27 points in the Eagles’ 67-52 loss to CV. Shappell’s previous high was 26 points on Jan. 19 in a 49-48 win over Solanco. Here’s an interesting blurb for you: Solanco made a great run and nearly made the league playoffs for the first time since 1996. But the Golden Mares, who were tied for second heading into the last night of league play (and, to add insult to injury, owned the tiebreaker with Garden Spot), dropped both games against Cocalico, which only won three league games all season – the two against Solanco were enough to deny the Mares a playoff spot. See, sometimes playing spoiler isn’t such a bad thing.
CV’s high-scoring backcourt tandem of senior Caitlyn Dillard and junior Allison Bauer had season-best efforts in the Buckskins’ regular-season finale. Dillard put a bow on the scoring title with a season-high 28 points, and Bauer added a season-high 21 points (plus three 3’s) in CV’s 67-52 win over Cocalico.
Elizabethtown guard Liz Bard capped her solid senior season with 18 points in the Bears’ 52-48 win over Solanco, which officially knocked the Mares out of the playoff chase. In her final nine games, Bard scored 140 points (15.6 per game) and hit five 3’s. E-town won three of its final five games to finish on a positive note.
Solanco forward Tracee Harrison finished her breakout senior season with a flourish, scoring 19 points in the Mares’ 52-38 loss to E-town. In her last six games, Harrison scored 108 points (18.0 per) and Solanco went 4-2 in those games. But losses to Cocalico and E-town in the last week cost the Mares a shot at the postseason. But watch out for 2007-08: Solanco will return four starters.
Columbia senior forward Tara Anspach scored 18 points, grabbed 10 boards and forced seven steals in the Crimson Tide’s 83-41 setback to Lancaster Catholic. But the good news is that it looks like Columbia will make the District 3 Double-A playoffs, despite its 6-17 overall record.
Lebanon Catholic freshman guard Hailey Carangelo (back on the court after missing the previous two games because of illness) scored a career-high 14 points in the Beavers’ 56-32 win over cross-town rival Annville-Cleona, which clinched second place in Section 4.
Penn Manor junior forward Kelsey Caruthers pumped in 22 points in the Comets’ 53-43 loss to Warwick. Caruthers will begin her senior season with 874 career points.
Elco freshman forward Kala Yoders (what a bright future this kid is going to have) scored a career-high 18 points in the Raiders’ 46-41 loss to Manheim Central.
And one last star from Friday’s one-game Section 1 playoff: Cedar Crest junior guard Aubrey Hoover scored 16 points in the Falcons’ thrill-a-minute 44-43 victory over McCaskey. Hoover made the Red Tornado pay several times with press-break layups.

FILL ‘ER UP: The top individual scoring efforts by L-L League players this season …

37 points – Penn Manor junior forward Kelsey Caruthers on Dec. 22 in a 61-59 overtime crossover loss to CV.

28 points – L-S sophomore guard Lisa Boyer on Dec. 27 in a 63-53 win over Ephrata in the first round of the Ephrata Holiday Tournament.

28 points – CV senior guard Caitlyn Dillard on Feb. 8 in a 67-52 Section 2 win over Cocalico.

28 points – Solanco senior forward Tracee Harrison on Jan. 2 in a 56-51 crossover loss to Manheim Township.

27 points – Penn Manor sophomore guard Dani Busansky on Dec. 15 in a 72-52 crossover win over Cocalico.

27 points – Lebanon Catholic junior guard Samantha Carangelo on Jan. 15 in a 69-49 Section 4 win over Pequea Valley.

27 points – CV senior guard Caitlyn Dillard on Dec. 9 in a 52-48 non-league win over South Western.

27 points – CV senior guard Caitlyn Dillard on Dec. 22 in a 61-59 overtime crossover win over Penn Manor.

27 points – CV senior guard Caitlyn Dillard on Dec. 26 in a 55-40 win over Palmyra in the first round of the Warwick Holiday Tournament.

27 points – McCaskey junior guard Teasia Myers on Dec. 9 in a 67-58 non-league win over Reading.

27 points – Cocalico junior forward CariBeth Shappell on Feb. 8 in a 67-52 Section 2 loss to CV.

26 points – Elco senior forward Allison Bicher on Jan. 23 in a 59-54 Section 3 loss to Manheim Central.

26 points – L-S sophomore guard Lisa Boyer on Dec. 19 in a 73-33 crossover win over Annville-Cleona.

26 points – Penn Manor junior forward Kelsey Caruthers on Dec. 12 in a 73-66 overtime crossover loss to CV.

26 points – Solanco senior forward Tracee Harrison on Jan. 30 in a 62-51 Section 2 win over Ephrata.

26 points – Ephrata junior guard Brynn Lyons on Feb. 2 in a 56-47 Section 2 win over Cocalico.

26 points – Cocalico junior forward CariBeth Shappell on Jan. 19 in a 49-48 Section 2 win over Solanco.

25 points – Lebanon senior guard Megan Strohman on Dec. 1 in a 52-50 loss to Wyomissing in the first round of the Northern Lebanon Tip-Off Tournament.

25 points – Manheim Township senior forward Alex Velasquez on Feb. 2 in a 61-50 Section 1 win over Penn Manor.

25 points – Lancaster Catholic senior guard Amy Pickard on Dec. 22 in an 85-68 crossover win over L-S.

3-POINT SPECIALISTS: Most 3-pointers in a game by an L-L League player this season …

5 – Penn Manor sophomore guard Dani Busansky on Dec. 15 in a 72-52 non-league win over Cocalico.

5 – Penn Manor sophomore guard Dani Busansky on Dec. 29 in a 53-51 overtime victory over South Western in the consolation game of the Gettysburg Holiday Tournament.

5 – Lebanon senior guard Shaleene Hare on Dec. 22 in a 56-12 crossover win against Annville-Cleona.

5 – Lebanon senior guard Shaleene Hare on Jan. 9 in a 69-43 Section 3 win over Donegal.

5 – Lebanon senior guard Shaleene Hare on Jan. 16 in a 45-31 Section 3 win over Elco.

5 – Lebanon senior guard Shaleene Hare on Jan. 26 in a 59-23 Section 3 win over Donegal.

5 – Donegal sophomore guard Nicky Hess on Jan. 15 in a 53-46 Section 3 loss to L-S.

5 – Donegal sophomore guard Nicky Hess on Feb. 6 in a 69-43 Section 3 loss to Elco.

5 – Manheim Central senior guard Mary Stoner on Jan. 2 in an 81-55 crossover win over Lebanon Catholic.

5 – Manheim Township senior forward Alex Velasquez on Feb. 2 in a 61-50 Section 1 win over Penn Manor.

HARE-RAISING NUMBERS: Lebanon senior guard Shaleene Hare absolutely owned Donegal. In two games against the Indians – both victories for Lebanon – Hare scored 42 points and hit 10 3-pointers.

TWENTY SOMETHING: Here’s a good one for you – 23 L-L League players had multiple 20-plus-point games this season. Here they are …

Caitlyn Dillard, CV (7)

Amy Pickard, Lancaster Catholic (6)

Kelsey Caruthers, Penn Manor (5)

Teasia Myers, McCaskey (5)

Allison Smith, Cedar Crest (5)

Shaleene Hare, Lebanon (4)

Tracee Harrison, Solanco (4)

Katelyn Vanderhoff, Mennonite (4)

Samantha Carangelo, Lebanon Catholic (3)

Nicky Hess, Donegal (3)

Alex Velasquez, Manheim Township (3)

Liz Bard, E-town (2)

Dani Busansky, Penn Manor (2)

Allison Bicher, Elco (2)

Lisa Boyer, L-S (5)

Aubrey Hoover, Cedar Crest (2)

Brynn Lyons, Ephrata (2)

Danielle Rittenhouse, L-S (2)

Bekah Roland, Manheim Central (2)

CariBeth Shappell, Cocalico (2)

Lil Snyder, L-S (2)

Megan Strohman, Lebanon (2)

Shannon Stokes, Cedar Crest (2)

TEAM SCORING: From 1 to 24, here’s how many points per game every team in the L-L League scored this regular season (with total team 3-pointers in parenthesis) …

Lancaster Catholic 69.0 (97)

L-S 59.8 (82)

Cedar Crest 58.3 (51)

McCaskey 56.0 (44)

Manheim Central 52.5 (49)

Lancaster Mennonite 51.7 (47)

Lebanon 51.3 (79)

Manheim Township 50.8 (71)

Conestoga Valley 50.2 (58)

Warwick 48.9 (50)

Solanco 47.3 (38)

Elco 46.8 (57)

Ephrata 46.8 (55)

Hempfield 46.0 (58)

Penn Manor 46.0 (62)

Lebanon Catholic 43.7 (54)

Cocalico 41.3 (31)

Donegal 41.2 (56)

Garden Spot 40.8 (67)

Pequea Valley 39.4 (57)

Columbia 39.2 (44)

Elizabethtown 34.5 (23)

Annville-Cleona 33.8 (29)

Northern Lebanon 28.5 (35)

OFFENSIVE OUTBURSTS: Most points scored by one team in a league game this season …

L-S 91, Pequea Valley 59 on Jan. 2.

Lancaster Catholic 87, Pequea Valley 32 on Feb. 6.

Lancaster Catholic 85, L-S 68 on Dec. 22.

Lancaster Catholic 83, Columbia 41 on Feb. 8.

Lancaster Catholic 82, Lebanon Catholic 30 on Jan. 9.

Lancaster Catholic 82, Columbia 40 on Jan. 23.

Lancaster Catholic 81, Lebanon Catholic 50 on Jan. 26.

Manheim Central 81, Lebanon Catholic 55 on Jan. 2.

For the record: L-S 86, Solanco 61 on Dec. 6 … was a non-league game, but featured a pair of league teams. So there.

TEAM DEFENSE: From 1 to 24, here’s how many points per game every team in the L-L League allowed this regular season …

Hempfield 34.9

Cedar Crest 37.5

Lebanon 38.4

Elco 40.4

Garden Spot 41.3

Lancaster Catholic 41.8

Elizabethtown 42.2

Lancaster Mennonite 44.0

Manheim Central 44.9

Warwick 45.5

Annville-Cleona 47.3

McCaskey 47.8

Columbia 48.4

L-S 49.0

Solanco 49.3

Conestoga Valley 49.6

Manheim Township 50.3

Ephrata 50.3

Donegal 50.8

Lebanon Catholic 50.9

Cocalico 51.7

Penn Manor 53.6

Northern Lebanon 56.3

Pequea Valley 57.1

WHERE’S THE O? … Lowest point total by an L-L team in a league game this season …

Lancaster Mennonite 56, Annville-Cleona 11 on Jan. 26.

Hempfield 27, Garden Spot 17 on Dec. 15.

Cedar Crest 68, Solanco 19 on Dec. 12.

GOOD STREAKING: The L-L League’s longest winning streaks this season …

13 games – Lancaster Catholic from Dec. 7 until Jan. 19.

11 games – Warwick from Dec. 7 until Jan. 9.

10 games – Hempfield from Dec. 1 until Dec. 29.

10 games – McCaskey from Dec. 19 until Jan. 19.

9 games – Cedar Crest from Dec. 1 until Dec. 27.

9 games – Lebanon from Jan. 9 until Feb. 6.

6 games – Cedar Crest from Jan. 2 until Jan. 16.

6 games – Elco from Dec. 8 until Dec. 22.

6 games – L-S from Jan. 2 until Jan. 18.

6 games – Lancaster Catholic from Jan. 23 until Feb. 8.

6 games – McCaskey from Dec. 1 until Dec. 15.

BAD STREAKING: the L-L League’s longest losing streaks this season …

23 games – Northern Lebanon from Dec. 1 until Feb. 8.

12 games – Cocalico from Dec. 6 until Jan. 16.

7 games – Annville-Cleona from Dec. 12 until Dec. 28.

6 games – Lebanon Catholic from Dec. 1 until Dec. 12.

TICKLING THE TWINE: Longest streak with at least one 3-pointer in a game …

19 – Nicky Hess, Donegal … Dec. 5 until Feb. 8.

13 – Shara Mulhern, Elco … Dec. 15 until Jan. 20.

9 – Alyssa Avallone, Manheim Township … Jan. 12 until Feb. 6.

8 – Shaleene Hare, Lebanon … Jan. 6 until Jan. 30.

8 – Chrissy Taylor, Garden Spot … Jan. 16 until Feb. 6.

7 – Hannah Miller, Hempfield … Jan. 19 until Feb. 8.

6 – Dani Busansky, Penn Manor … Dec. 22 until Jan. 9.

6 – Jamie Kuhn, Columbia … Dec. 8 until Dec. 22.

6 – Kelsey Miller, Solanco … Jan. 12 until Jan. 30.

ODDS AND ENDS: Only two teams in the L-L League scored less than 1,000 points and gave up less than 1,000 points during the regular season, and both called Section 2 home: Garden Spot (938 points for, 949 points against) and E-town (794 points for, 971 points against). … Sixteen (16) L-L League players scored in double figures at least seven games in a row at one point during the regular season. That list includes: Amy Pickard, Lancaster Catholic (13), Katelyn Vanderhoff, Mennonite (13), Allison Smith, Cedar Crest (12), Nicky Hess, Donegal (11), Kaitlyn Ober, Warwick (10), Lisa Boyer, L-S (9), Kelsey Caruthers, Penn Manor (9), Caitlyn Dillard, CV (9), Allison Bauer, CV (8), Allison Bicher, Elco (8), Liz Bard, E-town (7), Analicia Evans, Hempfield (7), Tracee Harrison, Solanco (7), Teasia Myers, McCaskey (7), Lil Snyder, L-S (7) and Alex Velasquez, Manheim Township (7).