Golden Elks get first win of season against Indians

By Kevin Phillips

ELKTON-Elkton looked to take what it has been working on in practice into its UCBAC Susquehanna Division girls’ basketball contest against visiting North East Thursday evening.

The Golden Elks achieved just that on both offense and defense as they stymied the Indians for most of the game, leading throughout en route to a 50-33 victory to nab their first win of the season.

“We do what we do in practice. What we do in practice is what we do in games. You saw that today. We had intensity all throughout the game,” Elkton’s Milana Redden, who had a game-high 18 points, said.

“We trusted our guards, our players and our bigs.”

That early intensity allowed the Golden Elks to jump out 5-1 lead en route to a 11-8 advantage at the end of the first quarter with Redden pacing the way with five points in the frame.

Elkton steadily pulled away in the second quarter as it outscored the Indians 16-8 in the quarter to build up a 27-16 lead at halftime.

One reason why the Golden Elks were able to build a double digit lead at halftime was that their 2-3 defense limited North East to just six field goals, and head coach Gabe Sherrod said a new tool the team has been using has helped the defense play as a team.

“We were hungry for a win. We were 0-3 and lost