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Hawkettes record 15 steals, romp past East for 3rd straight victory

December 10, 2019 by Dan Holm

Ankeny’s Sidney Truman goes up for a shot during the Hawkettes’ victory at Des Moines North on Dec. 3. Truman scored two points on Monday to help Ankeny to a 59-28 win at Des Moines East. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

There wasn’t much of a buzz in the Des Moines East gym on Monday night.

A sparse crowd forced the Ankeny girls’ basketball team to create its own excitement.

The Hawkettes jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first quarter and rolled to a 59-28 victory over East in a CIML make-up game.

“I told the girls before the game that there was no boys’ game, and it’s a Monday night,” said Ankeny coach Dru McAnelly. “There wasn’t going to be a lot of emotion or atmosphere in the gym, so the best way to create that is through your play and we did a good job of that the first 4-5 minutes of not coming out flat.”

Ankeny extended its lead to 40-17 at halftime. The Hawkettes held a 55-19 advantage after three quarters.

“I think we got 13 or 14 girls into the game, which was nice because we’ve got a long week ahead with three games,” McAnelly said.

Ashley Harrington scored 15 points to lead Ankeny. She went 5-for-9 from the field.

Jenna Pitz contributed 10 points, while Kayla Pitz added nine. The sisters had similar stat lines–both went 2-for-5 from 3-point range, dished out five assists and had four steals.

Kayla Pitz also grabbed a team-high six rebounds.

“We did a really good job of sharing the basketball,” McAnelly said. “And our press caused some early turnovers.”

It was the third straight victory for the Hawkettes (3-1), who recorded 15 steals. East (1-3) has suffered three losses by an average of 44 points, including an 88-23 decision to sixth-ranked Waukee on Dec. 3.

Ankeny will play at Des Moines Lincoln (0-2) on Tuesday before hosting No. 2 Dowling Catholic (3-1) in its CIML Central Conference opener on Friday.

Filed Under: Girls' Basketball, Hawks Tagged With: Dru McAnelly, Featured

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