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Members of the Morenci girls basketball team celebrate after winning the regional title in a 45-21 victory over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist on March 12. A near-perfect regular-season record propelled the Morenci girls to their second straight district and regional championships. (Photo by Heather Walker)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MORENCI \u2014 A near-perfect regular season led to the second regional championship in a row for the Morenci girls basketball team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bulldogs made it all the way to the Elite Eight before falling to Genesee Christian in the state quarterfinal. As impressive as that was, head coach Ashley Joughin said the expectation the players set for themselves was even higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great accomplishment for the girls, but in some ways, we wanted more and were hoping for that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And with only one graduating senior on the team, plus three skilled sophomores slated to come up from JV in their junior year, the prospects look good for next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Emersyn
Emersyn Bachelder (33), pictured going up for a shot during the Feb. 7 game against Sand Creek, was Morenci\u2019s top scorer this year. (Photo by Justin Joughin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Leading the Bulldogs in scoring this year was junior Emersyn Bachelder, who averaged 15 points per game and also led the team in steals with 3.6 per game. She was named a first-team Associated Press Division 4 all-state player this year, as well as a first-team all-league player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a dynamic scorer and can score from the inside out,\u201d Joughin said. \u201cShe\u2019s great off the dribble and has a knack for getting herself to the rim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Evelyn Joughin was also a first-team all-league player, leading both her team and the league in assists at 6.2 per game, as well as racking up 3.2 steals per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Alyssa Gibbs was a second-team all-league player and has been a member of the all-league team all four years of her high school career. She scored 9.3 points per game and led the team in rebounding with 6.9 points per game.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Evelyn
Evelyn Joughin, pictured during the Feb. 14 game against Summerfield where Morenci clinched the league title, led both her team and the league in assists. (Photo by Justin Joughin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Joining the starting lineup this year was sophomore Colbie Ekins. A second-team all-league player, Ekins scored 10 points per game and averaged 6.4 rebounds per game. And a top-notch defense was provided by junior Addyson Valentine, a second-team all-league player who consistently guarded some of the opposing teams\u2019 best players throughout the season as well as averaging 5.1 rebounds and two assists per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bulldogs came roaring out of the gate on Dec. 3 when they racked up a 67-26 win against Adrian. Nearly a third of Morenci\u2019s total came from Gibbs, who led the team in scoring in the first game of her senior year with 22 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They followed up that win with an equally lopsided victory against Onsted on Dec. 5, defeating the Wildcats 40-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Concord Yellowjackets posed a tougher challenge in an away game on Dec. 9, when the Morenci girls had to fight their way back from a double-digit deficit to eke out a 43-41 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morenci handed Reading a 62-46 defeat on Dec. 11. They followed this up with a 33-16 win against Lenawee Christian on Dec. 17 in their fourth road game in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back on their home court on Dec. 19, the Bulldogs rolled to a big win against Sand Creek, beating the Aggies 52-6. Two days later, they headed into Christmas break undefeated by topping Gorham-Fayette 52-57.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Alyssa Gibbs takes a shot during Morenci\u2019s Feb. 14 home game against Summerfield. (photo by Justin Joughin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The winning streak continued in the new year with a pair of road wins \u2014 58-23 against Hudson on Jan. 7 and 59-40 against Summerfield on Jan. 9. The following week brought another pair of victories: a huge 54-11 margin against Britton Deerfield in a Jan. 14 home game, followed by a 49-21 victory at Erie Mason on Jan. 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second matchup against Lenawee Christian on Jan. 23 was much closer than the first. In a rare occurrence, Morenci trailed for the first three quarters before rallying at the end to post a 40-38 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wins just kept on coming, with victories of 50-40 victory over Whiteford on Jan. 28, 32-29 over Columbia Central on Feb. 3, 58-21 over Sand Creek on Feb. 7, 49-28 over Hanover-Horton on Feb. 10, 50-25 over Summerfield on Feb. 14, and 54-9 over Britton Deerfield on Feb. 18. That game not only brought their record to 18-0, it also resulted in the team clinching the Tri-County Conference title outright, their third TCC title in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t until the next game, on Feb. 21, that the Bulldogs took their first loss of the season. Even that game was closely fought \u2014 Whiteford\u2019s narrow 36-35 win came in overtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey did a nice job of slowing us down and kind of taking us out of our rhythm,\u201d Joughin said of the Bulldogs\u2019 one regular-season defeat. \u201cI was proud of how the girls responded to that loss and came out and beat a few tough teams at the end of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loss \u201cmade them play with a little more fire,\u201d Joughin added. And, indeed, wins of 65-30 against Erie Mason and 44-31 against Blissfield closed out the regular season on Feb. 25 and Feb. 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it was on to the playoffs \u2014 and the quest for a spot in the state finals at the Breslin Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first round of districts resulted in a 56-13 win against Waldron. The district final was a little harder, as the girls faced Summerfield for the third time this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey changed up what they did the first two times,\u201d Joughin said, \u201cand we struggled to get going and really didn\u2019t pull away much the entire game.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, the Bulldogs managed a 50-46 win, grabbing the district title again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first round of regionals was against Whitmore Lake. The Trojans \u201cdid a great job of slowing us down and kind of throwing us out of rhythm,\u201d Joughin said, \u201cand we were only up 10-8 at halftime before we were able to get things going.\u201d The final score of that game was 38-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the regional final, Morenci faced the same opponent as last year\u2019s regional final \u2014 Allen Park Inter-City Baptist. Their coach said the Bulldogs were expecting Inter-City Baptist to bring a strong and physical game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought the girls did a great job of making them struggle to get their offense going and holding them from scoring in transition,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morenci\u2019s 45-21 win earned the girls their second regional title in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pictured
Pictured after the Morenci girls basketball team\u2019s victory at Regionals are, in the back row, coach Ashley Joughin, Tessa Zuvers, Aly Curtis, Colbie Ekins, Alyssa Gibbs, Addyson Valentine, Evelyn Joughin, Lauryn Dominique, and Emersyn Bachelder, and in the front row, Katelyn Ruse and Hailey Cleveland. (Photo by Heather Walker)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A 31-22 loss to Genesee Christian stopped Morenci from advancing toward a state title, and Joughin said that was disappointing for the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there\u2019s always next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team will lose Alyssa Gibbs to graduation, but will return four starters next season. Three of them \u2014 Emersyn Bachelder, Evelyn Joughin, and Addyson Valentine \u2014 will be in their fourth year as varsity starters, and Colbie Ekins, heading into her junior year, will be a second-year varsity starter. Lauryn Dominique and Katelyn Ruse will be returning for their second year on varsity and looking to play bigger roles as seniors. And three of this year\u2019s JV sophomores \u2014 Tessa Zuvers, Aly Curtis, and Hailey Cleveland \u2014 got some varsity playing time this season and will become full-fledged members of the varsity team next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will work hard in the off-season on a few skills we\u2019d like to improve on and also get some fluidity with adding a few girls to the roster,\u201d Coach Joughin said, \u201cand hopefully when the season rolls around, we can take off from where we left off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coach said that her players are \u201cpretty business-like.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t get overly excited and emotional,\u201d she said. \u201cThey know what they\u2019re trying to do and go out and do it day in and day out. They know what it takes to win and try to set the tone and work together every night to get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Back
Back row: Coach Ashley Joughin, Alyssa Gibbs, Colbie Ekins, and Lauryn Dominique. Front row: Evelyn Joughin, Emersyn Bachelder, Addyson Valentine, and Katelyn Ruse. JV sophomores Hailey Cleveland, Aly Curtis, and Tessa Zuvers also got some varsity time this year. (Photo courtesy of Morenci Area Schools)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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