GRESHAM OVERWHELMS PORT EDWARDS GIRLS BASKETBALL

Zaleski Sports

PORT EDWARDS – Gresham used a full-court press to take control of the game early and cruised to an 83-38 victory over Port Edwards in a nonconference girls basketball game Tuesday at Port Edwards High School.

Gresham jumped out to a 22-5 lead in the opening minutes, pulled ahead 44-24 by halftime and went on to grab its fourth-straight win to start the season.

Valarie Cerveny scored 37 points and Hannah Cerveny added 18 in the win for the Wildcats.

Melanie Sillars, Aubree Shroda and Nakita Barths each scored eight points for Port Edwards (0-3).

Port Edwards opens its Central Wisconsin Conference South Division season at home against Stevens Point on Friday at 6 p.m. The game will be live at zaleskisports.com.

Wildcats 83, Blackhawks 38

Gresham 44 39 - 83

Port Edwards 24 14 - 38

GRESHAM (83): Koda Hill 0 0-0 0, Jessa Jensen 1 1-1 3, Hannah Cerveny 7 4-5 18, Madolyn Haffner 3 0-0 7, Jocelyn Cerveny 0 2-2 2, Rylie Kakwitch 0 0-0 0, Chloe Bohl 3 1-3 7, Caprice Gonyosh 0 0-0 0, Valarie Cerveny 13 5-6 37, Janey Pecore-Kirkland 4 2-5 10. FG: 31. FT: 15-22. 3-pointers: 7 (V. Cerveny, Haffner 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-0.

PORT EDWARDS (38): Felicity Clouse 0 0-0 0, Melanie Sillars 1 5-7 8, Aubree Shroda 3 0-0 8, MaKayla McGoffey 0 0-0 0, Taylor Martin 1 0-0 3, Dakota Bares 0 0-0 0, Nakita Barths 2 3-3 8, Alliyah Ruiz 0 0-0 0. FG: 11. FT: 9-14. 3-pointers: 7 (Shroda 2, Martin 2, Ellingson 1, Sillars 1, Barths 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Ruiz. Record: 0-3.