The second quarter was much like the first for the Comets, who blitzed the Lady Loggers with a 12-0 run to open up a 39-2 advantage. The Lady Loggers wouldn't net a point until 3:05 left in the half.
MACKINAW CITY — Most teams usually show some rust when they haven't played in a while.
The Mackinaw City Lady Comets weren't one of those teams.
Fueled by their swarming full-court pressure defense and overall balance, the Lady Comets had no problem in putting away Boyne Falls early in a 72-9 rout in Northern Lakes Conference action on Tuesday.
"Our goal tonight was that we needed to make this about us, and we wanted to play a clean and crisp game in our first game back," said Mackinaw City coach Adam Stefanski. "We wanted to focus on the little things to getting us in the mode and back and ready for our prep for Harbor Light on Friday. I thought we did a really good job of that, and we were focused."
Mackinaw City's pressure was too much for Boyne Falls, as it forced several turnovers that resulted in easy buckets to help build a 22-0 lead. Boyne Falls finally scored its first bucket with 2:18 left in the quarter, but the Lady Comets netted five quick points to take a 27-2 advantage into the second.
"(Boyne Falls) is a very young team, and with schools our size, everyone goes through it," Stefanski said. "I was very proud of the way we played. We played strong defense, we shared the ball, we focused on getting the ball inside, and I was really happy with our ability to step into passing lanes and turn our defense into offense."
The second quarter was much like the first for the Comets, who blitzed the Lady Loggers with a 12-0 run to open up a 39-2 advantage. The Lady Loggers wouldn't net a point until 3:05 left in the half.
From start to finish, it was an unselfish showing from the Lady Comets, who saw all six of their available players score six points or more.
"The good basketball teams are the ones that are threats from multiple areas," Stefanski said. "That's something we're focusing on as a team this year. We have multiple scoring threats, so you never know who's going to step up on any given night. Very pleased with their ability to share the ball."
The Lady Comets were led by solid performances from senior point guard Haley Jones (18 points, seven rebounds) and junior forward Samantha Somers (18 points, six rebounds).
Sparking the Lady Comets early on were senior guard Mya Curth (11 points, seven steals) and junior forward Terralyn Tarrant (six points), who both set the tone with strong first quarters.
"Terralyn has done a really phenomenal job and stepped up these last couple of weeks in practice, especially rebounding the ball in the post," Stefanski said. "Mya Curth has also been one to step up offensively, so I'm happy to see those two doing well."
Calysta Bell scored 11 points, while Sarah Morse added eight to round out Mackinaw City, which will travel to Harbor Light for a Northern Lakes showdown on Friday night.