Pittsford varsity girls basketball tastes victory over NA-J

by Eva Gucker

Pittsford earned their first win, 49-23, against North Adams-Jerome last Thursday, January 15. Though they finished strongly, they didn’t have the overall performance that they wished for.

The girls had little offensive movement and lacked good defensive positioning for large portions of the game, but were able to hold on to the lead. At halftime the girls were still up by nine after some of their worst play this season. Coming back in the second half, Pittsford picked up the pace, focused, and had much better offensive execution to increase the lead. Their defensive intensity allowed them to get some steals.

“I think we started out slow, but afterward we got it together,” said junior Katelyn Kipfmiller. Katelyn led Pittsford with 21 points and 17 rebounds. Senior Marisa Hamilton was not far behind with 20 points and 11 steals of her own.