After suffering a Southern Lakes Conference opening loss to Waterford Union High School Dec. 2, the Wilmot Union High School girls basketball team responded with two consecutive wins, including an 80-20 pounding of Elkhorn Friday.
The Panthers, who defeated non conference opponent The Prairie School 51-39 Dec. 6, carried a 52-13 lead into halftime against Elkhorn.
While Wilmot received a double-double performance by 5-foot-10 senior Delaney Sjong, who knocked in 10 points and collected 11 rebounds, the Panthers were led by bench players Riley Alexander and Julia Hickey.
Alexander, a 5-2 sophomore guard, went 5 of 8 from field goal range, including 4 of 5 from the perimeter en route to a team-leading 14 points.
Additionally, Alexander chipped in four assists and added four steals.
Meanwhile, for Hickey, a 5-2 freshman, she made all three of her 3-point attempts and went 4 for 5 overall.
Hickey had three assists and two steals.
Along with Sjong, 5-foot-11 junior forward Morgan Zenon contributed in the post, collecting seven rebounds and had 10 points.
Defensively, senior 5-2 guard McKenna Stanek and sophomore 5-2 guard Haley Lamberson picked up a team-leading five steals.
With the win, the Panthers improved to 5-1 (2-1 SLC) while Elkhorn remained winless.
Ryley Rand scored a team-leading six points for Elkhorn.
Wilmot 51, The Prairie School 39
Earlier in the week, the Panthers defeated Racine Prairie 51-39 on Dec. 6, when they took a 27-19 lead entering the second half.
Wilmot received contributions from Sjong (15 points, seven rebounds, three assists) and 5-6 senior guard Devin Coleman (12 points, 5-5 in free throws).
Lamberson added a team-leading three steals, knocked in five points and pitched in two assists.
Wilmot jumped to 4-1 overall after the victory, which dropped Prairie to 1-2.
Leading Prairie in scoring were Jolie Larson (12) and Brooke Foster (11).