Leed’s 18, Bollenbacher’s 13 help Argos get past Jimtown

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Argos girls basketball coach Brian Jennings (kneeling) and the bench looks on during Thursday’s home opener against Jimtown. Argos won 44-33 to improve to 1-1. Argos hosts Culver Academy Saturday. (photo provided by Dee Brown)

Leah Pizzuto drives in for a layup during a 44-33 win over Jimtown at Phil Weybright Gymnasium Thursday. Pizzuto, a sophomore, scored a career-high six points. (photo provided by Dee Brown)

Girls basketball

Argos 44, Jimtown 33 (Thursday): Alydiah Leed scored a career-high 18 points, including 14 in the second half, and Ellie Bollenbacher equaled her career-high with 13 as the host Lady Dragons beat Jimtown at Phil Weybright Gymnasium Thursday.

Argos improved to 1-1. The win was Brian Jennings’ first as Argos coach. Jimtown fell to 0-2.

Leed hit three 3-pointers in the second half.

Bollenbacher had five of her 13 in the fourth quarter. She also had 13 in a game at Rochester last year.

Argos led 18-14 at halftime and 29-25 after three quarters before pulling away in the fourth quarter.

JIMTOWN (33) (0-2)

Curtis 1 2-2 5, Gaugler 3 2-4 9, Williams 4 0-0 8, Laird 0 0-0 0, Jackson 3 2-2 9, Buck 0 0-0 0, Steele 1 0-0 2

TEAM: 12 6-8 33

ARGOS (44) (1-1)

Alydiah Leed 7 1-1 19, Morgyn Barcus 0 0-0 0, Lexi Gibson 2 0-0 4, Kinzlee Kelly 2 1-2 5, Ellie Bollenbacher 4 2-8 10, Leah Pizzuto 2 2-4 6, Mak Smith 0 0-0 0, Ava VanDerWeele 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 17 6-15 44

Three-point field goals:

Jimtown 3 (Curtis, Gaugler, Jackson),

Argos 4 (Leed 4)

Total fouls: Jimtown 17, Argos 17

Fouled out: Williams (JIM)

Turnovers: Jimtown 14, Argos 9

Score by quarters

Jimtown 3 11 11 8 – 33