Burton gleans knowledge from H-C girls’ loss to W-N

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Burton gleans knowledge from H-C girls’ loss to W-N

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 16:49
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Hardin-Central varsity girls basketball coach Tommy Burton considered the Bulldogs’ 33-19 Feb. 1 courtwarming loss to Wellington-Napoleon a teaching moment – for himself. Specifically, Burton considered the first quarter and change to be a teaching moment. Wellington-Napoleon took control of the non-conference meeting with a 15-0 opening run. Mikayla Simsheuser capped the run with a two-point bucket with 7 minutes, 34 seconds left in the second quarter. “I started us out in the wrong defense,” Burton said. “I’m a young coach and I’m going to make a lot of mistakes throughout the year. I saw their film … (of them playing) Archie and Archie ran … (a) 1-22, just like we did. It didn’t work out for us.” Because it wasn’t working, the Bulldogs went to a 2-3 zone defense instead, according to Burton. “It looked a lot better,” he said. “I think if I start us out in the correct defense, it (is) a completely different game.” For Wellington-Napoleon, the 15-0 start was in contrast to how…

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