Lady Longhorns Fall To Leyton

Leyton’s Lady Warrior girls basketball team opened their season strong with two big wins, on the road against Kimball on Friday and at home Saturday against Morrill.

Their season opener on Friday had them matched up against the Kimball Lady Longhorns, a team that had a 7-15 record last year and is looking for its first victory this season.

Leyton started fast, with sophomore standout Zaili Benish getting the scoring started with a three pointer followed by a field goal by sophomore Sydney Fortune. Benish nailed two more three pointers in the first period and at the end of the quarter and the score stood at 22-0 in favor of Leyton.

Leyton’s defense played extremely well early in the game, disrupting the Kimball offense with a press that gave the Lady Longhorns trouble just getting past half court. The Lady Warriors created turnovers and moved the ball fast, converting on every opportunity for points. Fortune, junior Trinity Beutler and junior Claire Watchorn were very physical under the boards, shutting out Kimball rebounders and forcing bad shots. Zaili Benish scored on fast break opportunities on turnovers while the Leyton offense moved the ball and created shooting opportunities. Leyton opened a 41-10 lead at halftime, and continued to score while their defense shut down the Lady Longhorns in the second half. Leyton came away with a 70-18 victory, led by Benish’s 35 points and 7 successful three point attempts. Fortune had 14 points in the victory.