2016-17
Varsity Girls Basketball
Coach Justin Ansel
Asst. Coaches Anna Meulenberg-Munn, Ashley Cross & Grant Cannon
3-3 - District Semi - Comstock 29 - Marshall 55
The varsity girls basketball team ended their season last night with a
29-55 loss to defending state champion Marshall. The girls had an awesome
season finishing 18-4. Daisy Ansel led the Colts with 15 points and 5
rebounds. Ahkyla Blakely chipped in 12 and had 7 rebounds. The entire team did an awesome job throughout the season. The Colts will
regroup and look to do even better next season.
2-27 - District Quarter - Comstock 47 - Parchment 23
The varsity girls basketball team won their District Quarterfinal game last
night vs Parchment 47-23. The Colts played very well defensively holding the
Panthers to single digits in every quarter. Daisy Ansel led the way with 21
points and 6 rebounds. Ahkyla Blakely scored some crucial points and finished
with 12 points. Abby House and Madelyn Caswell had 10 and 9 rebounds on the
night. The Colts will take on Marshall tomorrow night at 7:30 and would love a
huge student section to cheer for them.
2-21 - Comstock 45 - Otsego 46
The varsity girls basketball team lost a tough one to Otsego 45-46. We had a 4
point lead with 20 seconds to go. Missed free throws and poor decisions on
defense led to the loss. Daisy Ansel had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Ahkyla
Blakely had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
2-16 - Comstock 50 - Bridgman 28
The varsity girls basketball team won the BCS Championship with a win over
Bridgman last night 50-28. This is something that hasn't been done in 24 years
and is a remarkable accomplishment for the girls. Ahkyla Blakely led the way
with 12 points but it was Kierra Lovelace who got us going by scoring our first
9 points of the game and finished with 11 points. Daisy Ansel finished 8
points, 4 steals and 9 rebounds for the Colts. Congrats to the entire team for
a remarkable accomplishment.
2-14 - Comstock 54 - Paw Paw 32
The varsity girls basketball team moved their record to 16-2 with a convincing
win over Paw Paw by the score of 54-32. Daisy Ansel and Ahkyla Blakely led the
Colts with 15 points each and Caylin continued her hot shooting by chipping in
11 points. The Colts play Bridgman tomorrow night and a win secures at least a
share of the BCS Conference Championship.
2-10 - Comstock 63 - Parchment 21
The varsity girls basketball team defeated Parchment 63-21 on Friday night. All
10 girls scored in the event with Caylin Lopez leading the way with 17. Daisy
Ansel scored 12 points and had 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Ahkyla
Blakely also had 12 points. The team has a goal of holding opponents to less
than 10 points in every quarter and they were able to hold Parchment to less
than 10 points in every quarter of play. The win moves the Colts 8-1 in
conference play and with a win at Bridgman next week on Thursday, the Colts will
have at least a share of the conference championship.
2-7 - Comstock 53 - Hackett 36
The varsity girls basketball team defeated Hackett 53-36. The girls started out
a little sluggish and were down 2 at the end of the 1st quarter. The girls
regrouped on the defensive end with Abby House taking over on Hackett's best
player and holding her to 6 points the rest of the way. Daisy Ansel led the
Colts with 21 points and had 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Caylin Lopez had another
great night scoring 15 points and Ahkyla Blakely scored 8 points along with an
astounding 17 rebounds and 6 assists. The team is playing very well on the
defensive end and is playing very unselfishly on the offensive end. It's a lot
of fun to watch these girls.
2-3 - Comstock 54 - Buchanan 33
The varsity girls basketball team moved their record to 13-2 after beating
Buchanan convincingly on Friday night 54-33 to put themselves in line to capture
their first Conference title in 24 years. Wins vs Parchment this Friday and
Bridgman next week will solidify the title. Caylin Lopez lit things up with a
season high 20 points including 4 3's. Ahkyla Blakely filled the stat sheat
narrowly missing a triple double with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.
Daisy Ansel was faceguarded throughout the night and still managed to chip in 13
points and grab 6 rebounds. Abby House had the tall task of keeping their best
scorer under control throughout the night and did a great job. Miranda Cannon,
Maddy Caswell, Marissa Vandyk, Kierra Lovelace, Kaylee Gilley and Arreona
Blakely did an awesome job on the defensive end in our trap and half court
defense to limit Buchanan to only 33 points. Great job girls.
1-31 - Comstock 50 - Allegan 27
The varsity girls basketball team beat Allegan last night 50-27. It was their
best game of the year on defense holding the Tigers to only 6 points in the 1st
half. Daisy Ansel led the Colts with 13 points 9 rebounds and 4 assists and
Ahkyla Blakely had 12 points and 4 steals. Madelyn Caswell stepped up on the
defensive end playing a little more physical. It was great to see the
instinctive rotations on drives and traps by all of the girls.
1-26 - Comstock 51 - Berrien Springs 31
The varsity girls basketball team beat Berrien Springs 51-31 on Friday. Caylin
Lopez led the way with 12 points followed by Ahkyla Blakely with 10 and Kierra
Lovelace with 9. Daisy Ansel had 5 assists to go with 10 rebounds and Abby
House had 4 assists to go with 7 rebounds. Ahkyla Blakely had 3 steals and 9
rebounds. It was great to see such a balanced scoring attack and overall effort
from the girls.
1-23 - Comstock 33 - Buchanan 37
The varsity girls basketball team ended up on the losing end of a tight game.
The Colts had a 1 point lead with 1 minute left in the game and ended up losing
37-33. The girls played hard throughout but missed some key opportunities.
Daisy Ansel led the Colts with 13 points and had 6 steals and 6 rebounds.
Ahkyla Blakely chipped in 11 and also had 7 rebounds.
1-20 - Comstock 46 - Brandywine 38
The varsity girls basketball ran into a very tough Brandywine squad and won
46-38. It was a tight game throughout until the Colts pulled away in the 4th
quarter outscoring Brandywine 15-6. Daisy Ansel led the Colts with 20 points,
10 rebounds and 7 steals. Ahkyla Blakely also had an outstanding night with 13
points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Caylin Lopez came through in the clutch with
6 points in the 4th quarter to help extend the lead. Great effort was given on
the defensive end to close things out. It was Brandywine's first loss on their
home court in 8 years. Great job girls!!!
1-17 - Comstock 41 - Schoolcraft 35
The varsity girls basketball team defeated Schoolcraft 41-35. Madelyn Caswell
got the Colts rolling with 5 of our 7 points in the 1st quarter and Caylin Lopez
put the team on her back in the 2nd quarter by draining 3 straight 3's in less
than a minute to push the lead out to 11 and the Colts would cruise from there.
Caylin finished with 12 points and Madelyn with 6 points. It was great to see
both girls step up when we needed them tonight. Ahkyla Blakely also finished
with 12 points and had 7 rebounds. Daisy Ansel had a season high 15 rebounds
and also had 4 assists. We struggled at times on the offensive side of the
floor but played good defensive to keep the Eagles in check.
1-13 - Comstock 64 - Bridgman 23
The varsity girls basketball team continued their winning ways beating Bridgman
64-23 and improving their record to 8-1. This Colts had a very balance scoring
attack with Daisy Ansel, Kierra Lovelace, Ahkyla Blakely and Caylin Lopez
scoring 15,14, 13 and 9 points. Daisy also led the team with 8 steals and had 5
assists and 5 rebounds. Ahkyla had 6 steals 4 assists and 6 rebounds and Abby
House also had 5 steals. Every member on the team had at least 1 steal and
the team overall set a new school record with 27 steals in a game.
1-10 - Comstock 47 - Bronson 27
The varsity girls basketball kept things rolling with a 47-27 win vs Bronson
last night. It was a rough start to the game but the Colts regrouped at half
time to explode for 23 points in the 3rd quarter. Kierra Lovelace had a career
high of 20 points hitting 4 3's. Daisy Ansel chipped in 14 points and also
collected 13 rebounds and had 5 steals. Abby House also grabbed 9 rebounds.
Marissa Vandyk also played scrappy and hustled all over the floor and had 5
assists and 3 steals. It was great to see Marissa Vandyk and Kierra Lovelace
step up. Ahkyla Blakely provided great composure and also grabbed 7 boards.
Miranda Cannon also did a great job keeping us organized in the half court trap.
12-23 - Comstock Parchment
12-20 - Comstock 65 - Kalamazoo Christian 52
The varsity girls basketball team moved their record to 5-1 with a victory over
Kalamazoo Christian 65-52. The girls did a great job on the offensive end of
the floor scoring a season high 65. Daisy Ansel led all scorers with 23 points
which included 5 more 3's putting her season total to 26 and also grabbed 8
rebounds and had 4 assists. Ahkyla Blakely also chipped in 13 points and had a
season high 7 steals. Abby House hit her 1st 2 3's of the season for a season
high 8 points and also had 7 rebounds and 4 assists. This was also our best
night shooting free throws connecting on close to 70% of them with Kierra
Lovelace and Marissa Vandyk going 8-10 together. Kaylee Gilley had a couple of
nice put back baskets on the evening too.
12-13 - Comstock 57 - Gull Lake 66
The varsity girls basketball team had their first loss of the season losing to
Gull Lake 66-57. Ahkyla Blakely led the Colts with 22 points and had 7
rebounds. Daisy Ansel chipped in 17 and led the team with 8 rebounds. Abby
House led the team with 7 assists. Caylin Lopez also made 3 3's and finished 9
points and 3 steals. The Colts played a tough game throughout the night but
ultimately will have to get better on the defensive end of the floor to finish
out these tough contests.
12-9 - Comstock 47 - Berrien Springs 29
The varsity girls basketball team pushed their record to 4-0 on the season by
beating Berrien Springs 47-29 on Friday. Daisy Ansel led the way with 25 points
8 rebounds and 5 assists. Ahkyla Blakely also chipped in 10 points for the
Colts. Abby House grabbed 7 rebounds and Miranda Cannon came through with 5
great steals. The girls are still coming together and our best basketball is
still yet to come. Go Colts!
12-6 - Comstock 50 - Hopkins 34
The varsity girls basketball team played their best 1st quarter to date jumping
out to a 16-4 lead and then cruised to a 50-34 victory over Hopkins. Dasiy
Ansel led all scorers with 19 points and also contributed 13 rebounds, 5 assists
and 6 steals. Ahkyla Blakely also recorded a double double with 11 points and
12 rebounds. The girls did a great job applying pressure and anticipating the
next pass in the 1st quarter. Abby House had some timely steals (4) and assists
(3) and Miranda Cannon & Kaylee Gilley ripped down some good rebounds for us
as well.
12-2 - Comstock 47 - Brandywine 38
The varsity girls basketball team defeated Brandywine 47-38 on Friday night.
The girls had a tough first half but were able to put things together in the 2nd
half to pull out a 9 point win. Ahkyla Blakely led all scorers with 14 points
and Daisy Ansel added 13 points and 8 rebouns. Caylin Lopez chipped 9 crucial
points as well. Miranda Cannon and Maddy Caswell had nice baskets in the 4th
quarter to help us pull away.
11-29 - Comstock 51 - Vicksburg 43
The varsity girls basketball team beat Vicksburg last night 51-43. The Colts
controlled the game from the tip but Vicksburg was able to keep it somewhat
close on timely shooting. Daisy Ansel led the Colts with 18 points and Ahkyla
Blakely and Caylin Lopez added 17 and 10. Abby House led the team in rebounds
with 9. We still have things to work on but it was nice to see certain things
clicking in the first game of the season. Caylin Lopez had some timely 3's in
the first half and Miranda Cannon had some nice steals in the half court
trap.