Mohawks get "A" for defensive effort

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By Skip Weaver, Staff Writer 4:56 PM Saturday, March 6, 2010

SPRINGFIELD — She is simply known as “A” by her teammates.

Maybe it’s because it is easier to say than Adrianne, but consider this: Every time Adrianne Lehman steps onto the basketball court for the Madison girls basketball team, she gets an “A” for effort on the defensive side of the ball.

Her motor never quits and that’s why she was partly responsible for shutting down Madeira’s leading scorer Saturday afternoon, March 6 sparking the Mohawks to their second straight Division III district championship.

“She is so quick and athletic,” Lindsay Hoskins said of her fellow senior. “It’s almost like we depend on her to get our defense going.”

Lehman didn’t put any points on the board, but in keeping Staubach to just four points when she averages 13 is practically the same thing.

“The coaches tell me to use my speed and put pressure on her and not let her do anything,” Lehman said of guarding Staubach, who didn’t have a single shot in the first quarter, and only touched the ball once or twice. “We had to take her out of her game. I heard them yelling at each other and that’s what we wanted because they began to lose their focus then.”

Lehman wasn’t exactly herself for the game, however. She left the game for a few minutes in the first quarter and was visibly sick on the sidelines.

“I haven’t felt good all week,” she said. “But I just had to block it out of my mind and play my game. I wasn’t going to let anything stop me from playing in this game.”

Extra support

Less than 12 hours removed from winning their first sectional title in 37 years, several members of the Madison boys basketball team, as well as coach Jeff Smith, were part of the audience at Springfield on Saturday.

Both girls’ and boys’ teams remain undefeated this season. The girls are 24-0 and the boys 23-0.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Hoskins said. “It would be amazing for both of us to go all the way. We’re with them every night and I know they are with us too.”

Injury update

Rachel Blevins was a scratch from the Madison girls lineup Saturday afternoon.

The junior was involved in a freak accident on Friday and may miss Wednesday’s regional semifinal contest as well.

She suffered a cut to her eye after being hit with a ping-pong paddle during gym class.

Blevins is the Mohawks fourth leading scorer (6.7 points per game) and third rebounder (4.1 per game).

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