TEA - Aberdeen Central received a career-best performance Saturday, but it wasn't quite enough in a 53-46 non-conference girls' basketball setback to Tea Area.
The Golden Eagles stayed within striking distance throughout the entire game, but couldn't get over the hump.
Eighth-grader Taryn Hermansen, making her second ever start, finished with career best totals of 14 points and eight rebounds.
"We were without Abby Berry again, which hurt our depth, but we had solid minutes from Taryn Hermansen and Karly Wellman and Sydney Evans," said Central coach Mikayla Archiego. "Karly got after the rebounds better today and Taryn finished some tough shots. Syd defended well and created some turnovers."
However, a big problem was stopping Tea Area's 6-foot-2 center Katie Vasecka. The sophomore scored a game-high 29 points and hauled down six rebounds.
Vasecka drew fouls on Central, which forced the Eagles to play smaller players and also put her on the line where she made 12 of 14 f
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