CLARKSVILLE - Shot selection wasn't the problem for the Northeast Hamilton girls' basketball team here Friday night.
Shot connection, that's where the Trojets had issues.
NEH made just 6 of 32 shots inside the 3-point arc, including a dismal 1 of 14 in the paint, in a 50-37 loss to 11th-ranked (Class 1A) Clarksville in Iowa Star Conference action.
"We got every shot we wanted, we just couldn't knock them down," NEH head coach Bret Schutt said.
Fittingly, the Trojets (1-2, 1-1 ISC) knocked down 50 percent - 6 of 12 - of their 3-point attempts. Molly Greenfield and Sarah Elm both hit three, as they led the team with 15 and nine points, respectively.
Jennifer Jeffers and Jenn Willems added six points each.
Fact Box
Clarksville 50, Northeast Hamilton 37
Northeast Hamilton (1-2, 1-1 ISC) - Jenn Willems 3 0-2 6, Jennifer Jeffers 1 4-5 6, Whitney Schutt 0 1-2 1, Sarah Elm 3 0-0 9, Molly Greenfield 5 2-4 15. Totals: 12 7-13 37.
Clarksville (3-0, 2-0 ISC) - Krista Mennenga 0 0-0 0, Belle Vance 0 0-0 0, Hannah Thompson 0 0-0 0, Emily Mennenga 6 1-1 14, Tayler Maiers 1 0-0 2, Megan Backer 4 0-0 11, Kimberly Wedeking 0 2-4 2, Brittney Litterer 1 0-0 2, Hannah Poppe 5 0-0 10, Kayla Mennenga 3 1-2 9. Totals: 20 4-7 50.
Quarter scores - Clarksville led 16-10, 34-20 and 46-25. 3-point field goals - NEH 6 (Elm 3, Greenfield 3); Clarksville 6 (Backer 3, Kay. Mennenga 2, E. Mennenga). Rebounds - NEH 19 (Willems 6, Jeffers 6, Greenfield 4, Elm 3). Steals - NEH 9 (Greenfield 3, Jeffers 3). Assists - NEH 4 (Jeffers 2). Team fouls - Clarksville 11. Fouled out - none.
Clarksville (3-0, 2-0 ISC) raced out to a 34-20 lead at the half and built the cushion to 21, 46-25, after three quarters. NEH outscored the Indians 12-4 over the final 8 minutes.