Kalida sophomore Jackie Gardner can’t quite catch up as Jefferson junior Hannah Sensibaugh gets fouled on a transition try Saturday afternoon at Jefferson High School. Kalida grabbed a 16-point triumph. (Delphos Herald/Tom Morris)

By JIM METCALFE

jmetcalfe@delphosherald.com

DELPHOS — Once the Kalida girls basketball team took the lead late in the first period of its road contest at Jefferson High School Saturday afternoon, the LadyCats used strong rebounding and foul trouble by the Jeffcats to roll up a 53-37 non-conference triumph.

“We really struggled to rebound the ball today. We gave up way too many second chances and didn’t box out well,” Jefferson mentor Dave Hoffman noted. “Kalida was pretty aggressive and attacked us offensively, that put a lot of pressure on us defensively. They also played good defense against us.”