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By Pat Cole
pcole@mckenziebanner.com |
The Huntingdon Fillies gave it everything they had in
their final two games of the season. In their championship
game with USJ, they came up two points short but played
hard and led brief moments in that game. They were also
six of seven at the line, giving them every chance of
victory. USJ virtually won the game on a buzzer shot by
Rachel Cole after the ball was inbounded with nine-tenths
of a second remaining.
In the sub-state game with Trenton, the Fillies went on
a 17-2 run and led by 10 at intermission. However, a poor
scoring effort in the third period and hitting only six of
15 attempts at the line, six in the final quarter, led to
a three-point victory for the Lady Tide.
Huntingdon 45-USJ 47
In the Region 7-A championship game, the Fillies came
out hitting well and took a 15-10 lead by the end of one
over the host Lady Bruins. Lakeah Lockhart hit a
three-pointer and two of two at the line to lead with
five, followed by Brandi Melton with four, Ashlee Lockhart
with a three-pointer, Kodia Tharpe with two and Crystal
Fuller with one. The second quarter, the Lady Bruins came
out hitting much better and gained their own lead by
intermission. L. Lockhart led with a three-pointer while
Fuller and Tharpe scored two each. At intermission, USJ
led 26-22.
The Fillies came out hitting better in the third and
Melton tied the game at the 6:48 mark at 26. The Fillies
then managed to go on to lead by five twice before the
Lady Bruins charged back to trail by a single point at the
end of three. Melton led with nine points, followed by
Fuller with four and Tharpe with two of two at the line.
After three, Huntingdon led 37-36. The final period,
neither team scored very well, but the game came down to a
final shot. After Huntingdon took a 43-40 lead at the 5:12
mark, Kimberly Trull hit a three-pointer to tie the game
at the 3:41 mark. With only 31 seconds remaining in the
game, it was still tied at 43. Courtney Alvey was fouled
and went to the line to score two and give the Lady Bruins
a two-point advantage. With 5.6 seconds remaining, L.
Lockhart hit a short jump shot to tie the game at 45. As
the Lady Bruins began to inbound the ball, Bruin Coach
Tony Shutes evidently was attempting to call a time-out
and although the clock had ticked down to 2.6, five full
seconds was placed back on the clock. The Lady Bruins got
the ball to their end of the court and call an additional
time-out with nine-tenths of a second remaining. The ball
was then inbounded to Cole, who shot the ball which hit
the rim and then went into the net for the winning shot as
the buzzer sounded. Waneca Melton led Huntingdon with four
while Fuller and L. Lockhart each scored two. USJ won the
game 47-45.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: Brandi Melton 13, Lakeah
Lockhart 10, Crystal Fuller 9, Kodia Tharpe 6, Waneca
Melton 4, Ashlee Lockhart 3.
At the conclusion of the game, the All Tournament team
was named with Brandy Melton and Crystal Fuller named to
that team. Also from District 13-A were Kathy Doupis of
Hollow Rock-Bruceton, Jessica Murphy of West Carroll and
Kendall Dodd of Big Sandy.
Huntingdon 39-Trenton 42
As regional runner-up, the Fillies traveled to Trenton
to take on the Trenton Lady Tide as one of the final 16
Class A teams in the state. In first quarter action, the
Fillies and Lady Tide scored evenly with the Tide leading
by a single point after one full quarter of action. B.
Melton led with four while L. Lockhart and Fuller scored
two each and Tharpe scored one. After one Trenton led
10-9. The second quarter, B. Melton, who led with seven
points, hit a three-pointer to give the Fillies their
first lead of the game, 16-15. After that the Fillies had
their 17-2 run and led 28-18 at intermission. Fuller
contributed six while W. Melton added four and L. Lockhart
scored two.
The second half began well with Tharpe putting the
Fillies up by 12, hitting the first basket of the third
period. However, from that point, the Lady Tide scored 12
straight points and after three, the game was tied at 30.
The final period, B. Melton gave Huntingdon a lead with
two of two at the line, with a 32-30 advantage. The game
continued to go back and forth, but in the end, the
Fillies were unable to hit at the line, missing six of 11
attempts in the final period. B. Melton and Fuller led
with four each while L. Lockhart scored one as Trenton won
the game, 42-39.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: Brandi Melton 15, Crystal
Fuller 12, Lakeah Lockhart 5, Waneca Melton 4, Kodia
Tharpe 3.
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