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FINDLAY - Perrysburg pulled away in
the second half to upset undefeated Marion Harding
36-27 Saturday in a Division I girls basketball
district championship at the University of Findlay.
Kelsea Newman scored five of her
team-high 12 points in the third quarter when the
Yellow Jackets stretched a one-point halftime lead
into a 24-17 margin heading into the final quarter.
She then added seven more points in the fourth as
Perrysburg kept Marion Harding at a safe distance.
"[Newman] hit some really big
shots. She's been kind of the person we've been
looking towards so far in the tournament when
there's big possessions and we need something to
happen. She's been the one that's done it for us,"
Perrysburg coach Todd Sims said.
Alyssa Goins chipped in with eight
points for the Yellow Jackets (17-6), and Erin
Mesker added seven.
The Presidents (23-1),
third-ranked in Ohio, were led by Shawnta Dyer. The
senior, who will be playing at Louisville, scored 10
of her game-high 14 points in the second half, but
she had little support from her teammates. Brenae
Harris was the next-highest scorer with seven
points.
"Defensively we played very well.
The big key was tempo and keeping it the way we want
to play, and rebounding, and we did both of those
things," Sims said.
Perrysburg will play in a regional
semifinal at 8 p.m .Tuesday at Norwalk against
Brecksville-Broadview Heights (19-5), which beat
Rocky River Magnificat 48-44.
"We had one returning starter, so
the last thing on our mind was going to the
regionals. We were worried about gelling as a team,"
Sims said. |
