The Flight Girls won an awesome overtime thriller, the Boys beat the Barons, and the JVs won twice, all in a long Friday in the National Regional Tournament. Kara gathered an amazing 25 rebounds against a tough opponent.
The Girls game started late, and Charleston SC’s Low Country Wildcats got out to leads of 14-7 and 16-8 with slick passing, shooting, and rebounding. Without guards Audrey and Shelby, it appeared the Girls might lose their second straight game. Hanna Neal had a good first quarter, with a basket, 4 rebounds, and an assist.
Down eight as the 2nd quarter began, Flight went on a 12-2 run to take the lead, before the Wildcats scored to even the halftime score. After missing 5 of 6 foul shots in the quarter, Kara led the comeback with 9 points and 9 rebounds in the quarter. Twin tower Danielle helped Kara negate the offense of a very talented opponent, who kept sinking threes and foul shots.
As the Girls started the 3rd quarter, the Boys tipped off their game on the adjoining court. Some of the Flight crowd moved over to see the Boys. I found a spot where I could take notes on BOTH games. I found the only way to keep up was jot down what happened all together. Here we go:
Kara RB. DJ three. Courtney three. Gerald a diving RB. Kara rebounds, then scores. Travis RB and assist to Jose. Danielle and Gerald RB. Kara RB, then assists a Danielle basket. Hanna RB, Jose two RBs. Gerald’s foul shot makes it 9-6. Travis RB, Danielle hits 2 foul shots. Kathleen two straight steals. Hanna and Kara RB, David gets knocked down, and can’t believe a foul isn’t called. Gerald RB.
Katelyn, for some reason looking a step slower tonight, gets a steal. David hits 2 foul shots, and the Boys lead 11-8. Travis & Gerald RB, then Gerald sinks a free throw. Matthew RB, a Jose steal. Gerald RB and basket. Courtney scores, Travis a foul shot. Katelyn closes the 3rd quarter with 3 straight boards (must be the new black hightops…we forgot to tell her WHITE shoes look faster!). Matthew closes the 1st quarter with a steal.
The Girls had continued their roll, making it a 23-6 run. At the coinciding quarter breaks, Flight led both games, 34-28 and 15-14. It only got more fervent from there:
Kara grabbed 2 rebounds and 2 steals. Josiah fed Travis for two, then scored again. Kara inbounded to Danielle for two. Courtney steal. Kara 2 more boards, Jose got one, and a foul shot. Kara assisted Hanna’s basket. Katelyn missed a foul shot but DJ fed David for a line drive three . A steal by Q, rebounds by Kara and Kathleen. Q hits both free throws, Kara gets a steal. Q hits a three to make the lead 35-27. Courtney steals, and two more Kara rebounds.
The Girls lead 40-37 with 1:32 left. Phillip RB. DJ passes to Phillip in the corner. Left unguarded, Phillip hits the three. DJ RB before the half, Boys lead 38-27. Kara hits one of two from the line, the lead is 2 with 43 seconds left. Danielle’s foul with 22 seconds left sends # 3 to the line for the first time, and she hits both to tie the game. A Wildcat steal, but Kara steals it back…and finds Hanna open at the other end of the court. Her clutch lay-up makes it 43-41 with 11 seconds to go. Charissa and Libby run over, along with Gerald and Boys Coach Craig Hoffer, to check out the excitement. The last second Wildcat shot bounces around the rim, and in. Overtime!
The Boys 2nd half begins with a Josiah steal, two Travis RBs and a basket. Kathleen gets a rebound…before fouling out. Down three, Courtney counters with a 3 of her own, to tie the game. Kara forced a walk. Then Courtney broke the press and drove the right side of the lane. All along, Hannah was open on the left side. Courtney didn’t pass until she was almost under the basket, but Hannah was still able to make the important basket, tying the score again.
Travis RB, Jose goes 1-2 from the line. Danielle rebounds, her put-back goes in…and out. Then she feeds Kara, and Flight leads 50-49 with a minute left. Hannah gets a steal, then gets knocked down hard for the second straight time. The first time she hit her head hard. I thought she might be hurt, but her new, thick ponytail must’ve cushioned the blow.
The Wildcats # 3 misses two foul shots. Danielle and Kara rebound, Courtney makes a defensive stop. Kara grabs her 25th rebound. Exhausted, she misses both free throws, with 20 seconds left. Down one, the Wildcats take several shots, but can’t find the mark. The horn sounds…Flight wins! The JV Boys rush the court to congratulate the girls.
Flight……...8…20…34…43…50
Wildcats…14…20…28…43…49
Kara…14 pt, 25 RB, 3 assists, 6 steals
Danielle…14 pt, 5 RB, 2 assists, steal
Courtney…8 pt, RB, 3 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks
Hanna N…6 pt, 6 RB, assist
Kathleen…3 pt, 3 RB, assist, 2 steals
Hannah…2 pt, rebound, 2 steals
Katelyn…4 rebounds, steal
Victoria…rebound
(watching two games, I know I missed a bunch).
The Boys went on to finish off the pesky Barons. Josiah assisted on DJ and David’s three-pointers, before hitting a foul shot. Q fed Gerald for two. Jose made a steal, then Flight ran 44 seconds off the clock before Jose found Phillip wide open under the basket. His basket and foul shot with 2:10 left iced the game.
DJ fed Travis, who later hit both foul shots. Travis missed a dunk, but DJ gathered the miss and laid it back. Travis’s steal and pass ahead to Phillip for a fast-break lay-up closed the scoring.
Flight…..15…38…56…73
Barons…14…27…37…59
Partial stats…
DJ…13 pt, 2 RB, 3 assists
Travis…9 pt, 6 RB, 2 assists, 2 steals
David…8 pt, rebound
Phillip…8 pt, rebound
Josiah…6 pt, 5 RB, 3 assists, 2 steals
Gerald…6 pt, 7 RB
Q……5 pt, RB, assist, steal
Matthew…RB, steal
JV……….5…20…40…53
Barons…12…19…30…40
Connor 23, DJ 22, Isaac 4, Kevin 2, Ethan 2
JV…….14…26…35…44
Crown…5…11…11…15
Connor…13 pt, 3 assists, 4 steals
Isaac…12 pt, 3 RB
Josh…7 pt, 8 RB, 2 assists
Kevin…4 pt, 5 RB, 3 steals
Ethan…4 pt, 2 RB, 4 steals
Will…2 pt, 5 RB, 3 assists, 4 steals
Jonathan K…1 pt, 6 RB, assist, 2 steals
Jake…2 RB, 2 assists, 2 steals
DJ…DNP
Jonathan B…DP
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