GIRLS CLASS 5 3RD PLACE FRANCIS HOWELL VS LIBERTY

15-16 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
GIRLS  CLASS 5 STATE 3RD PLACE
DATE: 03-18-16 TEAM: FRANCIS HOWELL
STARTERS: 14, 20, 23, 24, 42
TIME: 11:00AM VS
B/G: GIRLS TEAM: LIBERTY
STARTERS: 12, 13*, 22, 23, 30
JV/V: VARSITY
STARTERS:
LOCATION: MIZZOU ARENA ** FRESHMAN
*    SOPHOMORE
TOURNEY/SHOOTOUTS: GIRLS  CLASS 5 STATE
ROUND: THIRD PLACE
SCORE: 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
HOWELL 7 14 10 15 46
LIBERTY 4 9 19 21 53
COMMENTS:
FIRST QUARTER:
BOTH TEAMS STARTED OFF SLOW. THEY TRADED BASKETS TO TIE SCORE AT TWO. THEN HOWELL HAD A THREE AND THAT WAS THE ONLY SCORE FROM 6:55 TILL 2:33 LEFT. THEY FINISHED UP THE FIRST QUARTER WITH HOWELL WINNING 7-4.
SECOND QUARTER:
THE SECOND QUARTER STARTED WITH A HOWELL 8-2 RUN TO TAKE A NINE POINT LEAD. THE TWO TEAMS TRADED BASKETS AND HOWELL DID GET THE LEAD TO DOUBLE DIGITS ONCE BUT THE SCORE AT THE HALF WAS 21-13. HOWELL’S #2) TIONNE TAYLOR HAD AN EIGHT POINT QUARTER. LIBERTY’S POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF WERE SCORED BY #12) SYDNEY OFFIELD WITH FIVE POINTS AND #23) TAYLOR GERSTNER WITH FOUR ALL FREE THROWS. LIBERTY WAS 1 FOR 13 FROM THE FIELD AND 11 FOR 13 FROM THE FREE THROW LINE.
THIRD QUARTER:
HOWELL AND LIBERTY TRADED TWO BASKETS APIECE THEN LIBERTY WENT ON A 5-0 RUN TO GET THE LEAD DOWN TO THREE WITH 5:54 LEFT. THE TWO TRADED BASKETS AND LIBERTY WENT ON A 3-0 RUN TO TIE THE GAME WITH 3:36 LEFT. THEY TRADED BASKETS AND FREE THROWS AGAIN AND THE DIFFERENCE WAS HOWELL’S #20) BERRY HIT A THREE TO GIVE HOWELL A LEAD OF 32-31 AT THE END OF THE THIRD. LIBERTY’S #22) MORGAN FLEMING HAD A 10 POINT QUARTER. LIBERTY OUTSCORED HOWELL BY A 19-10 COUNT IN THE THIRD.
FOURTH QUARTER:
HOWELL HAD THE LEAD BY ONE POINT AND LIBERTY WENT ON A 7-0 RUN TO GET A SIX POINT LEAD. HOWELL CLAWED TO GET THE LEAD DOWN TO THREE WITH 1:53 LEFT THE CLOSEST THEY EVER GOT. LIBERTY WENT ON A 6-0 RUN TO GET THE LEAD UP TO NINE POINTS. BERRY HIT A THREE TO GET LIBERT’S LEAD DOWN TO SIX. LIBERTY ADDED A FREE THROW TO MAKE THE FINAL SCORE 53-46 IN FAVOR OF LIBERTY. LIBERTY HAD A 1 FOR 13 FROM THE FIELD IN THE FIRST HALF AND HAD A 13 FOR 20 FROM THE FIELD IN THE SECOND QUARTER. HOWELL SHOT A DISMAL 27.8% FROM THE FIELD  IN THE GAME. LIBERTY WAS 23 FOR 29(79.3%) FROM THE FREE THROW LINE FOR THE GAME AND HOWELL HIT 11 FOR 19 (57.9%) FROM THE CHARITY STRIPE. HOWELL FOULS WAY TOO MUCH. THEY HAD A GREAT SEASON BUT HAD A HORRIBLE WEEKEND AT STATE.
HOWELL:
#20) DANIELLE BERRY  5’7″ SR. HAD A TEAM HIGH 17 POINTS. SHE WAS 6 FOR 17 FROM THE FIELD , 4 FOR 10 FROM THE ARC, AND 1 FOR 2 FROM THE LINE. SHE ADDED THREE REBOUNDS AND 2 STEALS. SHE HAD A GOOD GAME TODAY. I WILL MISS SEEING HER PLAY.
#2) TIONNE TAYLOR  5’3″  SOPHOMORE  HAD TEN POINTS WHICH INCLUDED AN EIGHT POINT SECOND QUARTER. SHE WAS 3 FOR 7 FROM THE FIELD, 1 FOR 2 FROM THE ARC AND 3 FOR 6 FROM THE LINE. SHE HAD A GREAT 2ND QUARTER. SHE WILL TAKE OVER THE POINT FROM BERRY NEXT YEAR BUT NEEDS TO STOP FOULING SO MUCH
#23) MORGAN WILBORN 5’10”  SR. COULDN’T GET IN SYNC THIS WEEKEND AND WAS IN FOUL TROUBLE MOST OF THE WEEKEND. SHE HAD 2 POINTS FOR THE GAME.
#42) CARLY HARPER  5’8″ SR. HAD EIGHT POINTS. SHE WAS 2 FOR 10 FROM THE FIELD, 0 FOR 4 FROM THE ARC AND 4 FOR 4 FROM THE LINE. SHE ADDED 7 REBOUNDS, 2 ASSISTS AND 4 TURNOVERS. SHE HAD HER REGULAR SOLID GAME.
#14) RACHEL FICK  6’1″ SR. GOT HER SECOND FOUL WITH 1:48 LEFT IN THE FIRST QUARTER. SHE HAD NO POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF AND ENDED UP WITH SIX POINTS FOR THE GAME. SHE WAS 2 FOR 8 FROM THE FIELD, 2 FOR 3 FROM THE LINE AND ADDED 4 REBOUNDS. SHE WAS IN FOUL TROUBLE MOST OF THE FIRST HALF
LIBERTY:
#22) MORGAN FLEMING 6’0″ SR. DIDN’T HAVE ANY POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF BUT HAD A 17 POINT SECOND HALF INCLUDING GOING 5 FOR 6 FROM THE LINE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. SHE WAS 3 FOR 11 FROM THE FIELD, 0 FOR 2 FROM THE ARC, 7 FOR 9 FROM THE LINE. SHE ADDED 7 REBOUNDS,3 ASSISTS AND 3 TURNOVERS. SHE HAD A GOOD GAME.
#13) KAYEL NEWLAND  5’10” SOPHOMORE  HIT FOR DOUBLE FIGURES WITH 11 POINTS. SHE WAS 3 FOR 6 FROM THE FIELD, 1 FOR 4 FROM THE ARC AND 4 FOR 4 FROM THE LINE. SHE ADDED 4 REBOUNDS, 2 ASSISTS AND A TURNOVER
#12) SYDNEY OFFIELD 5’6″ SR.  HAD NINE POINTS. SHE WAS 1 FOR 3 FROM THE FIELD AND 7 FOR 8 FROM THE FREE THROW LINE. SHE ADDED 4 REBOUNDS, 2 ASSISTS AND 4 TURNOVERS. SHE IS A HARD NOSED PLAYER.
#30) HILLARY PROTZMAN 5’10 SR. SCORED SEVEN POINTS ALL IN THE FOURTH QUARTER BUT WAS 1 FOR 3 FROM THE LINE IN THE FOURTH. SHE WAS 3 FOR 5 FROM THE FIELD, 1 FOR 3 FROM THE LINE. SHE ADDED 5 REBOUNDS, 1 ASSISTS AND 4 TURNOVERS

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