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TULSA — Just as things were looking bleak, Ana Llanusa and Choctaw refused to be denied.
Llanusa, an OU signee, scored 32 points to lead No. 2 Choctaw to a thrilling 63-58 comeback victory over No. 5 Putnam City West Thursday night in the Class 6A girls state tournament quarterfinals at Tulsa Memorial High School.
Down four points with just over a minute left, Choctaw scored to tie the game at 55-55, and then got a steal and Bailey Golden scored with 57 seconds left to put the Yellowjackets up 57-55.
Llanusa scored 14 of her points in the fourth quarter, including eight in the final 1:18.
Choctaw (24-3) overcame a 40-31 deficit early in the third quarter and used a 10-0 run to catch up and go ahead late in the quarter. From that point, it was nipand-tuck with several lead changes.
Ce’Nara Skanes was spectacular for PC West (24-3) with 23 points.
Llanusa, averaging 19.4 points, simply took over the game in the final quarter. She hit all eight of her free throw attempts in the final quarter.
BY LARRY LEWIS,
FOR THE OKLAHOMAN
Llanusa, an OU signee, scored 32 points to lead No. 2 Choctaw to a thrilling 63-58 comeback victory over No. 5 Putnam City West Thursday night in the Class 6A girls state tournament quarterfinals at Tulsa Memorial High School.
Down four points with just over a minute left, Choctaw scored to tie the game at 55-55, and then got a steal and Bailey Golden scored with 57 seconds left to put the Yellowjackets up 57-55.
Llanusa scored 14 of her points in the fourth quarter, including eight in the final 1:18.
Choctaw (24-3) overcame a 40-31 deficit early in the third quarter and used a 10-0 run to catch up and go ahead late in the quarter. From that point, it was nipand-tuck with several lead changes.
Ce’Nara Skanes was spectacular for PC West (24-3) with 23 points.
Llanusa, averaging 19.4 points, simply took over the game in the final quarter. She hit all eight of her free throw attempts in the final quarter.
BY LARRY LEWIS,
FOR THE OKLAHOMAN
