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Sequoyah Tahlequah gets physical
With Comanche’s 6-foot-3 Misty Dossey hitting virtually every shot she took, Sequoyah Tahlequah had to find a way to keep the daunting center from getting the ball.
That happened with pressure on the Comanche guards and physical double teams on Dossey inside.
Neither team could find much rhythm offensively, but defending champion Sequoyah Tahlequah’s tough defense created enough of an edge for a 50-36 win in the Class 3A girls state semifinals Friday night at State Fair Arena.
Sequoyah Tahlequah (26-3) returns to the title game seeking its third championship in the last four years. It will face the winner of Friday night’s late game between Kingston and Adair in the title game at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Big House.
Aubrey Brown had 22 points, with 11 coming at the free throw line, and Alexys Keys had 14 points for Sequoyah Tahlequah. Forward Jonia Walker had 10 points and eight rebounds, hitting a pair of uncharacteristic 3-pointers.
“She hit some shots — now those, she normally doesn’t shoot,” Sequoyah Tahlequah coach Larry Callison said of the 6-foot junior. “I’m thinking, ‘No, no! Good shot!’ So we’ll take ‘em.”
Dossey, who has signed with UT-Arlington, finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots. She was 7-of-8 from the floor and 6-of-7 at the free throw line. Brooklyn Bain added nine points for Comanche, which concluded the season at 27-3.
Sequoyah Tahlequah did everything it could to limit Dossey’s touches. The pressure defense helped to force 17 turnovers.
Callison often used a smaller, athletic player defending Dossey in the front, with Walker helping on the backside.
“You have to be physical with her, because she’s too tall,” Callison said. “I thought, defensively, we played really well and we stuck to our game plan.”
Kingston upends No. 1 Adair, 59-51
Kingston’s Avri Weeks flew at the shooter with her hand in the air.
After swatting the Adair shot, Weeks caught the ball in perfect stride and had nobody in front of her as she glided down the court for two points and a Kingston lead.
The points gave No. 11-ranked Kingston the lead and they wouldn’t surrender it, pushing past No. 1 Adair 59-51 in the Class 3A semifinals at State Fair Arena.
In what was the most physical game of the day of any class, players from both sides threw their bodies around the court, diving for loose balls and rebounds and forcing more than a dozen jump ball calls by the referees.
In the end, Kingston was able to get to the bucket more in the second half, scoring 18 of its 32 second-half points in the paint.
Kes Reeves led the way for Kingston as she scored 25 points.
Weeks finished with seven points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Adair was led by Mia Bagby and Chasee Cooper, who both scored 10 points.
Kingston will face Sequoyah Tahlequah in the championship game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
With Comanche’s 6-foot-3 Misty Dossey hitting virtually every shot she took, Sequoyah Tahlequah had to find a way to keep the daunting center from getting the ball.
That happened with pressure on the Comanche guards and physical double teams on Dossey inside.
Neither team could find much rhythm offensively, but defending champion Sequoyah Tahlequah’s tough defense created enough of an edge for a 50-36 win in the Class 3A girls state semifinals Friday night at State Fair Arena.
Sequoyah Tahlequah (26-3) returns to the title game seeking its third championship in the last four years. It will face the winner of Friday night’s late game between Kingston and Adair in the title game at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Big House.
Aubrey Brown had 22 points, with 11 coming at the free throw line, and Alexys Keys had 14 points for Sequoyah Tahlequah. Forward Jonia Walker had 10 points and eight rebounds, hitting a pair of uncharacteristic 3-pointers.
“She hit some shots — now those, she normally doesn’t shoot,” Sequoyah Tahlequah coach Larry Callison said of the 6-foot junior. “I’m thinking, ‘No, no! Good shot!’ So we’ll take ‘em.”
Dossey, who has signed with UT-Arlington, finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots. She was 7-of-8 from the floor and 6-of-7 at the free throw line. Brooklyn Bain added nine points for Comanche, which concluded the season at 27-3.
Sequoyah Tahlequah did everything it could to limit Dossey’s touches. The pressure defense helped to force 17 turnovers.
Callison often used a smaller, athletic player defending Dossey in the front, with Walker helping on the backside.
“You have to be physical with her, because she’s too tall,” Callison said. “I thought, defensively, we played really well and we stuck to our game plan.”
Kingston upends No. 1 Adair, 59-51
Kingston’s Avri Weeks flew at the shooter with her hand in the air.
After swatting the Adair shot, Weeks caught the ball in perfect stride and had nobody in front of her as she glided down the court for two points and a Kingston lead.
The points gave No. 11-ranked Kingston the lead and they wouldn’t surrender it, pushing past No. 1 Adair 59-51 in the Class 3A semifinals at State Fair Arena.
In what was the most physical game of the day of any class, players from both sides threw their bodies around the court, diving for loose balls and rebounds and forcing more than a dozen jump ball calls by the referees.
In the end, Kingston was able to get to the bucket more in the second half, scoring 18 of its 32 second-half points in the paint.
Kes Reeves led the way for Kingston as she scored 25 points.
Weeks finished with seven points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Adair was led by Mia Bagby and Chasee Cooper, who both scored 10 points.
Kingston will face Sequoyah Tahlequah in the championship game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
