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Fennell ‘had to hush them’ and she does to send Washington to final
TULSA — Camryn Fennell heard what Coweta’s student section had to say. But she finished with the final statement Friday morning.
The Coweta fans tried to coax Fennell into a few missed free throws inside the Mabee Center, but after she made all six of her attempts she put her finger to her mouth and suggested some silence.
Fennell scored a gamehigh 18 points and propelled Class 5A No. 3 Tulsa Washington into the championship game with a 56-42 rout of ninthranked Coweta.
“When they were chanting while I was at the free-throw line,” Fennell said, “I had to hush them up.”
The Hornets (24-5), advancing to the title game for the first time since 2013, gave the Coweta faithful very little to get excited about. Washington forced 31 Coweta turnovers, and the Hornets out-rebounded the Tigers, 37-28.
“Should have had 40,” Washington coach Rabu Leyva said jokingly of his team’s defensive intensity. “We know we have to play defense for all four quarters.”
Rhys Anderson added 12 points for the Hornets, who overcame a 16-of-50 shooting performance and 21 turnovers themselves.
Coweta (15-13), which led 14-13 after the first eight minutes, handed the ball over 11 times in the second quarter and only managed two points while falling behind 28-16 at halftime.
Linda Brice led the Tigers with 14 points, and Madison Wheat chipped in with 12 points.
Booker T. Washington will await Pryor for Saturday night’s championship game.
Three years later, Pryor is one win away from worst-to-first turnaround
TULSA — Four years ago, East Central dispatched of Pryor in the opening round of regional play. It brought to an end an 0-23 season for the Tigers.
On Saturday night, Pryor will play to be the champion of Class 5A.
Chloe Martin scored 19 points, and sixth-ranked Pryor put together a furious second-half rally to knock off Woodward, 54-46, at the Mabee Center on Friday night.
“It’s awesome, honestly,” Martin said.
“We deserve it, because we’ve worked so hard to get here, considering where we were three years ago.”
Pryor (21-7) found itself in a world of trouble in the first half. The Tigers turned the ball over 12 times and made only six of their 20 field-goal attempts.
Then the second half was a complete reversal of fortune.
In the final 16 minutes, Pryor shot 11-of-21 from the field, made all four 3-point attempts and drained 13 of 14 freethrow attempts.
Beverlee Caraway scored 13 points for Pryor, who will face Tulsa Washington in the championship game. M’Kayla Hillman also tossed in 10 points for the Tigers, who will appear in the title game for the first time since winning a crown in 2003.
Kaylee Hurst led Woodward (23-5) with 13 points. Caylee Kline added 11 points for the Boomers, who watched a 22-15 halftime lead fizzle early in the third quarter.
“The energy coming out of the locker room, that was a complete turnaround for us,” Martin said.
TULSA — Camryn Fennell heard what Coweta’s student section had to say. But she finished with the final statement Friday morning.
The Coweta fans tried to coax Fennell into a few missed free throws inside the Mabee Center, but after she made all six of her attempts she put her finger to her mouth and suggested some silence.
Fennell scored a gamehigh 18 points and propelled Class 5A No. 3 Tulsa Washington into the championship game with a 56-42 rout of ninthranked Coweta.
“When they were chanting while I was at the free-throw line,” Fennell said, “I had to hush them up.”
The Hornets (24-5), advancing to the title game for the first time since 2013, gave the Coweta faithful very little to get excited about. Washington forced 31 Coweta turnovers, and the Hornets out-rebounded the Tigers, 37-28.
“Should have had 40,” Washington coach Rabu Leyva said jokingly of his team’s defensive intensity. “We know we have to play defense for all four quarters.”
Rhys Anderson added 12 points for the Hornets, who overcame a 16-of-50 shooting performance and 21 turnovers themselves.
Coweta (15-13), which led 14-13 after the first eight minutes, handed the ball over 11 times in the second quarter and only managed two points while falling behind 28-16 at halftime.
Linda Brice led the Tigers with 14 points, and Madison Wheat chipped in with 12 points.
Booker T. Washington will await Pryor for Saturday night’s championship game.
Three years later, Pryor is one win away from worst-to-first turnaround
TULSA — Four years ago, East Central dispatched of Pryor in the opening round of regional play. It brought to an end an 0-23 season for the Tigers.
On Saturday night, Pryor will play to be the champion of Class 5A.
Chloe Martin scored 19 points, and sixth-ranked Pryor put together a furious second-half rally to knock off Woodward, 54-46, at the Mabee Center on Friday night.
“It’s awesome, honestly,” Martin said.
“We deserve it, because we’ve worked so hard to get here, considering where we were three years ago.”
Pryor (21-7) found itself in a world of trouble in the first half. The Tigers turned the ball over 12 times and made only six of their 20 field-goal attempts.
Then the second half was a complete reversal of fortune.
In the final 16 minutes, Pryor shot 11-of-21 from the field, made all four 3-point attempts and drained 13 of 14 freethrow attempts.
Beverlee Caraway scored 13 points for Pryor, who will face Tulsa Washington in the championship game. M’Kayla Hillman also tossed in 10 points for the Tigers, who will appear in the title game for the first time since winning a crown in 2003.
Kaylee Hurst led Woodward (23-5) with 13 points. Caylee Kline added 11 points for the Boomers, who watched a 22-15 halftime lead fizzle early in the third quarter.
“The energy coming out of the locker room, that was a complete turnaround for us,” Martin said.
