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Muskogee’s girls won’t get that one last chance to win a gold ball.
Midwest City’s Bombers survived Aaliyah Wilson’s 28-foot, tying 3-pointer to end regulation and prevailed 74-67 in double overtime Friday in the Class 6A semifinals at the Mabee Center.
Chinna Fair scored 24 points as the No. 7 Bombers (24-4) advanced to play Owasso for the second time in 15 days for the 6A title at noon Saturday. The Rams eliminated No. 1 Broken Arrow in the other semifinal, 48-43.
Wilson, the state’s Gatorade player of the year for the second straight season, finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots.
The Bombers hammered the No. 2 Roughers (24-3) on the boards and led most of the way. But Muskogee rallied from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter and Wilson’s magnificent bomb with 14.2 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 60 and sent the Roughers’ bench and coaching staff into delirium.
The Roughers (24-3) let a five-point lead slip away in the first overtime. Muskogee tied it at 67 on Trena Mims’ runner with 2:42 left in the second OT, but Brooklyn Reeves’ layup with 1:36 left put the Bombers ahead to stay.
Muskogee lost an overtime thriller to Broken Arrow in last year’s championship game and the Roughers have spent the entire year trying to get a second chance.
“We wanted to get there, but we couldn’t get it done,” Roughers coach Doyle Rowland said. “I still think the best team is walking off the floor as the losing team. That’s why they call it the state tournament. Anything can happen.”
For Midwest City, it means a special ending for a group of long-suffering seniors led by Fair and 6-foot-2 Ireon Smith, who had nine points in the 16 rebounds in the semifinal game.
“We have six and they’re a great bunch of kids to coach,” first-year Bombers coach Katie Thompson said. “They got here the last two years and couldn’t get out of the first round, and they’ve been trying to prove something all year.”
Owasso beat the Bombers 56-43 on the Rams’ floor in the regional final Feb. 27, but Midwest City beat Putnam North and Sapulpa in the area tournament and upset No. 3 Westmoore on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
Asia Davis added 17 points for the Bombers, who outrebounded the Roughers 44-22 and scored repeatedly on second chances.
Wilson, Mims and Jada Ford combined to score all but three of the Roughers’ points. Ford had 20 in her final game and Mims, a junior, had 18 points, four assists and two steals with zero turnovers.
Midwest City 15 16 20 9 5 9 74
Muskogee 13 18 11 18 5 2 67
Scoring Summary
Muskogee: (24-3): Aaliyah Wilson 26, Jada Ford 20, Trena Mims 18, Leigh Westbrook 3.
Midwest City: (24-4): Chinna Fair 24, Asia Davis 17, Brooklyn Reeves 10, Ireon Smith 9, Franchansca Burley 8, Tra'chael 3, Coriauna Burkhalter 3.
From the Daily Oklahoman:
TULSA — Aaliyah Wilson attacked the basket, grabbed rebounds and looked calm as she sank a deep 3-pointer to force overtime.
But Muskogee’s star guard needed to be a few inches taller and have several more post players helping her against Midwest City in the semifinals of the Class 6A girls state basketball tournament.
Midwest City used its noticeable size advantage to limit Wilson down the stretch and advance with a 74-67 double-overtime win over Muskogee on Friday at the Mabee Center.
“The thing that benefitted us the most is that we have post players. They really don’t have any posts” Midwest City coach Katie Tompson said. “They had to put Aaliyah on our posts for the majority of the game ”
Ireon Smith provided an inside presence for Midwest City (24-4), scoring nine points and grabbing 16 rebounds, as the Bombers outrebounded the Roughers (24-3) by a 44-22 margin.
Chinna Fair led Midwest City with 24 points, and she sank three free throws in the final 35 seconds of double overtime to seal the win. The Bombers will face Owasso (21-7) at noon Saturday in the Class 6A state championship game.
Wilson, a McDonald’s All-American who has signed with Arkansas, helped keep Muskogee in the game despite its lack of size. She finished with 26 points, including a 25-foot 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime at 60-60.
“We shouldn’t have let it get to that point ” Muskogee coach Doyle Rowland said. “We didn’t get on the boards and hustle like we should have. They’re a very aggressive team, and the officials kind of let them play that way”
The daughter of Edmond Santa Fe coach Paul Bass, Tompson is soaking in the emotion of her first state tournament as a head coach. As time wound down in the second overtime, Midwest City’s first-year coach made her way to the last seat of the bench and sat down — probably for the first time since tip-off.
“I think my adrenaline and everything — I just needed to sit down ” Tompson said with a laugh. “It takes a lot out of you coaching this game. Going into double-overtime, I just needed to rest for a minute and soak it all in. This is an amazing moment. Not many coaches get this chance ”
Midwest City’s Bombers survived Aaliyah Wilson’s 28-foot, tying 3-pointer to end regulation and prevailed 74-67 in double overtime Friday in the Class 6A semifinals at the Mabee Center.
Chinna Fair scored 24 points as the No. 7 Bombers (24-4) advanced to play Owasso for the second time in 15 days for the 6A title at noon Saturday. The Rams eliminated No. 1 Broken Arrow in the other semifinal, 48-43.
Wilson, the state’s Gatorade player of the year for the second straight season, finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots.
The Bombers hammered the No. 2 Roughers (24-3) on the boards and led most of the way. But Muskogee rallied from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter and Wilson’s magnificent bomb with 14.2 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 60 and sent the Roughers’ bench and coaching staff into delirium.
The Roughers (24-3) let a five-point lead slip away in the first overtime. Muskogee tied it at 67 on Trena Mims’ runner with 2:42 left in the second OT, but Brooklyn Reeves’ layup with 1:36 left put the Bombers ahead to stay.
Muskogee lost an overtime thriller to Broken Arrow in last year’s championship game and the Roughers have spent the entire year trying to get a second chance.
“We wanted to get there, but we couldn’t get it done,” Roughers coach Doyle Rowland said. “I still think the best team is walking off the floor as the losing team. That’s why they call it the state tournament. Anything can happen.”
For Midwest City, it means a special ending for a group of long-suffering seniors led by Fair and 6-foot-2 Ireon Smith, who had nine points in the 16 rebounds in the semifinal game.
“We have six and they’re a great bunch of kids to coach,” first-year Bombers coach Katie Thompson said. “They got here the last two years and couldn’t get out of the first round, and they’ve been trying to prove something all year.”
Owasso beat the Bombers 56-43 on the Rams’ floor in the regional final Feb. 27, but Midwest City beat Putnam North and Sapulpa in the area tournament and upset No. 3 Westmoore on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
Asia Davis added 17 points for the Bombers, who outrebounded the Roughers 44-22 and scored repeatedly on second chances.
Wilson, Mims and Jada Ford combined to score all but three of the Roughers’ points. Ford had 20 in her final game and Mims, a junior, had 18 points, four assists and two steals with zero turnovers.
Midwest City 15 16 20 9 5 9 74
Muskogee 13 18 11 18 5 2 67
Scoring Summary
Muskogee: (24-3): Aaliyah Wilson 26, Jada Ford 20, Trena Mims 18, Leigh Westbrook 3.
Midwest City: (24-4): Chinna Fair 24, Asia Davis 17, Brooklyn Reeves 10, Ireon Smith 9, Franchansca Burley 8, Tra'chael 3, Coriauna Burkhalter 3.
From the Daily Oklahoman:
TULSA — Aaliyah Wilson attacked the basket, grabbed rebounds and looked calm as she sank a deep 3-pointer to force overtime.
But Muskogee’s star guard needed to be a few inches taller and have several more post players helping her against Midwest City in the semifinals of the Class 6A girls state basketball tournament.
Midwest City used its noticeable size advantage to limit Wilson down the stretch and advance with a 74-67 double-overtime win over Muskogee on Friday at the Mabee Center.
“The thing that benefitted us the most is that we have post players. They really don’t have any posts” Midwest City coach Katie Tompson said. “They had to put Aaliyah on our posts for the majority of the game ”
Ireon Smith provided an inside presence for Midwest City (24-4), scoring nine points and grabbing 16 rebounds, as the Bombers outrebounded the Roughers (24-3) by a 44-22 margin.
Chinna Fair led Midwest City with 24 points, and she sank three free throws in the final 35 seconds of double overtime to seal the win. The Bombers will face Owasso (21-7) at noon Saturday in the Class 6A state championship game.
Wilson, a McDonald’s All-American who has signed with Arkansas, helped keep Muskogee in the game despite its lack of size. She finished with 26 points, including a 25-foot 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime at 60-60.
“We shouldn’t have let it get to that point ” Muskogee coach Doyle Rowland said. “We didn’t get on the boards and hustle like we should have. They’re a very aggressive team, and the officials kind of let them play that way”
The daughter of Edmond Santa Fe coach Paul Bass, Tompson is soaking in the emotion of her first state tournament as a head coach. As time wound down in the second overtime, Midwest City’s first-year coach made her way to the last seat of the bench and sat down — probably for the first time since tip-off.
“I think my adrenaline and everything — I just needed to sit down ” Tompson said with a laugh. “It takes a lot out of you coaching this game. Going into double-overtime, I just needed to rest for a minute and soak it all in. This is an amazing moment. Not many coaches get this chance ”
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