C5#1 West Plains 57 - C4#3 Ava 44 (FINAL)

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Joyner wins the top over Ava’s big to start the game.
Joyner draws first blood on first possession underneath for WP.

WP with a steal and Joyner with a 3 about 15 seconds later

5-0 WP

 

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Another 3 from Joyner

 

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Lawson with the steal, finds Dixon on the fastbreak layup.

10-2 West Plains early on with 5:59 left in the 1st

 

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Back to back buckets by 5’4 Williams in the paint for WP

 

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Mendel completes the 3 point play at the FT line for Ava.

16-7 now

 

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16-7 End of the 1st

10 points for Joyner & 4 for Williams of WP

5 for Mendel of Ava I believe.

 

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Lawson starts off the scoring in the paint in the 2nd Q

 

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Another for Lawson underneath

And back to back steal for WP as well.

 

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Joyner underneath with 5 min left in the half.

That’s 12 for her so far.

 

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Mendel with a putback underneath for Ava.

That’s 8 for her I think.

 

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Williams with the 3 for the Zizzers.

That’s 7 for her.

 

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Mendel at the line for Ava for 1&1
She knocks down both.
That’s 10 for her.

25-12 WP with 2:44 left in half.

 

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Fossett on the fastbreak layup for Ava.

25-14 WP

 

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27-16 at half in favor of the Lady Zizzers
Joyner with 14
Williams with 7
Lawson w/ 4
Dixon w/ 2

Mendel with 10 for Ava(I think)


WP is in control but they honestly haven’t been playing THAT good.
Ava just isn’t look like a top 3 team in their class. I’m sure they’ll still blow out their SCA schedule but don’t look all that impressive to me. Just my opinion.

 

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Gastineau with a 3 for Ava to start things off the 2nd half
27-19 WP

 

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Lawson finally gets WP on the board with 5:55 left in 3rd

29-21 WP

 

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Mendel underneath for Ava.

Joyner answers with her 3rd 3P of the night at the other end.

Ava answers on the following fast break.

34-27 WP leads with 3:11 left in 3rd Q

Ava playing much better so far this half.

 

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Gastineau with another 3 for Ava.

34-30 WP and just like that, we’ve got a ball game.

 

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Akers underneath and completes the 3 point play for Ava at the line

34-33 WP

Dixon answers with a 3P for WP

37-33 WP

 

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Dixon with another 3

Mendel answers at the other end for Ava

40-35 WP with a min to go in the 3rd

 

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Mendel just picked up her 3rd foul

 

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End of the 3rd quarter.

40-35 WP

Second consecutive quarter that has ended with an Ava airball from just behind the 3 pt line.

 

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Joyner fouled underneath.

Headed to the line for 2

Mendel just picked up her 4th foul for Ava

 

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Joyner makes both.

That’s 21 for her with 7:29 left in the 4th

WP leads 42-35

 

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Gastineau fouled going up on the drive.
Makes the shot and the FT

42-38 WP

 

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Harris underneath at the other end for WP and makes the &1 at the line for the 3 point play.
45-38 WP leads

 

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Dixon with another 3
48-38 WP

Mendel answers on an in bound after a foul at the other end.
48-40 WP

 

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Turn around jumper for Joyner
That’s 23 for her.

50-40 WP

 

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Williams underneath and WP stretching that lead again.
52-40 WP with 4 min left

 

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Williams with a runner on the drive.

54-40 WP with 2:45 to go

 

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Ava with the mid range jumper.

Williams answers underneath for WP
makes the & 1

57-42 WP

 

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Williams at the line with 40 sec left for the 1&1
Misses.

 

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Gohn at the line for WP for the 1&1
Misses
Gohn at the line again for the 1&1 about 20 sec later
Misses.
The last shot of the game was another Ava air ball from just behind the 3 point line.
That’s 3 consecutive quarters.

 

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Lady Zizzers move to 3-0 on the year and advance to the championship of the Fair Grove Tournament, defeating Ava 57-44

Joyner w/ 23 points
Williams w/ 14
Dixon w/ 11
Lawson w/ 6
Harris w/ 3

 

[TadQueasy]

Looked like WP was going to run away with this one, but then Ava stepped up and started to play better. Both of these teams are going to win a lot of games this year.

 

[ChaoticFanatic]

Looked like WP was going to run away with this one, but then Ava stepped up and started to play better. Both of these teams are going to win a lot of games this year.

I thought they were too.
Ava really hustled in the 2nd half and started knocking down shots.