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2008 Mar-07
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forestview 73, Statesville 65
Hounds put up a fight, but fall to Jaguars in regional semisBy BRIAN MEADOWS The Jaguars’ record remains spotless, but the Greyhounds gave them a few gray hairs before the crowd started in. Led by Jessica Capers’ 24 points, Forestview fought off a furious fourth-quarter Statesville rally to prevail 73-65 and advance to tonight’s regional final at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum Annex. “We thought if we could win, we might be playing for a state championship (next week),” Statesville coach Todd Jones. “I really thought that much of Forestview.” Guard Shannon Smith added 19 points for the Jaguars (30-0). Statesville (28-3), making its first regional appearance since 1995, trimmed a 65-50 deficit with just under 5 minutes remaining all the way to 67-65 on Shaneka Harvey’s 3-pointer at the 2:30 mark. Keyrra Gillespie scored eight of her team-high 24 points during that 15-2 run. Statesville’s full-court pressure sparked the comeback. Janitsha Williams, who finished with 15 points, turned a steal into a basket, then a steal by Raven Brown set up a Gillespie 3-pointer that made it 65-59. “We didn’t need to panic, we still had the lead,” said Forestview coach Ken Beaty, who immediately called timeout after Gillespie’s basket. Gillespie’s driving layup attempt with about 2 minutes left would have knotted the score at 67, but the contested shot bounced off the rim. “Off-balance shot, and I thought we were going to get it,” Jones said. “Unfortunately the ball didn’t bounce our way there.” The Jags held on by making 6 of 10 free throws at the end. “Got it to two and ended up having to foul,” Gillespie shrugged. Forestview led 30-24 at the half. Capers, a 6-foot-1 West Virginia signee who scored 35 and 37 points in her previous two games, had only four points on 2-of-8 shooting at the break. “We knew coming in that she was going to be a really challenging player and that we needed to step up,” Statesville’s Jordan Daywalt said. Capers made 8 of 9 shots in the second half as the Jags opened up a healthy working margin, which Statesville nearly overcame. “The ending was disappointing … but what a way to go out,” said Jones, pleased by his team’s resiliency. “To finish 28-3 is nothing to hang their heads over.” Bookmarkz |
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