Class 3 Girls Semifinal Summaries
12pm - C3 Girls SF - South Shelby 41 West County 31
1 2 3 4 F
West County 6 11 5 9 31
South Shelby 4 5 17 19 45
South Shelby and West County got out to a slow start in the first half. Both teams played great defensively and had trouble scoring. West County hit a shot late to take a 6-4 lead. South Shelby's offensive struggles continued in the second quarter with West County putting some separation between them and the Ladybirds.
In the 3rd Quarter, South Shelby went on a 17-2 run which was fueled by three-point shooting. Miranda Patterson had 9 points in the frame. West County hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to close it to 4. South Shelby opened the 4th on a 9-0 run to pull away and win 45-31.
South Shelby was led in scoring with 20 by Miranda Patterson and 10 by Belle Roush. West County was led by Lillian James who had 9.
South Shelby shot 33% from the field, but it was a tale of 2 halves. They shot 12% in the first half, but improved to 52% in the second half. 3-point shooting also improved from 10% in the first half to 75% in the second half.
South Shelby forced 22 steals including 11 steals in the game. They will play in the State Championship game at 2pm on Friday.
West County shot 36% from the field and 67% from the 3-point line, but due to turnovers were not able to get off enough shots to challenge South Shelby in the second half. They will play in the 3rd Place game at 10am on Friday.
Here is postgame from South Shelby
2pm – C3 Girls SF – El Dorado Springs 46 Strafford 44
1 2 3 4 F
Strafford 11 12 7 14 44
El Dorado Springs 10 13 13 10 46
Stafford got off to a hot shooting performance in the first quarter building an 11-6 lead. El Dorado fought back to cut it to 11-10 at the horn.
El Dorado started the 2nd with a bucket and then the teams continued trading baskets including a lot of 3's in the 2nd. They are tied at 23.
Both teams continue to trade buckets through most of the quarter. El Dorado had a 7-0 run midway through the quarter, and that has helped them get a little bit of separation leading 36-30 after 3.
Stafford started the 4th quarter on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 36-35 with 6:32 left. Not much separation between the two over the next 4 minutes. With 2:37 left, El Dorado leads 40-38.
Reese Schaaf with a runner in the lane to put El Dorado up 42-38, but Laney Humble answers with a 3. El Dorado leads 42-41 with 1:30 left.
Macie Mays hits a FT to put El Dorado up 43-41. Schaaf rebounds the second FT and El Dorado calls timeout. They have the ball with 1:13 left.
Macie Mays fouled with 59.7 left. She hits 1 to put El Dorado up 44-41.
After a Strafford turnover, Reese Schaaf is fouled with 40.4 left. She hits both to put El Dorado up 46-41.
Lauren Jones hits a 3 for Strafford with 14.0 left. El Dorado is up 46-44 with the ball after a timeout.
Schaaf fouled with 9.3 sec left. She misses first. Timeout Strafford. She misses second.
Emma Mullings misses 3 at the buzzer. El Dorado Springs wins 46-44 to advance to the State Championship game.
El Dorado Springs was led in scoring by Reese Schaaf with 19 points and Macie Mays with 15 points. Strafford was led by Laney Humble with 18.
El Dorado Springs outrebounded Strafford 37-24. Stafford's shooting from 3 (38.5%) vs. El Dorado Springs (15%) almost was enough to win the game, but their final shot fell short.
El Dorado Springs will play South Shelby in the State Championship game Friday at 2pm.
Strafford will play West County in the 3rd Place game Friday at 10am.
Here is postgame from El Dorado Springs:
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