In a brutal battle between Gilman City’s girls and Pattonsburg, the Hawks prevailed in the rematch 40-24 Thursday to reach the finals of the Gilman City Tournament. Kelsey Sperry thrived in the chaos, grabbing 14 boards for the Hawks, who won their 12th straight game. Khloey Sperry and Shelby Gibson both had 12, and the Hawks got 50 boards as a team. Kinsley Johnson nearly got a triple double for Pattonsburg, getting 15 points, 9 boards, and 7 blocks. Jayden Goble did all she could for the Panthers on the boards, grabbing 14 to match a career high.
The Gilman City winning streak remained intact pending Tuesday night’s game as the championship game with Princeton was postponed to February 21st due to sickness by Princeton. The Blue Tigers beat Tri-County handily, but only had six players dressed out and one clearly under the weather.
The focus of both teams was to try to shut the other team’s two best players down and make someone else try to beat them. Pattonsburg had Kinsley Johnson patrolling the paint as usual, racking up seven blocks on Khloey Sperry and the rest of the Hawks. Cheyenne Miller faceguarded Avery Gregg. Gilman City had Avery Gregg faceguard Addie Iddings, and she shut her out for the game. Alli Burke took on the task of guarding Johnson anytime she got the ball out on the point, and then two or three Hawk defenders would swarm her anytime she tried to take the ball in the paint.
Pattonsburg had won five out of their last eight, and they picked up right where they left off after Kinsley Johnson slashed to the rim and Annabelle Gardner scored from inside to make it 4-0. But then Alli Burke countered from the left wing and Khloey Sperry hit a free throw. As Gardner, one of Pattonsburg’s best defenders, picked up her second foul, Gilman City started to take control as Avery Gregg hit a 3-pointer, Shelby Gibson got one over Johnson, and Sperry scored from inside as the Hawks led 10-4.
Kinsley Johnson did all she could to keep the Panthers in the game, scoring 9 out of her team’s first 12 points to stop the bleeding. Gilman City tried their full court man to man press, but Pattonsburg was airing it out and going deep and getting some good transition looks.
The Hawk lead stayed at 5 until Khloey Sperry picked up her third foul scrambling for a loose ball and two transition baskets from Cheyenne Miller and Kinsley Johnson brought the Panthers to within 17-16. But the Panthers could not take the lead and Colbi Webb came off the bench to score from inside and put the Hawks up 19-16 at the half.
Gilman City has been a strong second half team, wearing teams down with their rebounding; however, Pattonsburg initially hung with them. It was a game of attrition; both teams had a thin bench and the first team to get key players in foul trouble would be in trouble. When Annabelle Gardner picked up her fourth foul for Pattonsburg, the Hawks started pulling away. Avery Gregg got 4 steals in the third quarter; Alli Burke had 5 points in the quarter and four other Hawks got two. One play that was symbolic of the quarter was when Khloey Sperry fed Kelsey on a fourth chance possession late in the period. Alli Burke put the Hawks up 32-22 before Kinsley Johnson cut it to 32-24 at the end of three.
The Hawks pulled away as Avery Gregg got loose for there and Khloey Sperry pushed ahead to Kelsey to make it 37-24.
There was a scary moment for the Hawks when Khloey Sperry went crashing into the cement portion of the wall below the padding head first, but Addie Iddings and Cheyenne Miller fouled out for Pattonsburg and Avery Gregg went three for four from the line. Sperry was OK and would have played had the Princeton game been played Saturday.
For Pattonsburg, Kinsley Johnson had 15, Cheyenne Miller 4, Jayden Goble 3, and Annabelle Gardner 2.
Kinsley Johnson had 7 blocks. Jayden Goble and Addie Iddings had 1 each.
Jayden Goble had 14 boards. Kinsley Johnson had 9, Cheyenne Miller 7, Addie Iddings 5, Kara Bernardino 3, and Annabelle Gardner 1.
Jayden Goble and Addie Iddings had 2 assists. Kinsley Johnson had 1.
Jayden Goble and Cheyenne Miller had 4 tips. Addie Iddings and Annabelle Gardner had 3 each, and Kinsley Johnson 2.
Addie Iddings had 5 steals. Annabelle Gardner had 4, Cheyenne Miller and Kinsley Johnson 2, and Jayden Goble had 1.
For Gilman City, Avery Gregg had 11 points. Alli Burke had 9, Khloey Sperry 8, Shelby Gibson 6, Kelsey Sperry 4, and Colbi Webb 2.
Shelby Gibson and Avery Gregg had 1 block each.
Kelsey Sperry went beast mode with 18 boards. Shelby Gibson and Khloey Sperry had 12, Avery Gregg 7, and Alli Burke 1.
Avery Gregg and Shelby Gibson had 5 assists. Alli Burke had 3 and Khloey Sperry 2.
Avery Gregg had 10 tips. Shelby Gibson had 5, and Kelsey Sperry, Khloey Sperry, and Colbi Webb had 1.
Avery Gregg had 5 steals. Khloey Sperry and Kelsey Sperry had 4, Shelby Gibson 3, Alli Burke 2, and Colbi Webb 1.
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