Brycen Willis was named Prince and Sadie Webb Princess at the Gilman City Elementary Fun Night Tuesday, April 8th. The event raised $9,200 to fund activities for the school’s elementary students throughout the year.
The event featured upcoming basketball talent from Pre-K through sixth grade. The Kindergarten game was one of the liveliest of the night as Ava Knipp and Lakeyn Ward had their own cheering sections. Ava and Laken scored four each to put their team up 8-0 before Koal Kramer got his team on the board to make it 8-2. Laken and Ava continued to be on fire, with Laken getting 8 and Ava 6 in the 14-6 win. But Koal Kramer played hard until the end for his side, scoring all six points for his side and getting a late steal at the end.
The first grade game was also lively, featuring a scoring duel between Lane Ward and Kable Moulin. The game was tied at 2, 4, and 6 between the two sides. It looked like Kable’s team might take control after Kehlani Carey chipped in to help out, but then Lane Ward took the team on his shoulders, scoring six in the last 1:43 to give his team a 12-8 win.
Linda Burrows scored the lone basket for the second graders, while the third graders, the first group to shoot at the ten foot baskets instead of the eight foot baskets, found it an adjustment as they played to a scoreless tie.
There was an intermission and a half court shooting contest. Four people made a half court shot, so they turned it into a free throw shooting contest, which narrowed it down to current Hawk standout Camden Griffith and Dustin Ward, a reserve player for the Hawks. But the contest was anything but easy as Dustin showed that he had been working on his shot since the season ended and gave Camden Griffith everything he could handle. The first round was tied before Griffith finally won the second round.
The last game was the most exciting, featuring a battle between two teams led by cousins Grady Webb on one side and Chyles Webb on the other.
Kasin Curtis put Grady’s team on the board first and then Grady made the first 3-pointer of the night to put them up 5-0.
They looked to be in control, but Bella Whitney then got Chyles’ side on the board and then Chyles Webb started taking over, cutting it to within 5-4 at the 6:18 mark. Chyles (sister of Colbi Webb) and Grady are cousins, but they have epic sibling fights over who the better basketball player is.
Grady dropped his second 3-pointer, but then Chyles dropped a baseline shot over Grady and then drove and scored to knot it up at 8 with 4:19 left.
Chyles Webb got a putback to put her team up 10-8 with 3:42 left, but Grady Webb stepped back and hit an NBA 3-pointer with 3:26 left to make it 11-10. But Chyles showed the ability to make players around her better, hitting Aspen Wyatt for what turned out to be the winning basket with 2:27 left, giving her team a 12-11 win.
Kirby Payne won the 50/50 raffle, netting $650.
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