Khloey Sperry went beast mode against Winston with 24 points, 16 rebounds, and 8 assists while Hailey McClure and Paisley Taggart had career nights for Gilman City, which beat Winston 55-41 Tuesday, December 2nd. Khloey Sperry seems to save some of her best games for the Redbirds; she hung 30 points on them last year in conference play.
The first part of the game started off well for the Hawks as Khloey Sperry scored off a Tenley Griffith steal and then Avery Gregg got on the line twice and hit three out of four to make it 5-0. Gilman City fed Khloey Sperry early and often in the game and Khloey returned the favor by feeding everybody else.
But Winston was way underrated; they have several players from the Pattonsburg softball team that surprised some people with a winning season, and they translated it over to basketball. They spread the floor, maintained spacing, and moved well all night, forcing Gilman City to work to maintain their lead. The teams traded blows as Avery Gregg and Tenley Griffith fed Sperry to make it 9-2, while Rosalynn Cameron countered with a 3-pointer to make it 9-5. Alli Burke got a pass from Paisley Taggart and drove and scored, and Khloey Sperry hit Burke in transition. Sperry got loose in transition to make it 15-5 before Weigand got a steal to cut it to 15-7 after one.
Alli Burke hit a 3-pointer to start the second quarter, and then Paisley Taggart got on the board for the Hawks, knocking down a backdoor layup off a pass from Khloey Sperry after Alli Burke got a steal. Paisley added a steal to make it 22-9.
But Winston would not go away quietly, as Rosalynn Cameron hit a 3-pointer and Reiann Hampton came off the bench to hit another to cut it to 22-15. The Redbirds got it down to 27-19 again before Hailey McClure sparked the Hawks, jumping a pass and then adding a jumper from the wing off a pass from Khloey Sperry to make it 31-19.
But Cameron continued to carry the Redbirds, knocking down her fourth 3-pointer and adding a steal to make it 31-24. But then Hailey McClure snuck behind the defense and Khloey Sperry found her to break the run, and then Sperry jumped a pass to make it 35-24. Vanessa Wiegand scored a backdoor layup for Winston and the Redbirds had a chance to cut it to seven again, but Hailey McClure struck again, tipping an errant pass and Tenley Griffth got the steal. Griffith missed, but Khloey Sperry was there for the putback. Alli Burke hit one from the top of the key just inside the 3-point line, Avery Gregg went coast to coast and drew a foul, hitting two free throws, Tenley Griffith stuffed a 3-pointer, leading to a Sperry layup, and Griffith added a free throw to make it 44-26. Rosalynn Cameron finally broke the run with a backdoor layup, but Avery Gregg went coast to coast after a defensive board and found Alli Burke open for three to make it 47-28 after three.
Reiann Hampton got the hot hand for Winston in the fourth quarter, but Khloey Sperry carried the Hawks on her shoulders, scoring eight points in the period as the Hawks never let it get closer than the final score. Both teams subbed freely in the last minute.
Khloey Sperry had 24 points for the Hawks, Alli Burke had 12, Avery Gregg 8, Hailey McClure 6, Paisley Taggart 4, and Tenley Griffith 1.
Avery Gregg and Tenley Griffith had 1 block each.
Khloey Sperry had 16 boards. Alli Burke and Avery Gregg had 6, Tenley Griffith 4, Hailey McClure and Paisley Taggart 2, and Pyper Taggart 1.
Khloey Sperry had 8 assists. Paisley Taggart had 4, Avery Gregg 3, Tenley Griffith 2, and Alli Burke 1.
Avery Gregg had 4 tips. Khloey Sperry had 3, and Tenley Griffith, Alli Burke, Pasley Taggart, and Hailey McClure had 1.
Tenley Griffith, who stayed on the floor for the whole game this time, had 5 steals. Paisley Taggart, who got a lot more confident the second time around, swiped 4. Alli Burke and Khloey Sperry had 3, Hailey McClure 2, and Avery Gregg 1.
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