Gilman City was on the ropes in the fourth quarter Monday against East Atchison. They had lost the lead against the Wolves, trailing 29-28 after three after they had led most of the day. They switched to a man to man defense after the Wolves closed the period with a flurry of 3-pointers and regained the lead early in the fourth, only for Avery Gregg to pick up her fourth and fifth fouls in quick succession. The fifth foul was a phantom call, as Gregg stripped the Wolves player and it was all ball.
The Hawks were clinging to a 32-31 lead with just over five minutes left when Gregg fouled out. The Hawks were in horrific foul trouble, with Khloey Sperry, Hailey McClure, and Tenley Griffith all with three. But the tying and go-ahead free throws went astray, and East Atchison could not convert a putback try. Alli Burke hit a 3-pointer on the other end, and the Wolves did not score another point as Gilman City pulled away to a 42-31 win.
From there, East Atchison went ice-cold from the field. Brylee Slemp, their best driver, fouled out of the game, and most of their shots were not just missed, but missed badly. Khloey Sperry added a steal to make it 37-31 with 3:09 left and Burke, who had not connected all day, got her second triple with 1:31 left to provide the dagger. It was the second game in a row where Burke had been scoreless all game, only to erupt in the fourth quarter. Khloey Sperry jumped a pass and scored on the other end to make it 42-31.
The first part of the game looked like all Hawks as Khloey Sperry, Tenley Griffith, Avery Gregg, and Hailey McClure all chipped in and Griffith controlled the boards as Gilman City built up a 15-8 lead after one. They led by as much as 17-8 after Alli Burke got a tip and Avery Gregg got a steal early in the second before the whistles and fouls began to mount, with Griffith picking up her third foul. East Atchison hung around, with Rainy Nordhausen’s free throws cutting the Wolves deficit to 18-14 late in the second. Despite the foul trouble continuing to mount early in the second half, Gilman City rebuilt the lead to 28-18 before East Atchison suddenly caught fire at the end of the third to take the lead.
Khloey Sperry had 20 points. Avery Gregg had 8, Tenley Griffith and Alli Burke 6, and Hailey McClure 2.
Khloey Sperry had 3 blocks. Alli Burke had 2 and Hailey McClure 1.
Tenley Griffith had 12 boards. Khloey Sperry had 11, Hailey McClure 9, Alli Burke 6, Avery Gregg 4, and Paisley Taggart 2.
Avery Gregg, Tenley Griffith, Khloey Sperry, and Alli Burke all had 2 assists. Hailey McClure had 1.
Hailey McClure had 8 tips. Khloey Sperry had 7, Alli Burke and Tenley Griffith had 4, and Avery Gregg 3.
Khloey Sperry had 5 steals. Avery Gregg, Alli Burke, and Paisley Taggart had 3 and Hailey McClure and Tenley Griffith had 1.
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