Hailey McClure scored 16 points Thursday, the most she has scored since the Union Star game, when she had 20, and Gilman City matched a school record for most wins in a season with 24 as they beat Polo 64-20. The last time the Hawks won 24 games was during the 2007-08 season, when they were ranked as high as fifth in the state. The Hawks retained their position in the state rankings this year even after suffering their first loss of the season.
The Hawks needed help up and down the lineup as Khloey Sperry sat for much of the game due to foul trouble. Up stepped McClure with her best night of the season since the Union Star game; Avery Gregg came out of a slump to add 13, and Sperry was still able to help with 14. Six different Hawks scored six or more points in the win.
Polo had beaten Braymer earlier in the year, and the Bobcats played a physical game and played the Hawks tough in the first half the game before. Polo had shown the ability to play good teams tough before; they played North Harrison tough in the Gallatin Tournament. But their legs were done after playing their hearts out the night before to Lathrop, with 16 wins on the season, and falling 67-60.
The game Thursday started off like the Braymer game, with Gilman City completely outplaying Polo, but being unable to score. But then Hailey McClure came up with a steal and drive to break the ice, Alli Burke hit a 3-pointer after Khloey Sperry got a steal, Sperry went to work in the paint and got a pass from Alli Burke and finished after Tenley Griffith kept the possession alive with an offensive board. Khloey Sperry drew a foul in transition and hit two free throws to make it 9-0.
Khloey Sperry added a free throw and then twice got Hailey McClure the ball, and she drove down the left baseline and scored. Sperry picked up her third foul at that point, but Hailey McClure split two defenders and cashed in with a free throw, and Avery Gregg got an offensive board and cashed in twice at the line to make it 17-5 after one.
It was an adjustment for the Hawks to play without Sperry in the second quarter, and Keegan Howell drove and cut the Panther deficit to 17-7. Paisley Taggart came off the bench and knocked down a baseline shot, and Tenley Griffith got a tip and Avery Gregg got a steal, feeding Tenley for the finish for the Hawks’ only four points of the first five minutes. But then they found their chemistry as Avery Gregg hit a 3-pointer, Paisley Taggart got loose in transition and got a pass from Avery Gregg for two, Avery Gregg knocked down a shot in the high post after getting a pass from Alli Burke, Alli Burke went coast to coast, Alli Burke aired one out to Avery Gregg, who found Hailey McClure for a finish, and Avery Gregg got a steal at the end of the first half. She was leveled as she was going up, but somehow got it away to Paisley Taggart for two to give the Hawks a 34-7 halftime lead.
Hailey McClure, Avery Gregg, and Tenley Griffith all had four in the third period and Khloey Sperry managed to get five minutes in before picking up her fourth foul, adding three as Gilman City continued to pull away, leading 51-16 after three and triggering the running clock for the fourth. Sperry finally managed to last the whole fourth quarter, scoring six while Hailey McClure added three more.
Hailey McClure had 16 points for the Hawks. Khloey Sperry had 14, Avery Gregg 13, Tenley Griffith 8, Alli Burke 7, and Paisley Taggart 6.
Alli Burke had a career high in blocks with 5. Khloey Sperry had 3, and Tenley Griffith, Paisley Taggart, and Hailey McClure had 1.
Alli Burke had 13 boards, matching a career high. Hailey McClure and Tenley Griffith had 9, Avery Gregg 8, and Khloey Sperry and Paisley Taggart had 7.
Avery Gregg had 12 assists, completing a double-double. Khloey Sperry had 6, Alli Burke 4, and Hailey McClure and Tenley Griffith 2.
Avery Gregg had 8 tips. Paisley Taggart had 5, Tenley Griffith 4, Alli Bruke 3, Khloey Sperry 2, and Hailey McClure 1.
Avery Gregg had 6 steals. Khloey Sperry had 5, Alli Burke 4, Tenley Griffith 3, Hailey McClure 2, and Paisley Taggart 1.
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