Eastern Girls Tourney results
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Eastern Girls Tourney results
GIRLS: SPRING GROVE 55, HERSHEY 47
Ruby bombs Hershey with "7" treys.........
How many points did she finish with? And how many of those were 3-pointers?
That was the buzz around the gymnasium last night after Spring Grove won the Hershey Holiday Tournament by defeating the host Trojans 55-47.
Simply, it was one of the more remarkable long-distance shooting displays in a while.
Rockets sophomore guard Sam Ruby made seven treys, including several from obscene distances behind the line, and as a team Spring Grove was 9-for-16 (56 percent) shooting three bombs.
Ruby finished with a career-high 26 points.
And these weren't wide open looks, either.
Maybe once Ruby was left open enough to call it a clean look.
During a stretch late in the first and early in the second quarters it didn't matter how tight the defense was. Or how far Ruby was from the basket.
She nailed five in a row without touching the rim.
"We closed out on all of them. Maybe, just maybe, there was one we didn't get out on," Hershey coach Will Wenninger said. "Our kids are resilient and fought hard. They didn't quit.
"[Spring Grove] shot the ball pretty well, huh?"
Only from long distance, though. Spring Grove was just 8-for-22 on two-point shots.
Those treys made all the difference.
Ruby started her assault late in the first quarter with Hershey ahead 11-6. The Trojans were having their way on the offensive end by getting the ball inside and drawing fouls.
Her pair of 3s in the final 75 seconds, the second coming with 10 seconds showing, put Spring Grove ahead for good 12-11.
Ruby added three more in the second quarter to help the Rockets grab a 24-21 halftime lead.
Four more treys, two each by Ruby and Carly Myers, in the third quarter allowed the Rockets to stretch their lead to double digits.
Then just before the third quarter ended, Ruby drilled the final dagger by banking home a leaner with :01.6 showing and was fouled. She dropped the free throw to give Spring Grove a 45-32 cushion.
Playing from that far behind doesn't fit the Trojans' game. Hershey stuck to its game plan of pounding it inside, and worked all night. The Trojans finished 30-for-37 from the foul line, but managed just eight field goals.
Trojans junior Lindsey Barsanti poured in a team-high 18 points that included a 14-for-16 night from the foul line.
LOWER DAUPHIN HOLIDAY:
Carlisle played its best half of the season in the championship game and jumped in front of Manheim Twp. by 19 points at intermission on its way to a 63-53 victory. For the second game in a row nine players scored for the Thundering Herd. Jovanna Browne had nine of her game-high 20 in the first half. In the consolation game, the host Falcons used a pair of free throws from Kari Skitka with 20 seconds left in overtime to lift LD past Shippensburg 33-32. Skitka finished with a team-high 14 points. Abby Myers hit a trey at the buzzer for the Greyhounds to force overtime.
YORK SUBURBAN HOLIDAY:
Bishop McDevitt used a full-court trap and held the hosts to 11 points in the second half to claim a 44-32 victory in the championship game. Breann Hill had 13 of a game-high 26 points in the third quarter. The Crusaders went ahead for good when Hill, who also had 16 boards, drained a 10-foot jumper late in the third quarter. Monet Cunningham chipped in 10 points. ... In the consolation game, Littlestown came from behind with a big fourth quarter to knock off Mechanicsburg 41-32. The Wildcats, who led 26-25 after three quarters, were paced by Megan Keiser's 10 points.
GETTYSBURG CHRISTMAS:
Allison Daly had 12 of a game-high 20 points in the first half as Trinity raced out to a 20-point lead on its way to a 60-52 semifinal victory over South Western. Jen Hnatuck added 18 and Kristen Murray added 10.
SOLANCO HOLIDAY:
Cumberland Valley rallied from a four-point deficit in the final quarter to edge York 47-43 in the championship game. Casey Stanton, who poured in a team-high 16 points, hit a jump shot to put the Eagles ahead for good. Emily Fazekas dropped a pair of final-quarter treys that made it 43-43.
JAMES BUCHANAN CHRISTMAS:
CD East could not nurse a five-point lead with 90 seconds remaining and Lancaster Mennonite hit a trey with two seconds left in regulation to force overtime. In the second extra period, CD East hit a trey to take the lead for good and won the championship game 61-57. Yavon Robinson had 14 points to lead a trio of Panthers in double digits. McKenna Regets added 13 and Shawna Everson helped out with 11.
EAST PENNSBORO HOLIDAY:
For the second night in a row the host Panthers used a big first quarter as a springboard to victory. Lauren Linsenbach tossed in a game-high 20 points to lead East Pennsboro past Halifax 61-52 in the championship game. Halifax fought back from that early 19-7 deficit and tied it in the fourth quarter. But Linsenbach and Jamie DiMartile combined for 10 free throws down the stretch to help the Panthers ice it.
LOVE 99 HOLIDAY:
Tri-Valley used a big third quarter to upend Upper Dauphin 45-36 in the championship game. Cayla Oxenrider and Bri Miller combined for 27 of the Bulldogs 45 points. Sam Straub had 11 for UDA. ... Bryanne Unger had 24 points to lead Williams Valley past Millersburg 55-35 in the consolation game.
HARRISBURG 54, CEDAR CLIFF 47:
The Cougars led by 18 at halftime, but a furious third-quarter rally by the Colts, thanks to 22 points from Allie Snitger and Christine Belskey, made it interesting. Negesti Taylor and Erica Williamson had 23 combined points for the undefeated Cougars.
BOILING SPRINGS 69, RED LAND 44:
The Bubblers used four double-digit scorers and a 25-8 first quarter to roll over the Patriots. Heather Empson led a balanced Boiling Springs offense with 14 points. Kristi Larsen added 13, Liz Graybill had 12 and Kourtney Ehly helped out with 11. Amy Sharp led all scorers with 17 for Red Land
"THE CHOPS".
Ruby bombs Hershey with "7" treys.........
How many points did she finish with? And how many of those were 3-pointers?
That was the buzz around the gymnasium last night after Spring Grove won the Hershey Holiday Tournament by defeating the host Trojans 55-47.
Simply, it was one of the more remarkable long-distance shooting displays in a while.
Rockets sophomore guard Sam Ruby made seven treys, including several from obscene distances behind the line, and as a team Spring Grove was 9-for-16 (56 percent) shooting three bombs.
Ruby finished with a career-high 26 points.
And these weren't wide open looks, either.
Maybe once Ruby was left open enough to call it a clean look.
During a stretch late in the first and early in the second quarters it didn't matter how tight the defense was. Or how far Ruby was from the basket.
She nailed five in a row without touching the rim.
"We closed out on all of them. Maybe, just maybe, there was one we didn't get out on," Hershey coach Will Wenninger said. "Our kids are resilient and fought hard. They didn't quit.
"[Spring Grove] shot the ball pretty well, huh?"
Only from long distance, though. Spring Grove was just 8-for-22 on two-point shots.
Those treys made all the difference.
Ruby started her assault late in the first quarter with Hershey ahead 11-6. The Trojans were having their way on the offensive end by getting the ball inside and drawing fouls.
Her pair of 3s in the final 75 seconds, the second coming with 10 seconds showing, put Spring Grove ahead for good 12-11.
Ruby added three more in the second quarter to help the Rockets grab a 24-21 halftime lead.
Four more treys, two each by Ruby and Carly Myers, in the third quarter allowed the Rockets to stretch their lead to double digits.
Then just before the third quarter ended, Ruby drilled the final dagger by banking home a leaner with :01.6 showing and was fouled. She dropped the free throw to give Spring Grove a 45-32 cushion.
Playing from that far behind doesn't fit the Trojans' game. Hershey stuck to its game plan of pounding it inside, and worked all night. The Trojans finished 30-for-37 from the foul line, but managed just eight field goals.
Trojans junior Lindsey Barsanti poured in a team-high 18 points that included a 14-for-16 night from the foul line.
LOWER DAUPHIN HOLIDAY:
Carlisle played its best half of the season in the championship game and jumped in front of Manheim Twp. by 19 points at intermission on its way to a 63-53 victory. For the second game in a row nine players scored for the Thundering Herd. Jovanna Browne had nine of her game-high 20 in the first half. In the consolation game, the host Falcons used a pair of free throws from Kari Skitka with 20 seconds left in overtime to lift LD past Shippensburg 33-32. Skitka finished with a team-high 14 points. Abby Myers hit a trey at the buzzer for the Greyhounds to force overtime.
YORK SUBURBAN HOLIDAY:
Bishop McDevitt used a full-court trap and held the hosts to 11 points in the second half to claim a 44-32 victory in the championship game. Breann Hill had 13 of a game-high 26 points in the third quarter. The Crusaders went ahead for good when Hill, who also had 16 boards, drained a 10-foot jumper late in the third quarter. Monet Cunningham chipped in 10 points. ... In the consolation game, Littlestown came from behind with a big fourth quarter to knock off Mechanicsburg 41-32. The Wildcats, who led 26-25 after three quarters, were paced by Megan Keiser's 10 points.
GETTYSBURG CHRISTMAS:
Allison Daly had 12 of a game-high 20 points in the first half as Trinity raced out to a 20-point lead on its way to a 60-52 semifinal victory over South Western. Jen Hnatuck added 18 and Kristen Murray added 10.
SOLANCO HOLIDAY:
Cumberland Valley rallied from a four-point deficit in the final quarter to edge York 47-43 in the championship game. Casey Stanton, who poured in a team-high 16 points, hit a jump shot to put the Eagles ahead for good. Emily Fazekas dropped a pair of final-quarter treys that made it 43-43.
JAMES BUCHANAN CHRISTMAS:
CD East could not nurse a five-point lead with 90 seconds remaining and Lancaster Mennonite hit a trey with two seconds left in regulation to force overtime. In the second extra period, CD East hit a trey to take the lead for good and won the championship game 61-57. Yavon Robinson had 14 points to lead a trio of Panthers in double digits. McKenna Regets added 13 and Shawna Everson helped out with 11.
EAST PENNSBORO HOLIDAY:
For the second night in a row the host Panthers used a big first quarter as a springboard to victory. Lauren Linsenbach tossed in a game-high 20 points to lead East Pennsboro past Halifax 61-52 in the championship game. Halifax fought back from that early 19-7 deficit and tied it in the fourth quarter. But Linsenbach and Jamie DiMartile combined for 10 free throws down the stretch to help the Panthers ice it.
LOVE 99 HOLIDAY:
Tri-Valley used a big third quarter to upend Upper Dauphin 45-36 in the championship game. Cayla Oxenrider and Bri Miller combined for 27 of the Bulldogs 45 points. Sam Straub had 11 for UDA. ... Bryanne Unger had 24 points to lead Williams Valley past Millersburg 55-35 in the consolation game.
HARRISBURG 54, CEDAR CLIFF 47:
The Cougars led by 18 at halftime, but a furious third-quarter rally by the Colts, thanks to 22 points from Allie Snitger and Christine Belskey, made it interesting. Negesti Taylor and Erica Williamson had 23 combined points for the undefeated Cougars.
BOILING SPRINGS 69, RED LAND 44:
The Bubblers used four double-digit scorers and a 25-8 first quarter to roll over the Patriots. Heather Empson led a balanced Boiling Springs offense with 14 points. Kristi Larsen added 13, Liz Graybill had 12 and Kourtney Ehly helped out with 11. Amy Sharp led all scorers with 17 for Red Land
"THE CHOPS".