Girls hang on to defeat Vale

  Wow. The ladies had a game on their hands when Vale came calling Friday, Dec. 2. Vale may have the best female basketball player in the entire state of Oregon and they are tall. Vale won the tip and nailed a three point shot. Marquita Palmer passed to McKenzie Johnson for the shot, the foul and the made free throw to knot the teams 3-3. Johnson to Palmer for the turnaround jumper. Johnson to Kellyn Fuller for the THREE that hit nothin' but the net. Palmer for two 10-7 Weiser.Nella  Redman hit a THREE with 35 seconds to go in the first quarter giving Weiser the lead 13-12.
  The teams would go toe to toe in the second quarter as well. Redman was fouled early and drained both shots. Fuller to Palmer for two giving Weiser a large lead 17-12. Vale roared back and took the lead as Weiser turned over the ball a whopping 7 times to trail at halftime 21-17.
  Sadie Shirts would putback an offensive rebound in the top of the third quarter. Palmer for two. Johnson pulled down a defensive rebound, dribbled the length of the court for the lay-up, 23-23. Johnson stole the ball and threaded her way through her own key past Vale defenders for another lay-up. The teams entered the fourth quarter tied 25-25.
  Palmer putback an "O" rebound. Johnson made one free throw. Johnson to Shirts. Shirts dribbled to her left into the key and elevated for the jumper draining the shot, 30-27 Weiser. Johnson banked a shot home. Fuller hit a baseline THREE, 35-27 Weiser. The word INTENSITY could best describe the next three and a half minutes of play. Johnson hit a bucket. Weiser decided to play keep-away in the last minute of the game. A missed free throw gave Vale the ball and they called time-out. This next bit of game was anything but pretty. The ball was turned over four times in a row in a matter of seconds. It was absolutely crazy out there. The best news is Weiser ended up with the ball and plenty of clock time had run off. Weiser would savor the win 37-31.
  Scoring: Johnson 12, Palmer 10, Fuller 6, Redman 5, Shirts 4. Weiser had 20 turnovers and Vale had 22.