All three Weiser girls teams emerged victors over Nyssa in our gym on the night of Tuesday, December 6. The frosh/soph won 40-21 and the JV won 36-30 behind the scoring of Erienne Loughran who had 18 points. The varsity game could be described as "Ugly!". However, a win is a win and Weiser pulled off the dramatic come-from-behind victory with less than 30 seconds to go in the game. Weiser won 36-35 but just barely.
Starters for the varsity were Marquita Palmer, Nella Redman, McKenzie Johnson, Kellyn Fuller and Sadie Shirts. Weiser's first points came via two free throws by Redman. Johnson to Shirts for two, 4-4. Many minutes later as Nyssa was making their shots, Palmer with the offensive rebound to Shirts for the bucket. At the end of the first quarter Nyssa led 11-6.
The two teams each made nine points in the second quarter. Rachael Lee was fouled and her two free throws were nearly silent as they just dropped gracefully through the net. Palmer to Redman in the key for the no-look basket, 13-10 Nyssa. Redman putback her own rebound with five minutes to go in the half. Redman was fouled and made one tying the teams up 13-13. Johnson hit a bucket. Nyssa would take a 20-15 lead in at half time.
Shirts found Palmer for the hoop in the third quarter. Palmer was also fouled and made that count as well, 20-18 Nyssa. Palmer had a block on defense. Redman sank a shot. Redman made two free throws. Nyssa heated up and built their lead once again. Redman found the net for two. Shirts made one free throw, however, Nyssa led 33-25 with eight minutes to play.
Alex Mink pulled down an offensive rebound and passed to Shirts for the finish in the top of the fourth quarter. Mink put back an "O" rebound. With less than five minutes to play, Weiser trailed by six points. Nyssa decided to employ a controlled offense and kept the ball on the perimeter for a good three minutes. Shirts was fouled and made a free throw. Johnson nailed a bucket to close the gap to 35-32, Nyssa. The stall was looking like a bad idea at this point.
Fuller stole the ball and began the fast break with Johnson sprinting beside her. The pass was made as Johnson kissed the ball off the glass, 35-34, Nyssa. Coach Nick Reed called time-out with 35.3 seconds remaining in the game. Nyssa had the ball. WEISER STOLE THE BALL! Fuller attempted a three point shot. The ball hit the rim with Palmer leaping for the rebound. Her shot went in giving Weiser the lead 36-35.
Nyssa had the ball once again. Palmer stole the ball with just 3.9 seconds to go. A foul on Nyssa stopped the clock. Weiser called a time-out. All Weiser had to do was inbound the ball. Nyssa tipped away the first attempt. Talk about DRAMA! The second attempt of the inbound pass was stolen by Nyssa. The shot was taken but it wasn't even close as it appeared the clock ran out of time. The officials called a foul and after a very long discussion, including talking to both team's coaches, the scoring table and themselves, it was determined that one tenth of second would be put back on the clock. Two time-outs later, the officials said that the inbound pass had to be a tapped ball that had to go in to count.
Basically, a catch and release takes three tenths of a second. The only senario that would work was like a hit in volleyball. The inbound pass was tossed. Nyssa's best player gave it her all and thankfully for Weiser, the shot was wide. Man what a game as Weiser stole the win 36-35.
Scoring: Redman 13, Shirts 8, Johnson 6, Palmer 5, Lee and Mink 2 each.
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