Wishes do come true
Christmas came early in Parkers Chapel. Well, I wouldn't necessarily call the Lady Trojans' 40-37 win at Smackover on Friday a gift.
It was a very hard-fought victory. Parkers Chapel earned it, no doubt.
So, instead of calling it a Christmas gift, let's just call it a swell surprise or maybe a wish-come-true.
The Lady Bucks dug themselves out of a 12-point third quarter deficit and led 37-36 and had the ball with less than 20 seconds to play. After missing the front end of a 1-and-1, Smackover got the ball back when it went out of bounds off a PC player.
The Lady Trojans were in desperation foul mode. But, Smackover's Viana Stanley attempted a 3-point shot. The shot missed. PC got the rebound and threw a long pass to D'Atra Harper, who scored the winning layup.
“I was considering a timeout to change defenses and discuss what we wanted to do,” said PC coach Mark Young. “But, our kids pretty much knew if they got the ball in and pulled it out we were going to have to come out and foul. But, they got it in and she pulled it pretty quickly. Hope Phillips was running out to foul her and she pulls it. I was going, ‘oh man.’ I wasn’t looking for that. It worked out in our favor. She was just trying to make a play for their team. I’m just glad the ball bounced our way at the end like that.”
I feel bad for the young lady, who was inconsolable after the game. I still can't help but wonder though, "how does that happen?" The phrase, "it could happen to anybody" doesn't seem to apply in this case.
Anyway, it was another great game to watch. My Christmas wish is for Parkers Chapel and Smackover to play again and break the tie after splitting their two games.
Don't tell me wishes don't come true this time of year. Mark Young just got his.
***
Here are the other girls scores from Friday night: Strong won at Bearden 49-43. Anastacia Dismuke scored all of her 23 points in the first half, including 18 in the first quarter. Norphlet beat Hampton 72-35 behind a career-high 39 points from Kemi Tate.
Parkers Chapel is 8-1. Strong is 8-2. Smackover is 10-3 and Norphlet is 2-7.
It was a very hard-fought victory. Parkers Chapel earned it, no doubt.
So, instead of calling it a Christmas gift, let's just call it a swell surprise or maybe a wish-come-true.
The Lady Bucks dug themselves out of a 12-point third quarter deficit and led 37-36 and had the ball with less than 20 seconds to play. After missing the front end of a 1-and-1, Smackover got the ball back when it went out of bounds off a PC player.
The Lady Trojans were in desperation foul mode. But, Smackover's Viana Stanley attempted a 3-point shot. The shot missed. PC got the rebound and threw a long pass to D'Atra Harper, who scored the winning layup.
“I was considering a timeout to change defenses and discuss what we wanted to do,” said PC coach Mark Young. “But, our kids pretty much knew if they got the ball in and pulled it out we were going to have to come out and foul. But, they got it in and she pulled it pretty quickly. Hope Phillips was running out to foul her and she pulls it. I was going, ‘oh man.’ I wasn’t looking for that. It worked out in our favor. She was just trying to make a play for their team. I’m just glad the ball bounced our way at the end like that.”
I feel bad for the young lady, who was inconsolable after the game. I still can't help but wonder though, "how does that happen?" The phrase, "it could happen to anybody" doesn't seem to apply in this case.
Anyway, it was another great game to watch. My Christmas wish is for Parkers Chapel and Smackover to play again and break the tie after splitting their two games.
Don't tell me wishes don't come true this time of year. Mark Young just got his.
***
Here are the other girls scores from Friday night: Strong won at Bearden 49-43. Anastacia Dismuke scored all of her 23 points in the first half, including 18 in the first quarter. Norphlet beat Hampton 72-35 behind a career-high 39 points from Kemi Tate.
Parkers Chapel is 8-1. Strong is 8-2. Smackover is 10-3 and Norphlet is 2-7.
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