WYOMING EAST SHAKES OFF SLOW START TO WIN GOING AWAY— Joe Costa, Blue Star Media
CHARLESTON WV— Saying that Friday’s first Class AA semi-final between No. 2 seed Wyoming East and No. 3 seed Wayne got off to a sluggish start is the understatement of the century… After a first quarter that could have put the Sun to sleep at 9 am, the Warriors settled into a seven for 11 (64%) second quarter and took a 21-14 a lead to the locker room that they would never lose. In the end, Wyoming East was headed back to the Class AA State Championship game with a 54-29 win over Wayne.
The Warriors always play solid defense in March and today it definitely contributed greatly in the Wyoming East win. Even with senior, Whitney Sansom drilling three of her four 3-pointers in the second quarter, the Pioneers were held to a mere 23.4% from the field for the game.
Katie Daniels with 14 and Jazz Blankenship with 12 were the Warriors scoring leaders, while Brooke Russell grabbed 11 rebounds in the win.
Sansom’s 12 points were the team high for the Wayne, Lakyn Adkins got 11 boards for the Pioneers.
Wyoming East will get the No. 1 seed, Fairmont Senior in the Class AA State final Saturday at 2:30 at the Convention and Civic Center.
FAIRMONT SENIOR OUTLASTS FRANKFORT TO GET BACK TO THE STATE FINAL — Joe Costa, Blue Star Media
CHARLESTON WV— No. 5 Frankfort gave top-seed Fairmont Senior all they could handle early in the second Class AA semi-final Friday evening, but in the end, Senior had just too much speed and tenaciousness for the undermanned Falcons to overcome.
With the impressive 61-38 win, Fairmont Senior advances to play Wyoming East in the Class AA final at 2:30 Saturday.
From the tip, the Polar Bears pushed Frankfort into a running game that the Falcons thought they also wanted, but soon found out they didn’t. Although Fairmont Senior’s running game may not have put up the figures they would have liked, only six fast break points, the Polar Bears pressure defense did, forcing 16 Falcon turnovers that turned into 17 points.
Fairmont Senior placed four players in double figures, senior Anysa Jordan led the Polar Bears with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while three players, seniors, Courtney Wilfong, and Abby Faulkner, along with freshman Marley Washenitz each added 10 points to the win.
Frankfort’s senior, dynamic, point-guard, Abby Beeman wrapped up her time at States fittingly leading the Falcons with 13 points, Macie Miller chipped in 10 more in the losing effort.
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