Lady Warriors upset Sullivan East
Published 11:05 am Monday, December 23, 2024
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Patriots’ Eli Hubbard (50) and Happy Valley’s Austin Nickles (21) go for the opening tipoff Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Lane Parker (1) slices his way to the basket with a scoop shot for two early in the first quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Ron Paul Parker (12) takes a dish pass along the baseline and goes straight to the hoop for two over East’s Ryan Hurley (12) early in the first quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Artee Bahn (22) takes a pass from Lane Parker (1), splits two East defenders, and hits a short jumper in the lane late in the first quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Artee Bahn (22) is fouled by an East defender on a pull-up jumper in the lane late in the first quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Lane Parker (1) drives to the basket but is fouled after a steal in the backcourt late in the second quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Warriors’ Austin Stines (3) drains a wide-open 3-pointer late in the first quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent With under 20 seconds left in the game, the Lady Warriors’ Josephine Zeoli (32) drives the baseline and drops in a layup over the Lady Patriots’ Sophie Johnson (23), giving Happy Valley a three-point lead they would never relinquish Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent A technical foul called on East’s Addison Holly (30) with 3:28 left in the game sends the Lady Warriors’ Cayden Anderson (22) to the free-throw line, where she sank both shots to give Happy Valley their first lead of the fourth quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Warriors’ Shaniece Gardner (33) is undercut by East’s Addison Holly (30) as she goes back up with a rebound late in the fourth quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Warriors’ Ashlynn Sommers (31) ties up East’s Emma Whitaker (12) in the lane for a jump ball early in the third quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Warriors’ head coach, Dana Hill, gives instructions to his team before the start of the second quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent The Lady Warriors’ Cayden Anderson (22) steals the ball at the Patriots’ foul line and races to the basket, going by East’s Emma Whitaker (12) for two early in the fourth quarter Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
Larry N. Souders/Star Correspondent During the timeout between the first and second quarters, the Happy Valley cheerleaders get the crowd to their feet to cheer the Lady Warriors on to victory Friday night inside the Dyer Dome at Sullivan East.
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Patriots’ second-half surge topples Happy Valley
BY ALLEN LAMOUNTAIN
STAR CORRESPONDENT
BLUFF CITY – Setting a school record with 13 three-pointers, the Sullivan East Patriots’ second-half surge toppled the Happy Valley Warriors 68-50 on Friday night at Patriot Palace/Dyer Dome. In girls’ basketball action, senior point guard Cayden Anderson’s 23-point effort propelled the Lady Warriors to a 41-38 upset victory.
“Tonight, I think we showed some growth,” Anderson said. “We are still a work in progress, but we are working hard in practice to get better. Alex was big on the boards tonight, and I’m not scared to go into the paint even though they are bigger than we are.”
The Lady Warriors (4-10 overall) trailed 13-8 after one quarter but surged to pull even by halftime at 21-21. East (1-7) took a 28-27 lead into the fourth quarter, but senior guard Josephine Zeoli knocked down a huge three-pointer as Happy Valley pulled to within 35-31 with 4:05 remaining in the contest.
Anderson then hit a two-point jumper and a pair of free throws as the Warriors finished off a nine-point run to take a 37-35 lead. Alex Moore and Anderson each hit one of two from the free-throw line to extend the lead to 39-35.
After a three-point play from Emma Whittaker, Zeoli drove into the lane for a layup that made it 41-38, and Happy Valley was able to hang on defensively for the win.
“Shaniece Gardner was big inside, and the girls really asserted themselves,” Lady Warriors head coach Dana Hill said. “Cayden does a great job night in and night out. She has great leadership skills, and Zeoli was big in our run with a three-pointer, and that runner in the lane put us over the top.”
BOYS: Sullivan East 68, Happy Valley 50
Happy Valley (2-11) stuck around in the first half, trailing 33-26 at the break, but strong shooting from the Patriots enabled Sullivan East (4-9) to pull away in the second half. Blue Proffitt nailed six three-pointers for his 18 points as East went into the fourth period with a 52-43 advantage, and the Warriors couldn’t keep pace offensively.
Kaden Hicks hit three three-pointers in the first period as East built a 24-18 lead but missed on his last six attempts from long range. The Patriots finished 13-for-34 (38.2%) from beyond the arc. Ron Paul Parker led the Warriors with 15 points before leaving with an ankle injury. Lane Parker added 13 points for Happy Valley.
For East, Riddlehour scored 17 points, with post player Eli Hubbard adding 13.
“Hats off to them. We came here to stop No. 24 and No. 50, but they made some tough shots,” Warriors head coach Shane Williams said. “We tried to mix it up defensively with some zone defense, but they live and die by the three, and they made them tonight.”
GIRLS: Happy Valley 41, Sullivan East 38
Happy Valley (41): Pruitt 3, Moore 3, Anderson 23, Sommers 4, Zeoli 5, Gardner 3.
Sullivan East (38): Whittaker 11, Cairns 11, Brewer 4, Johnson 7, Holly 5.
Score by Quarters:
Happy Valley: 8, 13, 6, 14 – 41
Sullivan East: 13, 8, 9, 8 – 38
Three-point goals: Happy Valley 3 (Pruitt 1, Anderson 1, Zeoli 1); Sullivan East 3 (Whittaker 1, Cairns 1, Holly 1).
BOYS: Sullivan East 68, Happy Valley 50
Happy Valley (50): Parker 13, Stines 8, R. Parker 15, Nickles 9, Bahn 5.
Sullivan East (68): Hicks 9, Hurley 1, Proffitt 18, Riddlehour 17, Hubbard 13, Lingerfelt 3, Beach 3, Shuttle 4.
Score by Quarters:
Happy Valley: 18, 8, 17, 7 – 50
Sullivan East: 24, 9, 19, 16 – 68
Three-point goals: Happy Valley 2 (Stines 2); Sullivan East 13 (Proffitt 6, Hicks 3, Riddlehour 2, Lingerfelt 1, Beach 1).
