By David Rogers. BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — There were a few things that weren’t supposed to happen when the Watauga middle school tournament’s No. 6 seed, Cove Creek, played the No. 3 seed, Blowing Rock on Dec. 7.
For starters, the game ball wasn’t supposed to get stuck between the metal frames in the backboard. Maybe wedged between the rim and the backboard, but way up there? What are the odds…
And then, when Blowing Rock started off 7-0 early in the first quarter and led 9-2 at intermission, who would have thought that the Cove Creek Raiders would rally back to challenge the Rockets for the right to advance to round 2 of the playoffs?
Apparently, the understaffed Raiders (just six rostered players) thought the unthinkable because in the second half they played pesky defense, forced Blowing Rock turnover after turnover, and outscored the Rockets 11-7 after the halftime break. Blowing Rock did just enough to win, but not by much, 16-13, when all was said and done.
From a scoring standpoint, Cove Creek’s second half surge was a two-player show. Addison Foster (6) and Kayden Kaufman (4) scored 10 of the Raiders 11 second half points.
In Blowing Rock’s winning effort, Susanna Goff and Francis Davis tied Foster for game-high honors with six points each, while Anna Byrne and Kate Rex each added two points.
With the win, Blowing Rock advances to the semifinals at Watauga High School on Monday, Dec. 12, 5 p.m.
This story will be update with all Round 1 scores as soon as they become available.
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