By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Watauga’s Presli Woods drained a 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining to tie the game at 19-19 and send it into overtime, but the Pioneers’ middle school District team fell in OT to TA Dugger (Elizabethton, Tenn.), 22-20, on Dec. 7 at Lentz Eggers Gym.
The visiting Cyclones led the entire way until Woods’ tying shot. It was a mostly a defensive battle, with plenty of steals and other varieties of turnovers. The Pioneer girls frequently poached the ball on the defensive end but often lost it back to the Cyclones as they dribbled up the court on a fast break, unaware that someone was sneaking up from behind with larcenous intentions.
TA Dugger’s Reagan May poured in a game-high 13 points, while Woods and Blair Haines each scored nine points for Watauga, accounting for all but two points scored by Stephanie Morales-Mendez.
With the loss, the Watauga Middle School District girls fall to 8-2 on the season. Their next action will be Dec. 15 at Heritage Middle School in Valdese, N.C.
SCORING SUMMARY
- DUG Reagan May (13)
- WAT Presli Woods (9)
- WAT Blair Haines (9)
- DUG Daisy Parks (3)
- DUG Jasy Shell (3)
- WAT Stephanie Morales Mendez (2)
- DUG Rylee May (2)
- DUG Molly Wallin (1)
