04 Dec 2013 CCS team claims tourney championship
The Conway Christian Junior Lady Eagles recently won the championship game in the Guy-Perkins Invitational Tournament. The team defeated the Wonderview Junior Lady Daredevils, 35-32.
The Lady Eagles (4-1) were led by Adrianna Ferrand with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Katie Dather, Carly Lawrence and Rhaegan Linn each added 6 points in the winning effort.
The Lady Eagles led 11-10 late in the second period when Wonderview scored a flurry of points. Brooke Zimmerman and Faith Byers sparked a 7-0 run that would put the Daredevils up 17-11 at half time. Coming out of the half, Wonderview extended its lead to 24-13 on a three-pointer by Zimmerman and two free throws by Reynolds. The Lady Eagles would use an 8-1 run to pull within four going into the final stanza.
Rhaegan Linn hit a pair of free throws, and Adrianna Ferrand scored a three-point play to give the Lady Eagles their first lead of the second half at 26-25. A lay-up by Carly Lawrence and a pair of free throws by Dather would extend the lead to 5, but Wonderview was not done. Zimmerman hit a 3 and Byers scored two lay-ups off steals to take a 32-30 lead with 1:38 to go. The Lady Eagles would answer on Meagan Pennington’s three-pointer with 1:15 left, and Adrianna Ferrand extended the lead with a put back with :44 left.
Wonderview had one final shot to tie the game at the buzzer, but the three-pointer missed the mark to seal the win.
"What a great win for this team. We knew we would compete today, but Wonderview has a terrific team and this is a big shot of confidence for us. Everyone who played had some great moments out there. This tournament has really given us some great games that should make us better down the stretch," said head coach Jeremy Carson.
To get to the finals, the Lady Eagles used a 17-0 run in the first and second periods to slide past Shirley by a score of 28-25. Shirley made a run in the second half to close to within 1, but the Lady Eagles were able to hold on. Adrianna Ferrand led the Lady Eagles in scoring with 8 points and 10 rebounds. Katie Dather added 7 points, and Rhaegan Linn scored 6 in the winning effort.
