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Women Come Up Just Short
Monday, March 10, 2008
The Patrick Henry Community College girls team fell just short of
claiming a state title Sunday, losing to defending state champs
Tidewater Community College 76-72. After beating the No. 1 seed in the
Virginia Community College System State Tournament on Saturday, the
fourth-seeded Patriots earned the right to play the Storm in Sunday’s
championship game at Brunswick High School.
The Patriots were down 68-62 with less than 5:00 to go in the game.
Tiffany Watkins connected with a pair of foul shots to lessen the gap,
and a layup sparked by a Keshia Mitchell steal continued PHCC’s
comeback.
Out-rebounded for most of the game, the Patriots controlled the boards
for the last few minutes of the game, setting up two more Patriot
buckets and deadlocking the score at 70. But the sure shooting of
Tidewater in the last 2:00 minutes of play led to PHCC’s loss as the
Patriots struggled to find the bottom of the basket.
Despite the loss, Head Coach Kenetta Redd said she was pleased with
the game. “Both teams played real well today,” she said. “I was
pleased with today’s game and the whole tournament all together.”
After a 4-5 regular season, PHCC went into the state tournament as the
fourth seed. Despite the lackluster season, Redd said her team played
well throughout the tournament. “They played wonderful,” she said.
“Their intensity was great. They really played as a team, and everyone
contributed. They did what they needed to do, and I’m proud of them.”
Tiffany Watkins led the Patriots with 19 points, Mitchell added 15,
and Charice Marsh hit 12. Watkins, Mitchell and Marsh all were
nominated to the First All-Conference Tournament Team. |