Nokomis Girls Defeat Belfast 49-39
Tourney 2013 has begun, and the Nokomis Warriors defeated the Belfast Lions as the final tourney to be played at the Bangor Auditorium starts.
Nokomis jumped out to a early 15-7 lead at the end of the 1st Quarter, with scoring concentrated in the hands of two players for the Warriors, Taylor Shaw had 9 while Anna Mackenzie scored 6 points. For Belfast Lexi Nelligan had 4 points.
In then 2nd Quarter Belfast stepped up their defense and took advantage of the Warriors foul trouble. Belfast went 7-10 from the free throw line, and cut the lead at the half to 2, as Nokomis led 20-18. Belfast outscored Nokomis 11-5 in the 2nd Quarter.
The 3rd Quarter was tentative as both teams played well defensively. Belfast scored 7 points while Nokomis scored 8, and at the end of the 3rd Quarter Nokomis led 28-23.
Belfast took the first lead of the game with 5:05 remaining 29-28. But Kelsie Richards answered for Nokomis. She was scoreless going into the 4th Quarter but drained a 3 pointer and Nokomis led 31-29. It was a lead they would never relinquish. She scored another basket with 3:36 left and Nokomis led 33-29. Lexi Nelligan went 2-2 from the free throw line for Belfast with 3:30 left and Nokomis led 33-31. Traci Carson for Nokomis went 2-2 from the free throw line and Nokomis led 35-31 with 2:45 left. Nelligan answered for the Lions with 2:14 left and it was 35-33. Mikayla Charters went 1-2 from the free throw line with 2:07 left and Nokomis led 36-33. Kelsie Richards drained a basket for Nokomis with 1:27 left and the Warrriors led 38-33. Nelligan scored for the Lions with 1:21 left, but missed the free throw after she was fouled and it was 38-35 Nokomis. Carson scored a bucket for Nokomis with 1:02 left making it 40-35. Courtney Drinkwater scored for Belfast with 45.8 seconds remaining and the Nokomis lead was 40-37. Carson then went 1-2 from the free throw line for Nokomis and Kelsie Richards scored and sank the free throw after being fouled and then went 2-2 from the free throw line and with 21.9 seconds left Nokomis led 46-37. Drinkwater scored the final points for Belfast and with 6.5 seconds left Anna Mackenzie scored and sank the free throw to give Nokomis the 49-39 victory.
Kelsie Richards was the leading scorer for Nokomis with 12 points including a 3 pointer. Nokomis went 17-22 from the free throw line. Lexi Nelligan was the leading scorer for Belfast with 20 points and the Lions went 11-15 from the line.
Nokomis will play on Wednesday against the winner of the Oceanside-Camden Hills game.
Box Score
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
|
| Belfast Lions Girls |
7 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
39 |
| Nokomis Warrior Girls |
15 |
5 |
8 |
21 |
49 |
Belfast
| # | Name | G | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PF | PTS |
| 2 | Katrina Lapham | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Breann Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Mariah Sturgis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Kelci Faulkingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Courtney Drinkwater | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 20 | Madison Cummngs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Brianna Flagg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Lexi Nelligan | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 30 | Mackenzie Thibodeau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Ashley Littlefield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Hannah Nichols | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 39 |
Nokomis
| # | Name | G | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PF | PTS |
| 10 | Lacey Kent-White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Kylie Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Rebecca Orcutt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Taylor Lovely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lindsay Whitney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Kelsie Richards | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 24 | Emily Paige | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Ashley Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Taylor Shaw | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 34 | Sara Packard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Anna Mackenzie | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 42 | Taylor Quick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Mickayla Charters | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 50 | Traci Carson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| TOTALS | 1 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 49 |
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