Oswego – Lily Newton said that there was nothing to lose when she got the ball in the final second of overtime in a tied sectional final.
There was a lot to achieve it.
Waubonsie Valley’s 5 -Foot -10 Junior scored on a drive from top of the key with 2.3 seconds in overtime. Newton’s first career game-winner sent fourth seeded Warriors to fourth seed Bennett 63-61 in class 4A Osvego sectional finals.
While rally at a distance of 11 points in the second half, Wubani won only the second sectional championship of the program – and the first after the 1999 state team.
“The good thing about being tied is that we have nothing to lose. It does not go inside, we go on double overtime, ”Newton said. “It felt like another shot. When it went in, I am ‘Oh my God, it happened.’
Danyella MPORokoso scored 19 points, Hannah Lub 15, Ariana Garcia 11 and Newton 10 for Wubness (31-3), who set a school win-win-win-win-concertle in Illinois Veslayan against Alton. Emilia Selecisi scored 17 points and got four assistance for freshman Ava Mercenger 11 points, seven rebounds, five thefts and Bennett (24-7), who were playing in their ninth straightforward sectional finals.
Waubonsie, in making history, finally overcame a Nemasis recently. Bennett ended the Warriors in the last three posts, including the sectional final of the 2023. And this was removed from just three years to 1–13 small season, which was in a consecutive consecutive season of victory records without that time.
Brett Love, the coach of the seventh year webouni, said, “A lot of sacrifices to go to this point with the family, come back in a hurry after Deninella Games and so I want to shoot late.” “It is a grinding of this program where we were, when I was the first time I was doing something that we can be proud of, not only we but the community and students. And it took shape. There is a difficult team to defeat Bennett. [Coach] Who [Kilbride] works great. ,
The driving paste of MPorokoso with 13 seconds in the regulation forced overtime, and its driving score with 36 seconds in the extra period tied it 61-61, when Bennett’s Aria Maza stored the Go-Farward jumper with 52 seconds remaining for the first basket of Bennett.
“We are waiting for this game throughout the season,” MPORokoso said. “This means a lot.”
After a Bennett throw, Wubonsi was captured with 10.4 seconds. MPorokoso submerged it in court, but when Newton’s defender went to double mporokoso, he passed his team partner to the top of the key. Newton shot the past of the rotating help defender, dropped the center of the lane and flipped a short shot from the glass.
“Danyella took the right decision at the right time,” said Love. “She reads the play, reads Raksha, made a good pass and Lily came to the end.”
Bennett, which knocked the number 1-rank Bolingbrook in Tuesday’s sectional semi-finals, led Sularski’s four 3-pointers and 11 teams of the team on the strength of theft. Wabonsi fought against Bennet’s Zone Defense with nine second-quarter turnover.
Lindsay Herzich’s 3-Poanter gave Bennett its biggest lead, with 33–22 with 5:44 in the third quarter. MPorokoso missed six consecutive shots, but after Herzich’s basket, he knocked, fouled and replaced the four-point play.
It lit a fire in warriors.
Waubonsie killed nine second-haf 3-pointers, MPorokoso and Laub to three in the third quarter. MPOROKOSO’s 3-Poanter scored 13–2 in the third quarter with 35-35 to 3:46 on 35-35.
“He is very credited. Boys, they made some great shots, ”Killbrid said. “I felt that our children had done a good job of guarding and then we were lost many times. He started screening on top and we did not make the correct adjustment. ,
The two teams exchanged the lead seven times in the fourth quarter, making a final lead of regulation at 58-56 and left a Maza 3-Pinter with 34 seconds. Mercenger, who saved the ball from going out of the border and thrown out the fun, almost stole the show until Newton’s late valor. Bennett’s 5 -foot -6 freshman guard did several intoxicating plays and even came down with five aggressive rebellions between the jungle of long girls.
“He is a spark plug for us, of course,” Killbrid said.
But MPorokoso had a reply at the other end with the sole basket of the fourth quarter. Two other Wubensy Sophomorus, Garcia and Maya Cob, each made three shots during that time, Cobe made its first three baskets the first three baskets of the game.
“This tonight was sheer by girls,” said Love.
The disadvantage of Bennett was the second since Christmas for one team, which was with his roster and only three seniors on a bright future.
“I told him that I am disappointed for you, I am not disappointed with you. I am incredibly proud of this group, ”said Kilbrid. “Since the beginning of the season, we are much better.”