Game story:

 

Finally crowned

Congrats to the Lady Royals. Very young and talented. In regards to the no juniors or seniors subject, there were numerous students that played but in the past few years have had conflict with the coach for some reason or another. The last senior, Cara Green quit in the middle of this season.

 

Now this I find interesting, to play all that time and to quit.

Congrats to Mason Co! What an accomplishment for this young team!!! They have a chance to make a really nice run too! Once you get there, you just never know!

Also what about O'Mara today, she was the best player on the floor. Game high 22 points.

 

This girl will be playing Division in three years!!!!!! Could not happen to a better kid and family!!!!

Now this I find interesting, to play all that time and to quit.

 

I only know this being a problem with one player. Some of the problem is that that are no Juniors and Seniors better than our better than the girls playing now. These girls play well together and has for several years. It is called Team Chemistry!

Just like the ole saying, free throws wins championships. Whitney O'Mara and Brianna Littleton sealed the deal with their clutch free throw shooting and a tremendous team effort. For the size that GRC has they did an amazing job rebounding and not letting Skinner and the other big girl get good post position. Just a winning effort on all ends of the Mason County side yesterday.

Diddle denied: Clark falls to Mason in region finals

 

Steve Foley/[email protected] Rogers Clark sophomore center Elizabeth Hadiman, middle, puts up a shot against Mason County during the first half of Sunday's 10th Region Tournament final at Norton Gymnasium. The Lady Cardinals fell to the Lady Royals, 51-47, to close a 21-11 season.

 

 

[h=3]Diddle denied: Clark falls to Mason in region finals[/h]Steve Foley/[email protected] Rogers Clark senior guard Paige Taylor, left, puts up a shot against Mason County in the first half of Sunday's 10th Regional Tournament final at Norton Gymnasium. The Lady Cardinals fell to the Lady Royals, 51-47, to close a 21-11 season.

 

[h=3]Diddle denied: Clark falls to Mason in region finals[/h]Steve Foley/[email protected] Rogers Clark junior guard Sydney Anderson reacts moments following Clark's 51-47 loss to Mason County Sunday in a 10th Region Tournament final contest at Norton Gymnasium. The Lady Cardinals, the defending 10th Region champions, closed a 21-11 season.

Diddle denied: Clark falls to Mason in region finals

 

The Lady Cards (21-11) edged the Lady Royals 45-43 during the regular-season in Winchester and defeated Mason County 41-37 in the regional semifinals in Maysville last season, but couldn't repeat the feat for a third time in a year. The Lady Royals avenged the two losses and earned its first trip to the state tournament since 1987. Clark, the defending regional champion, lost to Elizabethtown in the state semifinals last season.

 

 

 

“It's a very tough loss,” Clark coach Robbie Graham said. “Anytime you lose your last game of the season it's tough, especially for your seniors. Mason County is a really tough team. We got beat by a better team today.”

 

Mason County (21-11) will play the 3rd Region winner at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Western Kentucky's Diddle Arena in Bowling Green.

 

 

“They girls played hard,” Graham said. “They got us down a couple of times and we battled back and gave ourselves an opportunity to win, it just didn't happen.”

 

Clark made just four threes on its home floor and connected on just 7 of 15 free throws.

 

“That's been our bugaboo, we haven't shot free throws (well) all year,” Graham said. “It's one of those things we've worked on and it was one of those nights.”

 

Diddle denied: Clark falls to Mason in region finals - The Winchester Sun: Sports

Some stats:

 

Clark 08 11 13 15 — 47

 

 

Mason 14 10 07 20 — 51

 

 

CLARK (21-11) — Williams 2, Taylor 12, Anderson 12, Skinner 9, Hardiman 11, Flowers 1.

 

 

MASON (21-11) — O'Mara 22, Littleton 9, McNutt 6, Frodge 2, Boone 10, Moran 2.

 

Points off Tunovers:

 

GRC 8

Mason Co 15

 

Rebounds:

 

GRC 32

Mason Co 20

 

3 Pt points

 

GRC 12

Mason Co 24

 

2nd chance points

 

GRC 7

Mason Co 0

 

Turnovers

 

GRC 15

Mason Co 10

 

Free throws

 

GRC 7/15

 

Mason Co 9/13

Just like the ole saying, free throws wins championships. Whitney O'Mara and Brianna Littleton sealed the deal with their clutch free throw shooting and a tremendous team effort. For the size that GRC has they did an amazing job rebounding and not letting Skinner and the other big girl get good post position. Just a winning effort on all ends of the Mason County side yesterday.

 

That is Elizabeth Hardiman, she is a sophomore. She is #33 and the first picture I posted. She is 6'3+

All In has friends. Who knew?

 

:lol2:Probably had a few more before BGP came along

More pictures of the finals:

 

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