Wayne, W. Va. — Carly Johnson hit a free throw with 0.4 on the clock to propel Tolsia ( 8-8 ) past Chesapeake ( OH ) 46-45 in overtime on Saturday in the Steele Strong Classic at Wayne High School.
Carly Johnson shown here against Tug Valley was the hero in a win against Chesapeake.
Kilee Preece, Greenlee Vance and Peyton Johnson had 8 points each to lead the Rebels, Kalynn Salmons added 7 points, Olivia Kelly netted 6 points, Carly Johnson tallied 5 points, Piper Pack chipped in with 4 points.
Tolsia hit 4 three pointers and went 14 of 23 from the foul line.
The Panthers were led by Ciera Nicholas with 13 points, Abby Mitchell 10 points, Sara Dillon and Chloe Parrot had 8 points each, KJ Collins and Hollie Moore had 3 points each.
Chesapeake hit 2 three pointers and went 19 of 26 from the free throw line.
Tug Valley 63 Tolsia 41
The #2 ranked Panthers came into Rebel Arena and beat the #8 Rebels behind a big first half.
Olivia Kelly drives toward the basket vs Tug Valley.
Olivia Kelly led the Lady Rebels with 11 points, Kilee Preece and Greenlee Vance had 7 points each, Jacey Crum added 6 points, Kalynn Salmons tallied 5 points, Piper Pack chipped in with 4 points and Carly Johnson had 1 point.
Tolsia hit 4 three pointers and went 5 of 12 from the free throw line.
Tug Valley was led by Katie Hall with 16 points, Kylie Deboard 13 points, Haven Deskins 12 points, Bailee Hall and Gracie Hynd and 8 points each, Katelyn Richardson 4 points and Brook Spaulding 2 points.
The Panthers went 5 of 9 from the free throw line.
Jacey Crum squares up to the basket before making her move.
The Lady Rebels are scheduled to host Man on Thursday at 6:00 and then Buffalo on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 for Senior Day.
Tolsia Head Coach Ric Morrone
COACH’S COMMENTS
“…Great win on Saturday, they have had our number for the last couple of years, for a great cause. They did a fantastic job with the Steele Strong Classic and having to move it a week because of weather. It was a great event, Really good crowd and atmosphere. Proud of them for the big win, we had a bunch of contributors to that win.”
“… Back at it tonight against the #2 team in our class and we played them even in the second half but dug a hole with careless turnovers in the first. You just can’t have live ball turnovers that lead to easy layups. That’s a recipe for disaster. We will get back at it the next two days and get ready for Man and then a very good Buffalo team on Saturday.”
