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Shelton-Mason County Journal
MMK girls overcome early deficit+for.00wi00n
WEDNESDAY:
My.6
Oakville 32
TOMORROW:
Mary M. Knight
at Taholah,
6 p.m.
ByEMILY HANSON
When the first period ended with the
Mary M, Knight girls' basketball team
down 10-2, it seemed like the Lady
Owls were headed for a home loss.
However, the Lady Owls over-
came that steep point deficit during
their home game against Oakville on
Wednesday, Dec, 28, to come back and
win 36-32.
The MMK girls came out slow4n the
first period, unable to score for more
than half of the period until freshman
Lauren Dierkop broke the shutout
with a layup shot four minutes and 15
seconds into the game. The Oakville
Acorns made three layups and one free
throw before hitting a three at the pe-
riod buzzer, giving Oakville a substan-
tial lead over MMK.
Though turnovers continued to be a
problem throughout the second period,
MMK outscored Oakville 8-3, holding
the Lady Acorns scoreless until they
hit another three toward the end of the
first half.
"The first half we were a little slug-
gish," Lance Valley, head coach, said.
"It's been over a week and a half since
our last game. We had trouble getting
back into the speed of the game."
The team picked up speed in the
third period, outscoring the Acorns 16-
10 and controlling the court for most
of the period. However, the Acorns re-
grouped and were able to close the gap
to 24-23 with one minute left until the
fourth period. A Lady Owl basket right
at the period buzzer pulled MMK for-
ward to 26-23, however.
During the fourth period, the two
teams stayed close together with the
Lady Owls up just 28-25 midway
through the period. As the game drew
to a close, penalties occurred more fre-
quently, sending players on both sides
of the court to the free throw line.
While the Lady Owls went 6-for-
17 from the line, the Acorns went just
8-for-30.
"That comeback was big for us be-
cause Oakville is going to be a big team
in our league," Valley said. "I'd say
the team's pride about defending their
home court kept them going. Defen-
sively, we played well all night and I
knew the offense would come eventu-
ally."
Senior Emily Johnson said the Lady
Owls have been playing better.
"We had a lot of good looks into the
See Lady Owls on page 05
Journal photo by Emity Hanson
Mary M. Knight senior Sean Sexton tries to make a shot despite being triple-teamed by Acorns during the Knight
Owls' home game against Oakville on Wednesday, Dec. 28.
Knight Owls lose in overtime
MMK boys re tu rn
home Jan. 13 after
t
three away games
By EMILY HANSON
A tough, close game came down to just
four minutes of overtime for the Mary M.
Knight boys' basketball team last week.
On Wednesday, Dec. 28, the Knight
Owls, tied 46-46, went into overtime at
home against Oakville. After one four-min-
ute period, the Knight Owls lost 56-50.
The Knight Owls came out strong in the
first period, taking the lead early and main-
taining it for the period, going into the sec-
ond period up 11-5.
The Acorns increased pressure in the
second quarter, hitting four three-pointers
and five free throws but the Owls stuck
with them and despite being outscored by
two points, went into halftime up 26-22.
"They played hard, just made a few mis-
takes down the stretch," Tim Diggle, head
coach, said.
In the third period, mistakes were a
much bigger problem for the Knight Owls.
This was the only period during the first
four in which the Acorns came out on top,
with the score 41-36 in favor of Oakville go-
ing into the fourth period.
The Owls played tough in the third, but
were hit by the turnover bug while trying to
respond to Oakville hitting two three-point
shots. Toward the end of the period, the
Acorns put up nine unreturned points until
the Knight Owls hit two free throws.
il
WEDNESDAY:
Oakville : ..... 56
MyKt_50
TOMORROW:
Mary M. Knight
at Taholah,
7:30 p.m.
"We had Sean [Sexton]
in foul trouble in the third
and I put in a JV player,"
Diggle said. "They took
advantage of us and went
inside, when they weren't
inside, they were hitting
the three ball."
MMK held Oakville to
just two points in most of
the fourth period while
scoring 10 to take the lead
with just more than two
minutes left. Then, the
Acorns tied the score with
just 33 seconds left.
In overtime, the Acorns
put up three free throws, one three-pointer
and two layups while the Knight Owls were
only able to score on two layups, losing the
game 56-50.
"We fell apart in overtime and made bad
decisions," Diggle said'
Junior Cory O'Neil led the team in points
with 12 while junior Kyle Willey and Sex-
ton, a senior, scored nine each.
Senior Eric Johnson led in rebounds with
13 while O'Neil grabbed up 11 rebounds.
The Knight Owls had 22 turnovers as a
team but made 10-of-21 free throws while
the Acorns only made 12-of-30 free throws.
"Oakville got eight three-balls, we got
none," Diggle said. "That hurt us."
As of press time, the Knight Owls had
not yet played at Ocosta on Wednesday,
Jan. 4.
The team is set to play next at 7:30 p.m.
on Friday, Jan. 6, at Taholah and at 7:30
p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7 at Quinault.
"We're going to be tired next week," Dig-
gle said of the grueling travel schedule.
Mary M. Knight junior Kyle Willey is
fouled while attempting a shot at the end
of the third quarter during the Knight
Owls' home game against Oakville on
Wednesday, Dec. 28. Willey made one of
the free throws and ended the game with
Mary M.
Knign
' pl
senior ays
for Ic?00/e of
the game
By EMILYoHANSON + +
When Emily Johnson
talks about basketball, her
eyes light up and a wide grin
stretches
across her
face.
John-
son, a se-
nior at
Mary M.
Knight,
has been
playing
Emily basketball
since she
Johnson ,, was in the
.... first grade.
and she
continues because she loves
the game.
"My older brothers
played and I looked up to
them so that's what got me
started. Af(er that, my pas-
sion for the game kept me
going," Johnson said. "Bas-
ketball is one of those things
where you can play and just
forget about everything
else. On the court, it's just
you, the coaches and the
team. When you're playing,
all you're worried about is
scoring points and playing
defense."
Johnson began playing
during Saturday morning
basketball in first grade and
continued through jtmior
high. This is her fourth year
playing for MMK, where
she plays as a forward and
apost, * " '+ + • "
"Emily always plays
within her capabilities and
doesn,t try to do too much,"
Lance Valley, head girls'
basketball coach, said. "She
also is being a leader for our
young team,"
Johnson said she has
learned a lot about dedica'
tion and never giving up
during her time of playing
basketball. She said she
would like to play in col-
lege, but feels that's a pipe
dream.
"I'll be going to Wash-
ington State University
and that's :a hlgh level 'to
play at," Johnson said. "I
want to play in intramurals,
though."
Though focused on bas-
ketball right now, Johnson
has very clear goals for her
future.
"I'm planning on get-
ting a bachelor's degree in
electrical engineering and
then I'm hoping to work for
a software company," she
Said. "I have an analytical
mind that likes to solve dif-
ferent problems. Electrical
nine points. See Athlete on page C-5 ....
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