Actually it was a "great win" however that isn't Loryn's last name as she led the attack in the championship game against Klein Collins with 20 points in a 72-41 victory. Equally important was four Cy Falls players scored in double digits, Shernise Robertson (17), Sadalia Ellis (16) and Kit Metoyer (12). All of Metoyer's points came on threes, in fact Cy Falls connected on 11 three pointers, yes "Da Bomb Squad" is still applicable. Robertson added 3 and Ellis dropped 2, but probably one of the most important things that happened in this game was Carol Willie pulling glimpses of "Akeem the Dream" out from back in the day as she would rebound on the defensive end, make an outlet pass and run the floor past everyone for a lay-up. And FINISH!
This happened several times during Final Four Saturday and when you have your post working like that, you're cooking with hot grease. Another important thing was Erin Caldwell's ability to give solid minutes off the bench to relieve Willie who in my opinion is, I've said it before, is on the verge of blowing completely up!
No matter what out of place vowel I put in Sadalia's name, the game starts. one more time, with the one. Her teammates feed off her energy and she sets the tone on both ends of the court, no question about it and it's not open for debate. In their 57-39 win against Elsik, she scored 24 points and had at least 8 or 9 steals, in fact I zipped up my briefcase, just in case.
That's a combined 50 points margin of victory over two of the top teams in the area that have a legitimate chance to go deep in the playoffs. Kit nor Loryn shot the ball well in that game however Robertson continued torching the nets, 16 points, and she has to be one of the leaders in the country shooting the three, players who have attempted one or two need not apply!
I've said it before and I will say it again. This team has five players capable of scoring 20 or more points on any given night and if the guards are clicking and the posts are doing their job, barring injuries, right now Cy Falls and Clear Springs are your front runners in Region 3, by the way, they are also on opposite sides of the BRACKET.
Keep in mind I said "right now" and as good as both teams are, Duncanville showed neither are invincible and anything can happen in the playoffs. With that being said, the Chronicle shows Clear Springs losing to Beaumont Ozen on yesterday to go along with their loss on Tuesday at Dekaney and if true, this gives them 3 losses for the season, the same amount they had last season.
What does it mean for this season? Well only schools that names start with the letter before or after their school name have beat them this season . This makes an interesting case for Cy Falls traveling to Dekaney on WEDNESDAY and should the Eagles lose, maybe that name game really does mean something.