WAVERLY BURIES CANDOR WITH FIRST-HALF BLITZ
By: Tim Birney | WaverlyAthletics.com | February 10, 2021 | Photo courtesy David Alliger
WAVERLY — Waverly scored 30 consecutive points in a run that bridged the
first two quarters on its way to a season-opening, 77-29, rout of
Candor here Wednesday night in IAC girls basketball action.
Sophomore
Kennedy Westbrook’s bucket with 5:20 remaining in the first quarter
gave the Lady Wolverines a 6-4 lead, and sparked a 30-0 run.
After
a bucket by senior Gabby Picco, senior Sidney Tomasso and Westbrook hit
back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 14-4 with 2:35 left in the first
quarter.
Tomasso knocked down another 3-pointer, and the Lady Wolverines built a 24-4 lead after the first eight minutes.
Tomasso
and Picco each buried 3-pointers early in the second quarter to extend
the lead to 30-4. A bucket by Tomasso, and two free throws by Picco
capped the run and made it 34-4 with 5:45 left in the first half.
A
3-pointer by Braelyn Hornick, who led Candor with 21 points, broke the
Lady Indians’ eight minute and 27-second scoring drought, and made it
34-7.
Waverly closed the half with an 12-3 spurt to take a 46-10 lead into the halftime intermission.
Tomasso,
who had 18 points and four 3-pointers in the first half, added nine
more points and another 3-pointer in the third quarter, and Picco,
Westbrook, and freshman Paige Robinson each knocked down 3-pointers to
fuel an 18-1 Waverly run that extended the lead to 64-11.
Hornick scored 14 points, including a 9-for-9 effort at the free-throw line, in the fourth quarter for Candor.
Tomasso
led Waverly with 27 points and five 3-pointers, while Westbrook scored
21 points, Picco added 12 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, and
Robinson chipped in with 10 points.
Waverly knocked down 13 3-pointers, and was 9-for-11 from the free-throw line in the win.
The Lady Wolverines travel to Candor Friday.
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