WAVERLY RALLIES IN FINAL MIINUTES TO EDGE CORNING, 39-36
By: Tim Birney | WaverlyAthletics.com | March 1, 2021 | Photo courtesy Peter Kent
CORNING — Seniors Gabby Picco and Sidney Tomasso came up big for Waverly
in the final two minutes to lift the Lady Wolverines to a 39-36 win
over Corning here Monday night in non-league girls basketball action.
Corning
jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the first three minutes of the game, but
sophomore Kennedy Westbrook scored eight points, including a pair of
3-pointers, and8th-grader Addison Westbrook capped a 10-3 run that gave
the Lady Wolverines a 12-10 lead after the first eight minutes.
Jayda Feller knocked down a 3-pointer for the Lady Hawks with 6:34 remaining in the first half to give them a 13-12 lead.
About
40 seconds later, Tomasso converted an old-fashioned three-point play
for put Wavily back ahead 15-13, but those were the Lady Wolverines’
only points of the second quarter.
Corning’s Alexa Dobson scored
with 4:05 remaining in the first half to tie the game at 15-15, and that
was the score at the halftime intermission.
The teams traded points in the third quarter, and the game went into the fourth quarter tied at 26-26.
Waverly
opened the fourth quarter with a 7-1 spurt to take a 33-27 with 4:49
left in the game, but Corning answered with a 9-0 spurt over the next
three minuets for a 36-33 lead.
With 1:34 remaining in the
contest, Picco drained a 3-pointer to tie the game at 36-36, then hit a
free throw with 1 minute left to give the Lady Wolverines a 37-36 lead.
After a defensive stop, Tomasso knocked down a floater on the baseline with 10 seconds remaining to extend the lead to 39-36.
Picco sealed the win by blocking a potential game-tying 3-pointer by Corning at the buzzer.
Waverly, now 9-1, hosts Owego Tuesday night.
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