Blue Eye and Crane met for an instant classic on Jan. 25 in which the Lady Pirates beat Blue Eye 58-57 in tripe overtime at Blue Eye.
The two teams will play again on Friday. This time on Crane’s homecourt. And this time for a district title.
Blue Eye advanced to the Class 2 District 11 championship game with a 60-37 win over Spokane. The top-seeded Lady Bulldogs got a game-high 22 points from Kaylee Wilson in the win.
Crane’s offense came on fire against Fordland with a 28-point first-quarter on the way to a 74-43 win over Fordland. Lily Woodward scored 21 points to lead Crane and all scorers. Eight different Crane players scored in the win.
Crane and Blue Eye will play for the Class 2 District 11 championship at 7 pm on Friday in Crane.
Blue Eye 60, Spokane 37 – FINAL
Spokane – 3-10-17-7 — 37
Blue Eye – 10-12-23-15 — 60
S: Sydney Bryan 14, Lily Carr 12, Tristen Wallace 6, Kenzie Melton 5
B: Kaylee Wilson 22, Angelina Bettlach 15, Kieryn Fairchild 12, Hailey Hobbs 8
Crane 74, Fordland 43 – FINAL
Fordland – 15-15-6-7 — 43
Crane – 28-20-13-13 — 74
F: Emma Trotter 17, Kenzie Haskins 8, Shelby Thomason 8, Kayleigh Steimel 6, Loren Bojko 4
C: Lily Woodward 21, Kailey Vaught 12, Hunter Cleveland 12, Gracie Rich 9, Allie Frieze 8, Sayd Vaught 8, Averie Amos 2, Bella Galloway 2
