5A girls semifinals definitely worth your time
By Zach West
zwest@oklahoman.com
Four games, four double-digit victories.
That pretty much summarizes my day covering the 5A girls quarterfinals.
(That is, unless you count the 30 minutes I spent frantically trying to figure out if people were just goofing off or if Putnam City really did get upset in the 6A boys tournament. Yup, they lost somehow. And I nearly lost my mind trying to send texts and call people while writing a deadline story.)
Anyways back to 5A girls. Thursday was pretty boring - just a bunch of dominant teams easily handling weaker opponents. Fortunately, this dominance means we have some pretty sweet semifinal match-ups coming up on Friday.
First, there’s Carl Albert and Coweta playing at 10:30 a.m. in the Ford Center. For starters, Carl Albert’s ranked No. 3 and Coweta is No. 2, which means fireworks should fly. What really piques my interest in this game, however, is that both teams essentially played identical games on Thursday. They came out, shot horribly in the first half, and then rebounded in the second half behind the stellar play of one particular player (Jenni Bryan for Coweta, Kylie Mayes for Carl Albert). So can both players – sophomores, mind you - keep up the hot streak? And are the teams going to come out affected by nerves again? We’ll soon find out …
(Um, sorry if I sound a bit like the 1960′s era Batman TV show there. Not intentional, I assure you. It’s just that it’s past midnight and I can’t really think straight)
The second match-up could be even better than the first. At 1:30 p.m. in the Ford Center, 5A No. 1 Tulsa Washington will square off against the only 5A team that it has lost to this year – rival Tulsa Edison. The teams have played three games against each other this season, with the Hornets winning two, but losing at Tulsa Edison. After talking to the Edison players, I’m pretty stoked. Not only did they say there’s a pretty intense rivalry, but one player told me she thinks both sides will play harder and more aggressive because of the rivalry.
Um, yeah, I think I’d like to see that, considering both teams already play extremely hard and aggressive.
Well, there’s my pointers for tomorrow. Hope you enjoy the games! Remember, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel …
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