Norman girls have to face No. 1 MWC next, but sixth straight state tourney berth is very likely
Norman’s girls had one of only two Class 6A regional title games Saturday that featured no drama whatsoever. The Tigers thoroughly destroyed Putnam City to add to their ridiculous collection of regional crowns.
Saturday’s regional final was the seventh straight hosted by Norman’s girls and the 15th in the past 17 years. In other words, regional titles aren’t much of a big deal in Norman. Truth is, area crowns aren’t either. The Norman girl’s program has for the past 17 years been on a level that anything less than the state tournament doesn’t register on the radar.
The area final will be against No. 1 Midwest City, which has beaten Norman twice this season and is by a long shot the superior team in the state this year. Now, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Norman could pull the upset, but it’s unlikely. Still, even if it loses, Norman will get to play the winner of the Southmoore-Del City game for a trip to state and the Tigers have beaten both those teams twice this year.
So, bank on a sixth straight trip to state for Norman.
Here’s Ryan Aber’s report on Norman’s rout of Putnam City:
Norman had no problems with Putnam City in Saturday afternoon’s regional final at home, blowing the Pirates away 66-16.
Jeannie Ramon had 18 for the Tigers, outscoring Putnam City by herself. Gwen Nelson added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Norman.
The game was relatively close early but Putnam City went cold from the floor and Norman dominated the boards.
After a Pirates field goal in the closing seconds of the first quarter, Putnam City went more than 19 minutes without a field goal, stretching nearly midway into the fourth. The Pirates had just four field goals in the game and were 8 of 21 from the free-throw line. No Putnam City player scored more than four.
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