Makenzie Sullivan drives to the basket in between two Cathedral defensive players. (Photo by Chris Putz)
SOUTHWICK – The Southwick-Tolland Regional High School girls’ basketball team is being put to the test.
For the second straight night, Southwick played an overtime game. The Rams lost at home to the Cathedral Panthers Friday 47-46.
Cathedral drained a long, controversial catch-and-release 2-pointer at the buzzer to win it in overtime. Officials ruled that the ball had left the hands of the Panthers’ player before time expired.
“They played hard,” Southwick assistant coach Rick Harriman said of his bunch. “Two overtime games in two nights – I think their legs got a little bit tired at the end of the game.”
Southwick was coming off a tough 38-34 loss to Easthampton on Thursday night. On Friday, the Rams led going into the fourth quarter before Cathedral forced the extra frame.
Morgan Harriman scored a team-high 15 points for Southwick. Rams’ Ashley Shea had eight.
Smith Voke 33, St. Mary 26
Stephanie Start scored a game-high 16 points for Smith Voke. Karissa Foley led St. Mary with 12.
JV RESULTS
Southwick 53, Cathedral 40
Amber Nobbs (15 points) and Haley Parker (14) combined for 51 Southwick points.
“The (Southwick) JV team played really good pressure defense in the second half to get the lead and win it in the fourth quarter,” Rams’ coach Rick Harriman said.
