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Seniors
Shaye Thomas, Liz Collins and Teha Richards went out with a
bang on senior night at
Tri-Village Thursday as the Lady Patriots got a
52-37 victory over Franklin Monroe.
CNO file photos by Dylan Knoop.
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Lady Patriots ground Jets
Senior night a success
By George Starks
NEW MADISON- Senior night at Tri-Village proved to be a huge success as
seniors Shaye Thomas, Teha Richards (four year starters) and Elizabeth
Collins went out in style, dropping a 52-37 Cross County Conference
loss on Franklin Monroe Thursday.
It was even better for Richards as she led all in scoring with 18
points; 11 in the second half.
"I thought Teha had a big night for us tonight," said Patriots coach
Brad Grey. "She steps up and takes on the role of the scorer for this
team. She knows it's her job and she's able to do it. Right now,
offensively, she's carrying us."
After getting a 4-4 tie early with the Jets, Tri-Village went on a
scoring rampage, taking a 17-4 lead after one due to a 13-0 run.
After that, the Patriots started to struggle and at the break, the 13
point lead had dwindled to a 24-15 advantage and the Jet defense was
causing the Patriots problems.
"They played us tough on defense," said Grey. "We had a hard time
getting good shots. We really struggled after that first quarter. I
thought we looked good in the first quarter. I thought we were solid on
defense and offensively, we were getting the things we were wanting to
get. From that point on, it was a real struggle the rest of the night."
The Jet defense came up huge in the third eight minutes, holding the
Patriots to just nine, third quarter points.
The saving grace for the Patriots came in the form of their own
defense, holding the Jet offense to only five points in the frame to
take a 33-20 lead heading into the final stanza.
"We are not playing our best basketball but we're finding ways to win
games," said Grey. "Right now, I'm holding on to that as a coach and
feel good about it. Just knowing that we're much better than we've been
playing and hopefully we can find that team that we once were and get
it going again."
With Richards leading the way, sophomore Echo Brown came off the bench
to help spark the victory, netting a dozen for the Patriots.
"She had a great night and hit some big shots early for us," commented
Grey. "She's the one that got it going for us in the first quarter when
we put her in. Echo is a competitor. She's just a sophomore but she's
got the gumption to step up and take the leadership role when no one
else will and I like that as a coach."
Grey commented on his three seniors.
"This group has had an unbelievable career," stated Grey. "Had we not
gotten a win tonight, it would have put a damper on the season on
senior night."
Tri-Village (17-1, 10-1) will be back in action at home today with
Brookville.
Led by Claire Neiswander with 10 points, FM fell to 9-9 overall and 6-3
in the conference, will play at Russia today.
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