FARMINGTON -- The Lady Cardinals weathered an early storm before rallying to defeat Providence Academy, 49-39, in nonconference action Jan. 31 at Cardinal Arena.
"I think we're watching our team grow up before our eyes," said Farmington coach Brad Johnson, who went deeper into his bench beyond the normal rotation which starts a sophomore and freshman. "We got down early with all kinds of foul trouble. Ultimately, we made plays in the second half and found a way to win."
The Lady Patriots (16-8) scored the first seven points of the contest, beginning with Rachel Kash's deep 3-pointer.
"I think their length and athleticism kind of took us back a little," Johnson said. "They're long and they can run. I think that bothered us. We had some turnovers that led to some bad fouls."
Hayley Kate Webb scored 11 points in the first half helping Providence take a 24-21 halftime lead. Farmington fought an uphill battle until the 3:45 mark of the third quarter when Camryn Journagan's layup gave the Lady Cardinals a 27-26 lead. The ebb and flow went back and forth as the period wore down. Webb led Providence with 19 points and the Lady Patriots took a 3-point lead of 31-28 on her basket. Farmington tied the game on Makenna Vanzant's 3-pointer, then got another trey from reserve Madison Parsely to end the quarter ahead, 34-31.
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Providence (16-8): Webb 19, McCurdy 7, Kash 5, Curry 3, Siemens 2, Buivydaite 2, Shell 1.
Farmington (16-5): Vanzant 17, Journagan 9, Wilson 7, Jones 6, Pense 5, Parsley 5.
Farmington 48, Greenwood 45
After managing just 27 points through three quarters, Farmington (17-5) upped the ante by turning up the heat in the fourth quarter. The Lady Cardinals rode momentum off 24 points by Vanzant to defeat Greenwood (12-13) by a final score of 48-45 at Cardinal Arena Friday. Their defense kept them in the game. They trailed, 34-27, going into the fourth quarter when they outscored the Lady Bulldogs, 21-11.
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Greenwood (12-13): Sara Reeves 14, Kyiah Julian 11, Kaila Cartwright 7, Karli Fisher 6, Susannah Stein 5, Jaelin Glass 2.
Farmington (17-5): Mackenna Vanzant 24, Kaylee Brown 11, Madisyn Pense 8, Camryn Journagan 3, Anthea Jones 2.
Sports on 02/08/2017