Farmington Girls Secure State Tourney Berth

LADY CARDS ROUT GREENBRIER 61-21

Photo by Mark Humphrey/Enterprise-Leader/Farmington senior forward Kaylee Brown, shown playing in Cardinal Arena, has been a steady contributor this year. She helped the Lady Cardinals earn a trip to state this week with a third place finish at the 5A West Conference tournament held last week at Greenbrier.
Photo by Mark Humphrey/Enterprise-Leader/Farmington senior forward Kaylee Brown, shown playing in Cardinal Arena, has been a steady contributor this year. She helped the Lady Cardinals earn a trip to state this week with a third place finish at the 5A West Conference tournament held last week at Greenbrier.

FARMINGTON -- The Lady Cardinals punched their ticket on Feb. 21 to the State 5A girls basketball tournament with a first-round, 61-21, thumping of Greenbrier, which hosted the 5A West Conference tournament.

The game was decided early with Farmington (21-5) roaring out to a 24-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. That quarter was so good the Lady Cardinals decided to replicate their performance, again outscoring Greenbrier, 24-5, in the second to take a huge, 48-10, halftime lead.

Even with reserves on the court, Farmington continued to play solid defense in the second half. Greenbrier did not score in double figures in any quarter. Farmington's lead increased to 54-15 after three periods of play and they coasted to a 61-21 win.

Senior forward Kaylee Brown led balanced Farmington scoring with 13 points. Freshman guard Makenna Vanzant joined her in double figures with 12. The Lady Cardinals got scoring from nine different players. With the victory, Farmington advanced to a semi-final matchup with Alma on Thursday.

Farmington would score more than 60 points twice during the 5A West tournament. Freshman Joelle Tidwell, a 5-feet-8, guard/forward was added to the varsity roster for the post-season. She proved a valuable addition during the tournament. Tidwell contributed quality minutes during each game of the 5A West Conference tourney, scoring 5 points with 4 assists and 3 steals against Greenbrier. She became an X-factor, something not on any opponent's scouting report, having not previously played with the varsity.

Farmington 61, Greenbrier 21

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Farmington (21-5): Kaylee Brown 5-10 3-6 13, Mackenna Vanzant 3-4 5-6 12, Anthea Jones 4-5 0-3 8, Camryn Journagan 2-5 2-2 7, Madisyn Pense 2-8 0-0 6, Ella Wilson 2-3 1-2 5, Joelle Tidwell 2-3 1-2 5, Jessa Taylor 1-2 0-0 3, Madison Parsley 1-2 0-0 2, Claudia Oxford 0-2 0-0 0, Eliza Ball 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-45 12-21 61.

Greenbrier (5-21): Scoring totals not available.

3-Point Goals - Farmington 5-16 (Pense 2-6, Vanzant 1-1, Journagan 1-3, Brown 0-1, Parsley 0-1, Oxford 0-2). Rebounds - Farmington 35 (Jones 7), Assist - Farmington 12 (Tidwell 4), Steals - Farmington 14 (Vanzant 3, Tidwell 3), Blocks - Farmington 2 (Brown, Tidwell), Turnovers - Farmington 11.

Sports on 03/01/2017