FARMINGTON -- Farmington locked down on defense, creating three straight Alma turnovers transforming those possessions into points to begin the third quarter with 7 unanswered points.
That run spurred a strong second half as Farmington pulled away from a 23-23 halftime tie to down former 5A West foe, Alma, 60-44 Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at Cardinal Arena.
Sophomore Trinity Johnson drew a charge, which combined with Makenna Vanzant's steal allowed the Lady Cards to gain separation on the scoreboard. Joelle Tidwell drove around a defender on the baseline for a layup. Madisyn Pense got a step and went down the lane finishing with her right hand. Trinity Johnson twice hit 3-pointers and Pense added a trey of her own to stake Farmington out to a 44-36 lead at the end of the third quarter although Alma made a 7-2 run.
Farmington responded by fashioning a 7-0 run replicating the beginning of the third quarter. Farmington found Tori Kersey alone ahead of the pack and she converted a left-handed layup. Pense busted a trifecta from the left corner and senior Alexis Roach, who scored 9 points, had a key bucket to complete a fast-break that started with Makenna Vanzant's outlet to Pense, who found Roach. Trinity Johnson, daughter of Farmington coach Brad Johnson, nailed another trifecta down the stretch.
With Alma senior Cassidy Cooper concentrating on keeping Vanzant in check, who was honored for scoring her 1,000th point the previous week in a tournament at Pottsville, Farmington spread the ball around. Vanzant scored only 5 points, marking the second time this season she has been held below double figures; but Farmington won both times.
Pense scored 14 points and Tidwell added 11. Trinity Johnson chipped in 9 and her classmate Kersey had 8.
FARMINGTON 60, ALMA 44
Alma^11^12^13^8^--^44
Farmington^10^13^21^16^--^60
Alma (1-2): Cassidy Cooper 14, Makailey Dowdy 9, Ariel Towns-Robinson 8, Loryn Kelly 6, Aundrea Holmes 3, Jasmine Higgins 2, Chyna Hensen 1.
Farmington (6-0): Madisyn Pense 5-13 1-1 14, Joelle Tidwell 3-7 4-6 11, Trinity Johnson 3-6 0-0 9, Alexis Roach 4-7 1-1 9, Tori Kersey 3-7 2-4 8, Makenna Vanzant 1-8 3-7 5, Audrey Culpepper 2-6 0-0 4, Eliza Ball 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-55 11-19 60.
3-point Goals -- Farmington 7-23 (Johnson 3-5, Pense 3-11, Vanzant 1-5, Culpepper 0-1, Ball 0-1).
Rebounds -- Farmington 36 (Vanzant 9), Alma 29. Assists -- Farmington 13 (Vanzant 5), Alma 6. Steals -- Farmington 2 (Tidwell, Vanzant), Alma 3. Blocks -- Farmington 2 (Tidwell, Culpepper). Turnovers -- Farmington 6.
Farmington 71, Cedarville 48
Farmington sprinted out to a 49-19 halftime advantage outscoring Cedarville 30-6 in the second quarter. The Lady Cardinals came out hot nailing five 3-pointers in the first quarter with Vanzant and Trinity Johnson each snapping two. Eliza Ball got the other, but Cedarville stayed within 19-13.
The second period was all Farmington. Kersey led the Lady Cardinals with 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting. She drove left and finished after a catch in the paint to notch a bucket which typified her ability to score in the interior. Farmington doubled Cedarville's 10 point total in the third to take a commanding, 69-29, lead and coasted to victory.
FARMINGTON 71, CEDARVILLE 48
Cedarville^13^6^10^19 -- 48
Farmington^19^30^20^2 -- 71
Cedarville (4-4): Individual scoring totals not available.
Farmington (7-0): Tori Kersey 11-15 3-3 25, Makenna Vanzant 6-12 1-2 18, Trinity Johnson 3-6 0-0 9, Madisyn Pense 3-9 0-1 7, Alexis Roach 2-6 1-2 5, Eliza Ball 1-2 0-0 3, Joelle Tidwell 0-2 2-2 2, Amelia Fuqua 0-2 2-2 2, Madison Earnheart 0-1 0-0 0, Camila Gurrola 0-1 0-0 0, Kaci Drain 0-1 0-0 0, Paige Thornton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-58 9-12 71.
3-point Goals -- Farmington -- 10-23 (Vanzant 5-9, Johnson 3-5, Ball 1-2, Pense 1-7).
Rebounds -- Cedarville 28. Farmington 23 (Kersey 5, Roach 5, Vanzant 5). Assists -- Cedarville 11. Farmington 19 (Vanzant 6). Steals -- Cedarville 3. Farmington 10 (Pense 3). Blocks -- Cedarville 1. Turnovers -- Farmington 10.
FARMINGTON 65, POTTSVILLE 54
Farmington^21^16^21^7 -- 65
Pottsville^13^11^17^13 -- 54
Farmington (4-0): Madisyn Pense 7-11 0-0 18, Makenna Vanzant 3-13 5-6 14, Alexis Roach 6-6 2-4 10, Joelle Tidwell 5-6 0-0 10, Tori Kersey 2-4 1-1 5, Audrey Culpepper 2-3 0-1 4, Trinity Johnson 0-5 0-0 0, Eliza Ball 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-49 8-12 65.
Pottsville (3-3): Individual scoring totals not available.
3-point Goals -- Farmington -- 7-20 (Pense 4-7, Vanzant 3-8, Ball 0-1, Johnson 0-4).
Rebounds -- Farmington 27 (Roach 10), Huntsville 26. Assists -- Farmington 16 (Johnson 5), Huntsville 9. Steals -- Farmington 12 (Johnson 5), Huntsville 3. Blocks -- Farmington 3 (Vanzant 2). Turnovers -- Farmington 11.
FARMINGTON 49, CLARKSVILLE 36
Clarksville^10^11^7^8 -- 36
Farmington^15^9^11^14 -- 49
Clarksville (6-2): Emmaline Rieder 6-12 2-2 14, Zoie Harvey 3-6 0-0 7, Kyerra Cowell 1-3 4-4 7, Alexie Tibbs 1-5 2-2 4, Alyssa Cummins 1-2 0-0 3, Addie Higby 0-1 1-2 1, Paige Harp 0-1 0-0 0, Morgan Douglas 0-1 0-0 0, Autumn Miller 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 12-35 9-10 36.
Farmington (5-0): Madisyn Pense 5-13 0-0 14, Makenna Vanzant 5-11 0-2 14, Tori Kersey 5-7 0-0 10, Alexis Roach 1-1 3-4 6, Joelle Tidwell 1-3 1-3 3, Audrey Culpepper 0-1 2-2 2, Trinity Johnson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 17-39 6-11 49.
3-point Goals -- Clarksville 3-13 (Cummins 1-1, Crowell 1-3, Harvey 1-3, Harp 0-1, Douglas 0-1, Miller 0-2, Rieder 0-2). Farmington -- 9-24 (Vanzant 4-8, Pense 4-14, Roach 1-1, Johnson 0-3).
Rebounds -- Clarksville 21 (Reider 8). Farmington 18 (Culpepper 7). Assists -- Clarksville 7 (Tibbs 3, Higby 3). Farmington 10 (Vanzant 4). Steals -- Clarksville 2 (Harvey, Becca Guess). Farmington 7 (Johnson 2, Kersey 2, Roach 2). Blocks -- Clarksville 1 (Reider). Farmington 1 (Roach). Turnovers -- Clarksville 13. Farmington 11. Fouls -- Clarksville 13. Farmington 14.
Sports on 12/12/2018