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Ridge Wins, 56-48; Faces ShanksvilleLions Advance To District FinalsHv Hill ClarkKVKUKTT Diane W1 timer returned lo the Chestnut Ridge lineup Thursday night and tossed in 22 points to lead the Lions to a hard-fought 56-48 victory over a tenacious Met'imnellsburg team in the District 5 Class A semifinals at Kyerclt.The Lions came from Itehind to earn a finals herth against Shanksville, which detealcd Korhes Rond in the opening game of the scholastic duublcheader. 63-54.Willmer had a really good night,” a pleased Ridge roach, John Rlaek, said afterward. She made some key points lt;14 in the second half) tor us.”Wilt met* played in pain and at tme {joint in the fourth t|uarlcr. Black pulled her I rum the floor, hut she hustled back info the lineup a minute later and led the stretch drive against the pesky, quick Spartans.The Lions got off to anything hut a good start. Me ('«n net Is burg jumpedahead, 9-2, in the first four minutes of the game, but Itidge came back to knot the scene 'M 9-9.With seconds left in thefirst, Wittmer put Ridge up, 11-9. but the Spartans’ Jody Pepple answered with a shot to even the score at the end ofthe first period.Ridge was having trouble with the ball-hawking Spartans and was not playing well defensively in the opening period.MeCounellsburg fell behind 17-1:5, hut a surge at the end of the first half pulled the Spartans even. Pepple hit with :l4 left lo give Mc-Cmmellshrug a 2:1-21 hairtime lead.Pepple scored 15 points in the firs! half and was giving the Lions fils. The Spartans pressed all the way and although a flurry of fouls gave Hidge some shots at the defense in the second half and the turnovers on the press and IVpplc's hot hand.But1’the* •second1 half‘-was another story. Vicki Corle, who was working against Pepple. picked up her defensive play and shut the Spartan scoring ace down to one goal and apir of gou) shots in the second half.Vicki played much better defense in the second half and that was probably the key to the game.” Black commented.Ridge started to open a slim lead in the second half. By the end of the third quarter, during which the lead was traded frequently, Ridge opened a 40-37 lead.Dee Ringler hit a quick bucket to open the fourth period. Darlene Davis cameback with a fastbreak goal to make it a 42-39 contest, but the Spartans couldn’t get any closer.Wittmer scored, but then limped off the floor with 6:34 left. After she dominated the third quarter, it looked like McConnellsburg could get back into the game, but reserve Amy Catena pulled down a rebound only seconds after getting into the game. Brenda Rice hit a nice turnaround jumper with 6:00 left to give Ridge a 46-39 lead.Wittmer came back into the lineup, but seconds later, Vicki Corle crashed to the hardboards after making a steal. The game was halted fog, a few- minutes, as Black assistant Tim Winegardner helped her from the floor. She had a cut on the back of her head, but that didn’t stop thescrappy sophomore from coming back into the game after a minute of rest on the bench.When Darlene Davis fouled out with 3:30 left, that signalled the end of the Spartans' shot. Davis had stolen the bail all night, off everyone of the Lions, and was picking up the scoring as Pepple was shut off.The final three minutes, Ridge slowed the offense and McConnellsburg fouled. The Lions connected on several and Wittmer’s conversion of a pair of free throws with 23 seconds left were Ridge's final points. Pam Kerlin hit a final shot for the Spartans with : 10 left to cut the Lions’ margin to 56-48.Black had praise for his whole squad, but he pointed to Dee Ringler, who hustled at both ends of Ihe eourl. ‘‘She played good defense, in fact,1’ Black added, ‘‘it was her best game of the year.” Ringler also tossed in ll points, mostly on Ridge fast breaks.“11 was a very-very physical game,” Black added.li was extremely tough on both sides. I'm pleased with tin- win. We started shakey. There were a couple times we could have folded, but we didn't.”Ridge faces Shanksville for the District 5 Class A I itle next Tuesday al Shade, beginningat 7:::o.Ridge 56, McConnells burg 48 Ridge II 12 17 16-56MBurg 11 14 12 11*48Ridge 4 56)Paula Pope 2-0-1-4; Dee Ringler 5-1-2-11; Brenda Rice 2-3-5-7: Diane Wittmer 9-4-5-22; Vicki Cor lo 4-2-6-10: KarenMorris I-0-0-2; Amy Catena 0-u-il-ci; Totals: 23-10-19-56McConnellsburg (48)Jodv Pepple 8-3-3-19;Darlene Davis 6-0-0-12; Carol .Peek 0-1-2-1; Pam Kerlin 6-0-1-2: Susie Welsh 0 0-0-0; Dana Shearer 1-0-1-2: CindyPlessingor 1-0-0-2; Totals: 22-4-0-48Officials: McGee andVespa.Ridge Battles PastBy Bill Clark ................... I ............—TTn'TrrrnT—n—iTrrmmniMiFIS! IERTOWN— Chestnut Ridge survived a cold shooting night and a hot, upset-minded Turkeyfoot basketball team Mondaythen 15-12. Al the half, the Rams owned a 21-16 margin and the momentum was theirs.Ridge fought to cut the lead in (he third, bul found itselfdown by 29-20 midwaycloser.Turkeyfoot got a jump ball with 42 seconds left, worked for a shot, then a bad pass went sailing into the corner. Ridge took over with :2? left iiiul called time.
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