3A State Title Poly Stuns Howard
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3A State Title Poly Stuns Howard In a sloppy first half where neither team shot the ball particularly well Poly led Howard 23-15 at the half. Dispite having a lot of good looks from the three to point blank range…
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In a sloppy first half where neither team shot the ball particularly well Poly led Howard 23-15 at the half. Dispite having a lot of good looks from the three to point blank range the rim just was unkind. Howard had only three players score in the first half led by freshman Meghan Yarnervich who had seven points. The Engineers were led by junior Da’Braya Clark with eight points. The downside for Poly was that Taylor Addison Taylor Addison 5'8" | SG Baltimore Poly | 2023 State MD who had 6 points went down with an injury with 1:22 to play in the half.
The second half kicked off without Addison in the lineup, however, the shooting did pick up for the Engineers with Mickelle Lowry Mickelle Lowry 5'6" | SG Baltimore Poly | 2024 State MD and Clark leading the way as the score ballooned to 41-24 after three quarters. In the fourth quarter Poly never let up but increased the pressure stretching the lead to over 20 points. Howard got a couple late three pointers from Gabrielle Kennerly Gabrielle Kennerly 5'10" | SF Howard | 2023 State MD and Mehgan Yarnevich’s shot started falling, however, the lead continued to increase into a 60-37 final score.
Key Players:
Taylor Addison Taylor Addison 5'8" | SG Baltimore Poly | 2023 State MD – Combo Guard – Poly – 2023
Taylor was having a great start before an injury in the first quarter derailed her. She was second ont the team in scoring before the injury and was poised to have a huge game. She kept her team’s energy up from the sidelines as it seemed like the Engineers wanted to win it for her.
Mickelle Lowry Mickelle Lowry 5'6" | SG Baltimore Poly | 2024 State MD – Guard – Poly – 2024
Mickelle was big in the second half scoring 8 of her 13 points after the break. She hit a couple of three pointers late to put a seal on the outcome and shot 50% for the game.
Gabrielle Kennerly Gabrielle Kennerly 5'10" | SF Howard | 2023 State MD – Guard – Howard – 2023
Gabrielle started off slow but picked things up in the second half to lead the Lions with 15 points. She hit a couple of three-pointers late in the game and added 4 assists in the loss.
Riley Holiday – Post – Poly – 2023
Riley was the sole post presense for Poly as she had to battle against three six footers from Howard. She held her own making life rough for the big three. When she exited the game for a breather the Engineers lineup looked really small. She nearly notched a double-double with 9 points and a game high 12 rebounds.
Gabrielle Scott – Wing – Howard – 2022
The Towson commit had consistent play on both ends, she was solid but someone needed to take over. she had 9 points on 4 of 7 shooting and was the only Lion outside of Kennerly to hit a three pointer.
Meghan Yarnevich Meghan Yarnevich 6'2" | C Bullis | 2025 State MD – Post – Howard – 2025
It was a tale of two halves for Meghan as nothing would fall for her in the first. Switching ends she caught fire in the second but trading baskets with Poly wouldn’t be good enough. She scored 13 points and 8 boards with 5 on the offensive end.