Region 3-A Game Recap: North vs. Ridge Spring-Monetta
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<p>A pair of teams looking to further brighten their 1A state tournament prospects did battle this past Thursday in the CSRA. </p>
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<p>One of those teams – North – began Region 3-A play having won six of seven games but entered Thursday's matchup with a pair of losses to the tough teams that are Hunter-Kinard-Tyler and Williston-Elko. </p>
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<p>The other – Ridge Spring-Monetta – entered Thursday's play in the throes of a five-game winning streak. In fact, since the Trojans suffered a blowout loss at the hands of sixth-ranked Bamberg-Ehrhardt at the Blackville-Hilda Hawk Invitational, Ridge Spring-Monetta had won six of its previous seven contests. </p>
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<p>Thursday's get-together of 3-A region rivals would go the way of North which earned a 47-28 victory over Ridge Spring-Monetta. </p>
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<p><strong><em>Records</em></strong></p>
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<p>The win for North increases its overall mark to 11-8 and 7-3 against Region 3-A opponents. Ridge Spring-Monetta drops to 11-7 and a 5-3 showing for its region schedule. </p>
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<p><strong><em>Remember What Happened Last Time? </em></strong></p>
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<p>Early February last season was when North and Ridge Spring-Monetta last shared the same court together. That contest would see the Eagles pull off a close 40-37 win over the Trojans. </p>
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<p><strong><em>Quarter-By-Quarter</em></strong></p>
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<p>The first few minutes of the first quarter told the story of a game that would be close between these region combatants. That was before North closed the frame with a 9-0 run. With one in the books, the Eagles led the Trojans of Ridge Spring-Monetta by a margin of 15-5. </p>
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<p>Early in the second quarter, that North lead grew to 18-5 before an 8-0 Ridge Spring-Monetta run trimmed the deficit to 18-13 along with prompting a timeout from the Eagles. North managed to push the lead back out into double-digits and it was a 26-14 Eagles advantage at the break. </p>
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<p>What was a 12-point North margin at the break would balloon to 17 by the time the third quarter had concluded. With eight minutes remaining, the Eagles' advantage was 39-22 over the Trojans.</p>
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<p>The longer the quarter wore on, the more it became apparent that North – which was ranked fifth in the most recent 1A coaches' poll – would get back on the right track. The Eagles would indeed complete the 47-28 victory.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Primetime Performers</em></strong></p>
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<p>Ridge Spring-Monetta's defense had a total of zero answers for <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='405365' first='Kailen' last='Parks']</strong> – and she had a total of 19 points to lead the Eagles to victory. Out of the 19 points she tallied, 12 occurred in the first half. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='766375' first='Taylah' last='Leaphart']</strong> was the centerpiece of Ridge Spring-Monetta's efforts on Thursday evening. The 5-foot-6 junior guard concluded her evening with 11 points. Included in those 11 were seven in the first half.</p>
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<p><strong><em>Up Next</em></strong></p>
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<p>North would remain on the road – the final contest of a four-game road trip – at Blackville-Hilda the following day. That same day, Ridge Spring-Monetta would remain at home to take on Wagener-Salley. </p>
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<p><strong><em>Region 3-A Standings</em></strong></p>
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<p><em>Williston-Elko 12-4 8-1</em></p>
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<p><em>Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 12-4 8-2</em></p>
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<p><em>North 11-8 7-3</em></p>
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<p><em>Ridge Spring-Monetta 11-7 5-3</em></p>
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<p><em>Blackville-Hilda 4-7 4-5</em></p>
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<p><em>Calhoun County 5-7 4-5</em></p>
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<p><em>Horse Creek Academy 1-12 1-8</em></p>
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<p><em>Wagener-Salley 0-13 0-10</em></p>
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A pair of teams looking to further brighten their 1A state tournament prospects did battle this past Thursday in the CSRA.
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