Firebird girls escape with one-point victory
December 14, 2010
by
Don Ketchum,
AZPreps365
"="">
By Don Ketchum
"="">
Free throws aren’t free when you don’t make them. They can prove to be very costly. "="">
The girls basketball team from Scottsdale Chaparral almost shot itself out of a victory on Tuesday night (Dec. 14), but managed to hold on for a 49-48 victory over visiting Mesa Red Mountain.
"="">
The Class 5A Division II Firebirds (9-3) missed their final seven free throws, which came in the game’s final 39.2 seconds. Class 5A Division I Red Mountain (7-2) could not take advantage, however. The Mountain Lions took a decent shot with 5.8 seconds left, but it did not go in as Batabe Zempare’s rebound virtually sewed up the game for Chaparral.
"="">
“Those kind of things (misses) can kill you,’’ said Chaparral coach Marcy Sanchez. “Looks like when we get to the gym for our next practice, we’re going to be shooting a lot of free throws.’’
"="">
Red Mountain went on a 9-2 run to begin the third quarter and had a 10-point lead with 1:43 left, but Chaparral scored eight quick points to only trail by three entering the final period.
