Thornton
Academy's Hannah Ebling catches the long lob
pass before controlling the ball and draing
the buzzer-beater to defeat Windham 4-39.
Windham ME:
Thornton Academy withheld a second half
surge and defeated Windham 40-39 on Hannah
Ebling's game winning shot at the buzzer.
Eagles
Point Guard Meghan Gribbin led all scorers
with 18 points.
Windham jumped
out to a 13-8 lead at the end of the first
quarter on six points from Meghan Gribbin,
three free throws by Kelsey McGowan and a
basket from Olivia Hurd. Ebling scored six
of Thornton Academy's eight points.
Nichole
Walton passes the ball against Thornton
Academy.
The second
quarter was all Thornton Academy, scoring 15
points on two three-pointers by Alanna
Richard, five points by Lauren Titus and two
points by Meghan Agger. Windham's points
came from Gribbin and a free throw by
McGowan.
Windham's
Bebe Butts went to the floor to wrap up the
ball with the Thornton Academy Player.
Titus tied the
game at 15-15 and followed that up with her
three pointer. Richard hit one of her two
three-pointers. Thornton capped the scoring
when they found Agger alone underneath on an
inbounds play and she put in the easy layup
for the 23-16 halftime lead.
Gribbin
gets rid of the ball as Thornton's Meghan
Agger leaps to intercept.
Windham
controlled the third quarter and outscored
Thornton by a score of 14-2 to erase the
seven point halftime deficit.
Meghan
Gribbin and Kelsey McGowan defending late in
the game.
Thornton
scored first in the third quarter before the
Eagles went on a 14-0 run. Gribbin scored 10
of those points including a three point
play, a three-pointer, and three baskets.
One of Gribbin's baskets came on a great
pass from Diandra Berthiaume. McGowan added
the other four points. Thornton capped the
scoring with their only other basket of the
quarter. Windham led 30-27 after three
quarters.
Kelsey
McGowan helps Meghan Gribbin up foo the
floor in front of the Eagles bench.
The game
tightened up in the fourth quarter with 6
lead changes plus three ties before Ebling
hit her game winning shot as the last second
ticked away. Ebling scored eight points on
the night and is listed as a level four
player on
www.thebasketballacademy.biz girls
rising stars page.
