The Bancroft-Rosalie Girls Basketball Team upset Johnson-Brock 65-63 in four overtimes on the road in the D1-4 District Final Friday night.
Jeff’s Game Recap:
The game was tied at 10 at the end of one before the Eagles won the 2nd quarter 14-9 to take a 24-19 lead into the locker room. The Panthers outscored Johnson-Brock 19-12 in the 3rd quarter to go up 38-36 at the end of three. The Eagles won the 4th quarter 8-6 to force overtime. Bancroft-Rosalie outlasted Johnson-Brock 21-19 in the four overtime periods combined. Samryn Dick had 22 points while Makenna James notched 11. Addison James posted 9 while Kairece Morris notched 8 points and 7 rebounds.
State Tournament Game Preview:
Bancroft-Rosalie (17-6) takes on Pender (25-1) in the first round of State at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday at Pinnacle Bank Arena in action that will be aired on 107.9 the Bull. The Pendragons defeated Sandy Creek 65-31 in the D1-1 District Final at home Friday night. Pender beat the Panthers twice during the regular season.
Jeff’s Take on the Game:
This is an extremely difficult matchup coming in for Bancroft-Rosalie. Pender is an amazing team that has done great things this season. As cliche as it sounds though the Panthers simply have to believe. Bancroft-Rosalie has to walk into the gym expecting to compete and win. The approach has to be the same as it was when the Panthers played Johnson-Brock. Bancroft-Rosalie has shown they can pull the big upset and have fared well at State over the year so the Panthers are definitely a formidable foe and are not new to this stuff.
