It was a State Tournament to remember for the Pender Girls Basketball Team as the Pendragons won their 2nd consecutive State Title, winning 54-29 over Bancroft-Rosalie in the 1st round from Pinnacle Bank Arena Thursday morning in action aired on 107.9 the Bull, 48-39 over St. Mary’s at the Devaney Center in Friday morning’s Semifinals aired on the Bull, and then 39-25 over Southern Valley in Saturday morning’s State Championship Game from Pinnacle Bank Arena aired on the Bull.
Jeff’s Bancroft-Rosalie Recap:
The Pendragons tripled up the Panthers 9-3 in the 1st quarter and outscored Bancroft-Rosalie 20-7 in the 2nd quarter to take a 29-10 lead into the locker room. Pender won the 3rd quarter 15-10 to extend their lead to 44-20 at the end of three. The Pendragons won the 4th quarter 10-9. Avery Wegner had 15 points and 7 rebounds while Maya Dolliver and Madalyn Dolliver each totaled 14 points. Hadley Walsh recorded 10 rebounds.
St. Mary’s Game Recap:
The Cardinals led 10-9 after one before Pender won the 2nd quarter 14-9 to take a 23-19 lead into the locker room. The Pendragons won the 3rd quarter 10-7 to extend their lead to 33-26 at the end of three. Pender won the 4th quarter 15-13. Maya Dolliver had 18 points while Wegner posted 13 points and 7 rebounds. Madalyn Dolliver registered 12 points. Walsh added 7 rebounds.
Joel Janecek’s Southern Valley Recap:
Points were hard to come by early on, as Pender held a 7-5 lead after the first quarter and a 14-6 halftime advantage. Both teams came out firing in the third quarter, with the Eagles outscoring the Pendragons 11-10. Pender led Southern Valley 24-17 after three quarters. The Pendragons were able to pull away in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Eagles 15-8 in the period. Maya Dolliver led Pender with 16 points while Walsh and Wegner each added 9.
End of Season Synopsis:
Wow. Where to start. This team was absolutely phenomenal and simply amazing. Pender has a great Girls Basketball Dynasty going to say the least. 28-1 and back-to-back State Titles, wow. Great job Pendragons, a job well done. Maya Dolliver led the team in scoring this year with 404 points while Wegner led the team in rebounds with 191. Pender says goodbye to Wegner. Everyone else is back. This Pendragon team should be really scary good once again next year with a great chance to 3-peat. I’m sure Pender will sit back and enjoy this second consecutive State Title for a while, but at some point it will be time to get back to work and go for 3 in a row.
