Girls BB: Second half rally falls short

Sofia Chadwick 13 points, six rebounds, 4 assists (photo by Jim Lindquist)

Farmington wiped out a 14-point halftime deficit and eventually led by a point at 44-43 but when all was said and done, Watertown-Mayer 6-3) prevailed 58-51 in Thursday's opening round game in the Monticello Holiday Tournament.

The Tigers, playing without second leading scorer Abby Gallus (flu) and top reserve Chelsey Bruns (injury), got into early foul trouble and trailed 36-22 at the halftime break.

"Those two things  created some line-up challenges for us in the first half," coach Sondra Chadwick said, "but we came out very aggressively in the second half and kept it a one to three-point game down the stretch.

"We eventually ran out of steam and they made some key free throws at the end, but our girls showed a lot of grit in making the comeback in the second half."

One of the bright spots for the Tigers was their balanced scoring. Three Farmington players finished in double figures with Sofia Chadwick leading the way with 13 points. Alicia Hett added 12 and Jordyn Homeier continued her recent strong play with 11.

Sydney Speer chipped in with six points and a team-high seven rebounds. Chadwick grabbed six rebounds and also led in assists with four.

Farmington (0-10) returns to Monticello today (Friday) for a second round match-up with Princeton (5-4). Princeton (5-4) fell to host Monticello 78-53 in opening round play.