Greenfield shot at buzzer misses
A shot at the buzzer to tie the game failed to drop, and the host Greenfield School varsity girls basketball team suffered a 45-43 loss to Grace Christian (7-1) of Sanford on Tuesday evening.
The Lady Knights of the 1-A/2-A Coastal Plain Independents Conference stepped into the Thanksgiving break with a 2-3 record. Head coach Bruce Wall’s team tips off conference play Monday against John Paul III of Greenville.
Greenfield saw a 27-14 deficit at halftime widen to 15 points before senior Kaelyn Wall and eighth-grader Serenity McNair triggered its comeback.
The Lady Knights crept within two points on a 3-pointer from point guard McNair, who fouled out in the closing seconds. However, Grace Christian executed a switch on the inbounds play and Anna Baraldi, an NCISAA 1-A All-State performer last season, scored on a layup.
Greenfield again closed the deficit to two points when Wall banked in a shot.
The Lady Knights played tough defense and claimed possession with less than 30 seconds remaining. Wall took his final time-out and a Greenfield shot missed with some 10 seconds remaining.
Greenfield was afforded one last chance with a second left. Jaelyn Holland worked the ball to Wall and, from some 18 feet out, Wall turned and got off an off-target shot.
Wall sparkled with 24 points and 18 rebounds. McNair fired in 11 points.
Baraldi’s 17 points led Grace Christian of the NCISAA 1-A Mid-Carolina Conference, while Leslie Miller canned 14.
GRACE CHRISTIAN (45)
Baraldi 17, Parks 4, Miller 14, Cook 4, Mayer 4, Strickland 2.
GREENFIELD (43)
Stroh 2, Holland 6, McNair 11, Wall 24, Parks, Dean.
Score by quarters:
Grace Christian 18 9 12 6 — 45
Greenfield 11 3 10 19 — 43
A shot at the buzzer to tie the game failed to drop, and the host Greenfield School varsity girls basketball team suffered a 45-43 loss to Grace Christian (7-1) of Sanford on Tuesday evening.
The Lady Knights of the 1-A/2-A Coastal Plain Independents Conference stepped into the Thanksgiving break with a 2-3 record. Head coach Bruce Wall’s team tips off conference play Monday against John Paul III of Greenville.
Greenfield saw a 27-14 deficit at halftime widen to 15 points before senior Kaelyn Wall and eighth-grader Serenity McNair triggered its comeback.
The Lady Knights crept within two points on a 3-pointer from point guard McNair, who fouled out in the closing seconds. However, Grace Christian executed a switch on the inbounds play and Anna Baraldi, an NCISAA 1-A All-State performer last season, scored on a layup.
Greenfield again closed the deficit to two points when Wall banked in a shot.
The Lady Knights played tough defense and claimed possession with less than 30 seconds remaining. Wall took his final time-out and a Greenfield shot missed with some 10 seconds remaining.
Greenfield was afforded one last chance with a second left. Jaelyn Holland worked the ball to Wall and, from some 18 feet out, Wall turned and got off an off-target shot.
Wall sparkled with 24 points and 18 rebounds. McNair fired in 11 points.
Baraldi’s 17 points led Grace Christian of the NCISAA 1-A Mid-Carolina Conference, while Leslie Miller canned 14.
GRACE CHRISTIAN (45)
Baraldi 17, Parks 4, Miller 14, Cook 4, Mayer 4, Strickland 2.
GREENFIELD (43)
Stroh 2, Holland 6, McNair 11, Wall 24, Parks, Dean.
Score by quarters:
Grace Christian 18 9 12 6 — 45
Greenfield 11 3 10 19 — 43
