Ravenscroft boys, Durham Academy girls split TISAC basketball showdowns
by Ian Pierno
Correspondent
RALEIGH
It was the path to undefeated or winless in conference play, and Ravenscroft and Durham Academy split its girls’ and boys’ conference openers Wednesday evening.
The Cavaliers overcame a slow start thanks to a scoring outburst from Izzy Strigel, downing the Ravens 62-57.
The 10-time defending TISAC champion Ravenscroft boys dominated the glass in a 62-52 win it dominated after the first quarter. The Ravens have now won 85 straight TISAC games.
GIRLS
There was more than just a early jump to the top of the TISAC standings on the line in the girls’ game, it was personal.
Ravenscroft coach Payton Hobbs and Durham Academy coach Krista Gingrich played together at Duke.
“This was a very special night,” Gingrich said. “It was kind of funny because I heard some common calls, I think we were running the same thing, so that was a fun aspect of the night.”
N&O No. 16 Ravenscroft ran out to a 21-8 advantage to begin the game, taking a 23-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Trailing 27-17, the Cavaliers charged back as Izzy Strigel scored 10 consecutive points to tie things up.
“It’s always a big game for us year in and year out,” Gingrich said. “One of our keys to the game was to keep our composure … and work back into it and I think our girls saw we were turning the tides and playing better.”
That run proved to be the tipping point as Strigel finished with 31 points while shooting 8 for 15 from behind the arc as the Cavaliers picked up their first TISAC win of the year, 62-57.
The win didn’t come without the help of some clutch shots from Strigel’s teammates, though. Nicole Riepi hit a buzzer-beating 3 to end the third quarter and Imani Spence, who had three steals and two blocks earlier in the game, hit two free throws, her only points of the game, in the final minute to ice the game.
Erin Dilweg made the game-sealing steal with seconds left and then hit a layup as the game wound to a close to secure the victory.
“We’ve been faced by a lot of harder teams lately and we’ve learned to fight through,” Strigel said. “As a team, we’ve come together and we play through anything and any obstacle that we can.”
Erin Hughes and Lynn Johnson led the Ravens with 19 points.
by Ian Pierno
Correspondent
RALEIGH
It was the path to undefeated or winless in conference play, and Ravenscroft and Durham Academy split its girls’ and boys’ conference openers Wednesday evening.
The Cavaliers overcame a slow start thanks to a scoring outburst from Izzy Strigel, downing the Ravens 62-57.
The 10-time defending TISAC champion Ravenscroft boys dominated the glass in a 62-52 win it dominated after the first quarter. The Ravens have now won 85 straight TISAC games.
GIRLS
There was more than just a early jump to the top of the TISAC standings on the line in the girls’ game, it was personal.
Ravenscroft coach Payton Hobbs and Durham Academy coach Krista Gingrich played together at Duke.
“This was a very special night,” Gingrich said. “It was kind of funny because I heard some common calls, I think we were running the same thing, so that was a fun aspect of the night.”
N&O No. 16 Ravenscroft ran out to a 21-8 advantage to begin the game, taking a 23-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Trailing 27-17, the Cavaliers charged back as Izzy Strigel scored 10 consecutive points to tie things up.
“It’s always a big game for us year in and year out,” Gingrich said. “One of our keys to the game was to keep our composure … and work back into it and I think our girls saw we were turning the tides and playing better.”
That run proved to be the tipping point as Strigel finished with 31 points while shooting 8 for 15 from behind the arc as the Cavaliers picked up their first TISAC win of the year, 62-57.
The win didn’t come without the help of some clutch shots from Strigel’s teammates, though. Nicole Riepi hit a buzzer-beating 3 to end the third quarter and Imani Spence, who had three steals and two blocks earlier in the game, hit two free throws, her only points of the game, in the final minute to ice the game.
Erin Dilweg made the game-sealing steal with seconds left and then hit a layup as the game wound to a close to secure the victory.
“We’ve been faced by a lot of harder teams lately and we’ve learned to fight through,” Strigel said. “As a team, we’ve come together and we play through anything and any obstacle that we can.”
Erin Hughes and Lynn Johnson led the Ravens with 19 points.
