Paris girls fall short in Sturgeon championship game, lose 57-50 to Westran
The Paris girls took down one higher seed but couldn’t do it two games in a row.
The Lady Coyotes beat No. 2 …
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Paris girls fall short in Sturgeon championship game, lose 57-50 to Westran
The Paris girls took down one higher seed but couldn’t do it two games in a row.
The Lady Coyotes beat No. 2 seed and Class 1 No. 10 New Franklin 59-47 to advance to Saturday’s Sturgeon Tournament championship game but then lost 57-50 to Lewis and Clark Conference foe Westran.
Paris (14-4) shot 29 percent from the floor and were outscored 34-10 in the paint but made six 3-pointers and outrebounded Westran (13-6) 15-10 on the offensive glass. The Lady Coyotes hit 11 3-pointers and had a 19-4 offensive rebound advantage against New Franklin (16-4) despite allowing a 51 percent shooting from the floor.
Hailey Morgan led Paris with 14 points after having 26 points and six 3-pointers against New Franklin. Reese Sutton finished with 11 points and nine rebounds, and Melanie Moore had 11 points.
Paris boys earn fifth place with 47-46 win over New Bloomfield
The Paris boys wrapped up their Sturgeon Tournament with a trophy.
After losing 49-36 to South Callaway, the Coyotes defeated Community R-6 56-33 and then New Bloomfield 47-46 in the Sturgeon Tournament consolation game.
Paris (14-6) outscored New Bloomfield (8-10) 17-10 in the fourth quarter. Cayden Poddany and Spencer Minks each led Paris with 11 points, Luke Ensor followed with 10 points, and Anthony Levings had nine points and seven rebounds.
Poddany led Paris with 12 points against Community (5-14), and Logan Mitchell had nine points and eight rebounds.
