Jenna Curry’s lay-up with just 45 seconds left in Tuesday’s game with Prairie View gave her a double-double, but more importantly it sealed the seventh-grade varsity Ponies’ 25-18 home victory over their league rivals.
Curry had been battling foul trouble and Iola coach Anthony Herrick had her on the bench as time ticked away to try and avoid having her foul out, but with under a minute left, Ponies’ point guard Josie Plumlee picked up her fifth foul and Herrick had to make a move. He chose to go big and inserted Curry into the game.The decision paid off handsomely.
Curry finished the game with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Curry’s classmate Reece Murry just missed out on her own double-double as she finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.
Plumlee had six points including two clutch free throws late in the game.
EIGHTH-GRADE
VARSITY
The double-double trend continued in the eighth-grade varsity game. Iola’s Lauryn Holloway finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds in the win over Prairie View.
The Ponies used an 11-6 run in the third quarter to pull away and cruise to a 26-19 victory over the Buffalos.
Hannah Gardner was the team’s second-leading scorer with six points.
The point guard filled up the stat sheet with five steals, three rebounds and two assists.
Jenna Miller finished with three points.
Becca Sprague had two points and also was a major asset in the rebounding department with eight boards.
Kailey Schinstock rounded out the scoring with two points.
EIGHTH-GRADE JV
Kailey Schinstock’s 14 points were the driving force in the Iola eighth-grade junior varsity’s 23-16 victory over Prairie View.
Kelsie Finley scored three points and also came up with five steals.
Andi Reynolds, Mc-Kenna Orear and Averie Sharon each added two points.
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The Ponies will play at Osawatomie on Thursday.
