Council Rock North Owns the Court with a Double Overtime Win

Council Rock North Owns the Court with a Double Overtime Win

digitalsportsnews | January 7, 2015
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On Tuesday, Council Rock North’s Girls basketball started the game against Council Rock South started the game with a lineup not initially anticipated. Missing three of their started, the Indians were set back due to injury, illness, and fouls. Despite the handicap, senior guard Michaela Finneyfrock and help from the end of the bench turned out to be just enough. Finneyfrock scored five points in the second overtime to lead Council Rock North to a 56-53 win over Council Rock South in a Suburban One League National Conference girls’ basketball game. The win moved the Indians to 4-1 in the league, a game behind first-place Abington. The teams face each other on Friday. The Golden Hawks fell to 3-2 in the league. Finneyfrock finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and eight steals. "The girls stepped up and did an awesome job," Finneyfrock said. "Not having Jess (Gerber) was definitely a big loss, but the team came up huge. We all just had faith in each other to make shots. It is a great team win." With six seconds to go and a two-point lead, the Indians almost won the game in regulation. An off-kilter free throw grabbed by South Senior, Allison Taub led to a layup, sending the game into overtime. "I was yelling at them, 'Don't let Taub beat us,' and she goes in and got a layup," Indians coach Lou Palkovics said. It appeared as though CR South was going to steal the win with this one, as they took the lead 52-48 with only 2:37 left in the second overtime. Allison Taub was fouled attempting to shoot, and CR North got hit with a technical following the play, leading to four foul shots. The Indians were not going to stand for a loss and pulled out all the stops. Finneyfrock scored a couple of baskets to tie the score, and center, Hailey Burns made two foul shots to push the Indians past their opponents, a score of 55-53 with 42 seconds left. After two missed free throws by the Golden Hawks, freshman Mackenzie Tinner made an aggressive drive to the basket and was fouled with nine seconds left. Tinner made one of two foul shots for a three-point lead and, fittingly, Finneyfrock stole the ball with 2.7 seconds left to sew up the win.