GIRLS BASKETBALL: L.A. BAPTIST LOSES LEAD, THEN WINS AFTER 22-POINT LEAD VANISHES, KNIGHTS RALLY.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News Andreanna Marshall thought she had clinched the Southern Section Div.V-A V-A abbr. ventriculoatrial girls' basketball title as she walked into the L.A. Baptist of North Hills locker room at halftime. Who can blame her? The Knights had dominated every facet of the game to that point, jumping out to a double-digit lead in the opening minutes and extending that advantage by the break. L.A. Baptist's first sectional sec·tion·al adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a particular district. 2. Composed of or divided into component sections. n. title in school history would come with far more drama than that, however, as the Knights surrendered a 22-point third-quarter lead before holding on for a 63-58 victory over Bishop Conaty-Loretto of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Friday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach. Marshall scored a game-high 30 points and Christina Cherry added 11 points and 22 rebounds for top-seed L.A. Baptist (21-6), which took a 48-26 lead three minutes "Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty-second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. into the second half on a 10-foot jumper by Marshall. No. 3-seed Bishop (14-12) responded with a 29-6 run over the next nine minutes, taking a 55-54 lead with 2:34 remaining on a layup by Mariana Palma Palma or Palma de Mallorca (päl`mä thā mälyôr`kä), city (1990 pop. 325,120), capital of Majorca island and of Baleares prov., Spain, on the Bay of Palma. . Cherry hit the front end of a one-and-one to tie the score on L.A. Baptist's next possession, and Alyse Scarmozzino added a 3-pointer from the right wing to put the Knights ahead 58-55 with 1:43 left. L.A. Baptist never trailed again, as Marshall connected on two free throws to make it a two-possession game with 22 seconds remaining. "We made this game a whole lot more interesting than it had to be," Marshall said. "We thought we had it won, then it was torn right out of our hands. We've been able to bounce back like this all season, though. I'm proud of how we settled down at the end of the game." The Knights, who finish the season on a nine-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" , went just 9-14 last season while missing the playoffs. "To go from not even making the playoffs to winning it all is such a great feeling," Marshall said. "I couldn't imagine my high school career ending on a better note." kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818)713-3607 |
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