Silverdale Baptist Academy’s Mariah Massengill (3) shoots after being fouled in the lane during the Lady Seahawks’ 62-58 win over Sale Creek in the Region 3-A semifinals Monday night. Massengill scored 26 points.SILVERDALE BAPTIST 62, SALE CREEK 58Sale Creek 16 9 23 10 — 58Silverdale 11 11 22 18 — 62Sale Creek (58) — Welch, Storey 4, Erin Hill 13, Alexis Wolff 18, Krissy Hodge 10, Barnette, Hixson 3, May, Mikayla Crowder 10.Silverdale Baptist Academy (62) — Alosi 2, Mariah Massengill 26, Sloane Woodard 14, Redmond 3, Skelton 3, Megan Lewis 14, Sims.3-point goals: Sale Creek 8 (Wolff 6, Hill, Hixson); Silverdale 6 (Lewis 4, Woodard, Massengill). Records: Silverdale 20-8; Sale Creek 22-6.
Silverdale Baptist Academy sat back in a zone defense throughout its girls’ Region 3-A high school basketball semifinal Monday, waiting on Sale Creek to start missing some outside shots. And it looked as though time might run out on the Lady Seahawks’ strategy — until the last half of the fourth quarter.
The Lady Panthers’ shooting went ice cold down the stretch and they did not score in the final 4:40, and Silverdale was able to overtake them for a 62-58 victory at Sale Creek.
Silverdale (20-8) will play Whitwell (25-8) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Sale Creek for the region championship. Both of those teams will move on to state sectionals Saturday.
The Lady Panthers led all through the game with the exceptions of ties at 7 and 35. When Megan Storey connected on a two-point jump shot from the top of the key with 4:42 remaining, they matched their largest lead at 58-49.