Zaranski guides Sailors to championship game

Senior scores final 11 points to carry Mount de Sales

She scored on a spin move with 2:08 left, Denny missed the front end of a one-andone.pushingtheleadto48-45.

Her steal led to a chippie at the other end Walker, who had five points and an assist and the lead was 50-45 with 1:50 on the in the second quarter, hauled in the clock. rebound and was fouled with 6.8 seconds

After Gillis made it 50-47 with a baby left. hook with 1:30 remaining, Zaranski deposShe canned both free throws and the ited a 3-point bank shot with 1:06 left. Sailors led 43-42.

Two free throws by Glenelg Country’s After a time out, deny defense from Abby Brianna Chun with 42 seconds left were Kuhn forced a Glenelg turnover and Walker answered by two from the charity stripe by was fouled after the ball was inbounded and Zaranski with 26 seconds left, but Chun she made two more free throws with 5.7 responded with a pair of foul shots with 19 seconds left and the lead was 45-42. seconds left to make it 55-51. “I had confidence in her, she makes them

Zaranski scored the final two points from in practice all the time, I knew she could do the foul line with 14.9 seconds remaining. it,” Zaranski said.

“We just went out there with our best So did assistant coach Dave Skomba, who effort and just gave it our all for the last four told her during a time out, “After you make minutes,” said Zaranski, who had 19 of her these two free throws, we are going to do game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter this.” and overtime. After the time out, Glenelg’s Gillis took

That chance may not have transpired if center stage. not for a clutch rebound and four straight She went the length of the court and free throws by Walker in the waning launched a 3-pointer from the right side just seconds of overtime. before the buzzer.

With 9.1 seconds remaining and the

Dragons (15-12) leading, 42-41, Taylor

The end of the fourth quarter of top-seeded Mount de Sales’ 57-51 semifinal playoff win over fifth-seeded Glenelg Country showcased two clutch performers in Sailor sophomore Anya Walker and Dragon senior Taylor Gillis (21 points).

However, the overtime session featured the player of the game in Kristen Zaranski.

Zaranski, a senior forward, scored 11 of the Sailors 12 overtime points and advanced them to the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference championship game.

No. 11 Mount de Sales (23-3) will play St. Paul’s at 4 p.m. Sunday at Stevenson University.

After Walker hit a free throw, giving the Sailors a 46-45 lead with 3:01 left in overtime, Zaranski took over and scored the final 11 points.