Code Red: Cardinals spoil homecoming
Lady Panthers lose heartbreaker
Siloam Springs put itself in a position to earn its first conference win on homecoming Friday night, but once again the Lady Panthers were not able to get over the hump.
Farmington’s Makenna Vanzant made a free throw with 3.9 seconds left and, after a Siloam Springs timeout, Farmington’s Camryn Journagan intercepted an inbound pass as the Lady Cardinals held on for a 53-52 victory inside Panther Activity Center.
“When you work that hard to get back in the game and actually come back and get a lead, all the kids feel that,” said Siloam Springs head coach Tim Rippy. “It’s disappointing when you work that hard to try and come back and get a conference win.
Obviously they wanted this one because it’s homecoming. We’ve got to show some grit and fight, because that’s certainly a tough one to swallow.”
Farmington (15-5, 5-2) led nearly the whole game, including by 11 points in the second half, but Siloam Springs (5-17, 0-7) rallied and took a 52-50 lead with 1 minute, 21 seconds left after a 3-pointer from Morgan Vaughn.
Vaughn and Kenlie Noel had hit big 3-pointers earlier in the quarter, including Noel’s trey in the far corner to tie the game at 49.
But immediately after Vaughn’s trey to take the lead, Vanzant was fouled with 1:18 left and she hit a pair of free throws to tie the game.
Farmington then forced a jump ball on the other end and the possession arrow went to the Lady Cardinals with 1:02 left.
Vanzant dribbled at the top of the key ran the clock down inside 10 seconds before driving to the basket and getting fouled.
Vanzant scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half and eight in the fourth quarter. Kaylee Brown and Madisyn Pense each led Farmington with 16 points. Farmington went 20 of 25 from the free-throw line.
“I’ve got to give Siloam some credit because they made a run,” said Farmington coach Brad Johnson. “We figured at some point the run was going to come. They put themselves right back in the game with a chance to win it. You know, sometimes, basketball boils down to getting one more stop and making layups and free throws. I’m not so sure we hit enough layups, but we went 20 of 25 from the free throw line, and ultimately that’s probably the difference in the game.”
Vaughn scored 21 to lead Siloam Springs, while Chloe Price had 11, Hadlee Hollenback eight, Noel six, and Hailey Dorsey, Alexis Roach and Brooklyn Buckminster each with two. Farmington 53, Siloam Springs 52
Farmington 21 13 6 11 — 53
Siloam Springs 12 13 9 18 — 52
Farmington (15-5, 5-2): Brown 16, Pense 16, Vanzant 12, Wilson 6, Journagan 3. Siloam Springs (5-17, 0-7): M. Vaughn 21, Price 11, Hollenback 8, Noel 6, Dorsey 2, Roach 2, Buckminster 2.
Siloam Springs 64, Providence Academy 37
The Lady Panthers put together one of their best performances of the year Tuesday night and snapped a six-game losing streak with the rout of the Lady Patriots. The Lady Panthers took an early lead and never trailed in the game, building a 10-point halftime lead and steadily increasing it throughout the game. Siloam Springs piled up points in transition and on second chance opportunities. “We ran the floor so well tonight,” said Siloam Springs head coach Tim Rippy. “Our conditioning paid off, and I felt like they looked a little tired in the second half.” As they have all season, the Lady Panthers struggled with turnovers, but they also played well on defense and forced several Providence turnovers. “We played really good defensively,” Rippy said. “If we were to give a team ball tonight, it would go to the defense.” Junior post Hadlee Hollenback led the Lady Panthers early in the game with 11 of her 13 points in the first half. Junior guard Morgan Vaughn came on strong in the second half with 13 of her game-high 16 points after sitting out most of the first half in foul trouble. But the X-factor for Siloam Springs was junior Brooklyn Buckminster, who had a seasonhigh 12 points and guarded Providence’s top shooter Hayley Kate Webb and held her to five points. “(Buckminster) played a terrfic ballgame,” Rippy said. Sidney Henry added five for Siloam Springs, while Alexis Roach and Kirsten Williams-Loftis had four, Hailey Dorsey and Kenlie Noel three and Chloe Price and Abbie Vaughn each with two. Siloam Springs led 12-10 after the first quarter and used a 7-0 run at the end of the first half to take a 27-17 lead. Kenlie Noel started the surge with a 3-pointer and Hollenback and Buckminster added buckets to take a double-digit lead. Providence got within 31-24 in the second half after a basket by Faith Curry, but Siloam Springs answered with a 10-0 run to go up 41-24. Sidney Henry and Vaughn had 3-pointers in that stretch, while Buckminster and Alexis Roach also scored. The lead snowballed on the Lady Patriots (15-6) from there, as they were held to a seasonlow 37 points. Curry led the Lady Patriots with 12 points. “Worst game we’ve played this season so far,” said Providence coach Lisa Bivens. “They outplayed us in every way. We didn’t come ready to play.” Siloam Springs 64, Providence Academy 37
Providence Academy 10 7 9 11 — 37
Siloam Springs 12 15 16 21 — 64
Providence Academy (15-6): Curry 12, Kash 8, Buivydaite 7, Webb 5, Shell 2, Bowen 2, McCurdy 1. Siloam Springs: M. Vaughn 16, Hollenback 13, Buckminster 12, Henry 5, Roach 4, Williams-Loftis 4, Dorsey 3, Noel 3, Price 2, A. Vaughn 2
Up next
The Lady Panthers play at Harrison on Tuesday.