Fennell ‘had to hush them’ and she does to send Washington to final

For The Oklahoman

Camryn Fennell heard what Coweta’s student section had to say. But she finished with the final statement Friday morning.

The Coweta fans tried to coax Fennell into a few missed free throws inside the Mabee Center, but after she made all six of her attempts she put her finger to her mouth and suggested some silence.

Fennell scored a gamehigh 18 points and propelled Class 5A No. 3 Tulsa Washington into the championship game with a 56-42 rout of ninthranked Coweta.

“When they were chanting while I was at the free-throw line,” Fennell said, “I had to hush them up.”

The Hornets (24-5), advancing to the title game for the first time since 2013, gave the Coweta faithful very little to get excited about. Washington forced 31 Coweta turnovers, and the Hornets

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out-rebounded the Tigers, 37-28.

“Should have had 40,” Washington coach Rabu Leyva said jokingly of his team’s defensive intensity. “We know we have to play defense for all four quarters.”

Rhys Anderson added 12 points for the Hornets, who overcame a 16-of-50 shooting performance and 21 turnovers themselves.

Coweta (15-13), which led 14-13 after the first eight minutes, handed the ball over 11 times in the second quarter and only managed two points while falling behind 28-16 at halftime.

Linda Brice led the Tigers with 14 points, and Madison Wheat chipped in with 12 points.

Booker T. Washington will await Pryor for Saturday night’s championship game.

Hollie Wood, right, and her Pryor teammates celebrate their 54-46 win over Woodward in the Class 5A state semifinals Friday in Tulsa.

Tulsa Washington’s Camryn Fennell drives past Coweta’s Madison Wheat in a Class 5A state semifinal Friday in Tulsa.