BLUE SPRINGS — The Ingomar Lady Falcons held off a late-game rally by the East Union Lady Urchins to escape Blue Springs with a 39-37 victory on Tuesday night.
Ingomar opened the third quarter on a 8-0 run to take a 28-16 lead before Heather Dillard banked in a runner at the 4:58 mark for the Lady Urchins’ first basket of the second half before closing on an 6-0 run to cut Ingomar’s lead to 33-26 by the end of the quarter
East Union’s Tosha Graham nailed a bank shot in the lane to make it a 38-37 contest with 2:11 left and Ingomar went to their stall offense forcing East Union to foul but a turnover gave the Lady Urchins new life in the latter stages of the game.
The Lady Urchins had a good look on their next possession, but missed the shot and quickly fouled Shelly Grisham who made 1-of-2 from the free throw line to give Ingomar a 39-37 lead with under 50 second left to play. Each team traded turnovers before Amy McCollough missed a long range two-pointer and Graham missed a three-pointer allowing Ingomar to pick up the two-point win.
Kayla Stevens scored 16 points and Reid Little added 12 for Ingomar while McCollough led East Union with 11 points in the loss.
Boys: Ingomar 83 East Union 53
Ingomar couldn’t miss in the early stages of their game against East Union — literally.
The Falcons connected on their first 12 shots of the contest before Matt Purvis missed a three-pointer at the 1:49 mark of the first quarter, but by then the damage was done as Ingomar raced out to a blistering 34-5 lead when the dust finally settled on the first quarter.
Ingomar connected on six three-pointers in the first quarter alone (Purvis 3, Clay Kidd 2, and Tyler McCay 1).
East Union caught a break as Ingomar cooled down in the second quarter, but the Falcons still managed to build on their lead by outscoring the Urchins 18-10 on their way to a 52-20 halftime lead before cruising to the thirty-point victory.
Purvis scored 22, Zach Carnell 21, and Kidd added 13 for Ingomar while East Union’s Gareth Pannell led all scorers with 27 points.
Knighton and Ashley missing in action
East Union was without leading scorer Sunnie Knighton against the Lady Falcons.
Knighton missed the game due to a shoulder injury she suffered during last week’s West Union Round Robin and is listed as day-to-day for her return. She saw very limited action in the latter stages of the game against Ingomar when the Lady Urchins were trying to extend the game by fouling, but would be substituted when Ingomar would shoot free throws.
Legendary Ingomar head coach Norris Ashley missed the Falcons’ game against East Union for undetermined reasons.
No comments were given on the coach’s absence.
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