Both the South Shelby girls and Monroe City boys needed overtime to win championships at the 100th Annual Monroe City Basketball Tournament.
The Ladybirds defeated Palmyra 58-57. Palmyra led 16-13 after one quarter and for most of the first half until a late bucket put South up 23-22 at the break. Palmyra’s Clare Williams reached a career milestone early in the third.
South Shelby seemingly started pulling away shortly after.
The Ladybirds built their lead to as much as 13 early in the fourth quarter before Palmyra started rallying. The Lady Panthers needed every second left to get back in it.
Palmyra led 57-53 late in overtime before South Shelby’s defense generated the turnovers it needed. With the game tied at 57, Callie McWilliams drew a shooting foul with one second left. She missed the first but hit the second. McWilliams scored a team-high 22 points. Belle Roush and Charlie Roush had 14 and 10 respectively.
Palmyra’s Williams ended with a game-high 27 points. Sydney Compton contributed 13 and Anna James 11. The Lady Panthers fall to 4-2 while South Shelby stays unbeaten at 6-0.
The Monroe City boys knocked off top seed Palmyra 51-47. Monroe jumped out to a 14-3 lead before Palmyra went on an 18-8 run the rest of the first half to get within one. Palmyra picked up where it left off out of the break.
The lead nearly lasted the rest of the way, but Monroe rallied from five down late.
Palmyra had two shots at the free throw line with two seconds left but missed them both to send it to overtime. The two teams combined for nine missed free throws in OT but Monroe City got what it needed in the extra frame that saw three additional lead changes.
Brent Holland and Quincy Mayfield finished with 14 and 13 points respectively for Monroe City. Palmyra was led by Hudson Bock’s 18 and Ryan McKinney’s 17. Both teams are now 5-1.
In the first game of the night, the South Shelby boys took 3rd Place with a 69-53 win over Marion County.
The Cardinals were sparked by early offense.
Marion County got as close as five in the second quarter but South Shelby maintained the lead throughout. Pryce Eagan scored a team-high 19 points for the 2-3 Cardinals. Preston Elsen and Cooper Seaton each had 10.
Marion County’s Joey Lagemann led all scorers with 24. The Mustangs fall to 4-2.
Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Players of the Game
Callie McWilliams- South Shelby girls
Brent Holland- Monroe City boys
Pryce Eagan- South Shelby boys
Monroe City boys coach Brock Edris Postgame:
South Shelby boys coach Kent O’Laughlin Postgame:
Marion County boys coach Reed Plunkett Postgame:
