![]() ![]() The junior All-Area guard averages 17.4 points, and she leads the area with 56 3-pointers. When it gets late in the season, games often come down to players, and the Miners may have the best one on the court in Snyder. It's going to be a very competitive game, and the team that's able to create extra opportunities, offensive rebounds and forcing turnovers, will be the team that wins." "Pikesville doesn't have a huge glaring weakness. "The girls took in everything that we told them and executed to perfection. "We were able to find something in our last two games that we were confident we would be able to exploit," Rob Duncan said. The Miners picked Snow Hill apart with its man-to-man pressure, and they packed it inside in a 2-3 zone against Forest Park to force the Foresters to settle for shots outside. Mountain Ridge was able to exploit glaring weaknesses with its game plans in its previous state games, but that won't be the case with Pikesville. Both of those inside players score the majority of their points on offensive rebounding." "Their two effective inside players will present a big rebounding challenge for us. "They have two shooters on the perimeter who have both had games with four or five 3s in a game," Duncan said. If the Miners do play a zone, they'll be tasked with contesting the shooting of Mayles and Jones-Bey on the perimeter while still corralling long rebounds. Reghan Sivic (6.9 rebounds), Bayleigh Lamberson (5.4), Rhegan Lamberson (5.1), Sydney Snyder (5.0) and Eliza Duncan (4.2) have all done well in that department. ![]() Mountain Ridge will rely on its team rebounding to attack the defensive boards and limit second-chance opportunities. Hill averages nine points and seven rebounds a night. Inside, 6-foot-1 junior Tykeisha Hill and 5-8 junior Darielle Weems dominate the glass. Pikesville may be the Miners' most difficult task yet. Then, the Miners' adaptability was challenged in the semifinals when the shot clocks at Richard Montgomery weren't operational, forcing the teams to play without one. While the Miners had little trouble on the court during state tournament play, they've been tested off the court.īy virtue of losing a coin flip, Mountain Ridge had to make the 275-mile trip across the state to play Snow Hill. "It's another team that runs their stuff. "We certainly won't be taking Mountain Ridge lightly. "With us being defending champs, I have to be confident," Pikesville head coach Michael Dukes said. Pikesville trailed Patterson Mill 24-13, but the Panthers switched from their man-to-man defense to a zone, a move that spurred a 23-0 run to book another spot in the title game. The Panthers also went through a pair of state title contenders in their region playoffs, downing Loch Raven (20-2), 57-48, and Francis Scott Key (19-3), 52-46. Pikesville defeated Coppin Academy, 59-17, in the state quarterfinals and Patterson Mill, 44-31, in the semis. 4 Snow Hill, 75-33, in the quarterfinals and No. Mountain Ridge easily dispatched its two state tournament opponents, routing No. Our ability to secure defensive rebounds is probably going to be the key to the game." "They have the most complete team we've played this year. ![]() "It's an incredible challenge," Mountain Ridge head coach Rob Duncan said. The fifth-seeded Miners (20-6) draw second-seeded Pikesville (22-5), the two-time defending champ, in the Class 1A state title game today at 3 p.m. 11-COLLEGE PARK - For Mountain Ridge to lift its first girls basketball state championship on Saturday, it'll have to get past its toughest test of the season. ![]()
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