The Braves’ Herrmann would score on a drive and the Wolves’ Johnson inside and the teams would keep exchanging scores through the quarter with Tincher hit for the Wolves’ 16th point and Didrickson hitting three shots in a row, one on a drive, one from past the arc and the last on a rebound to pull within 16-15 and teammate Stephan-Standifer hit from past the top of the key for an 18-16 lead at the buzzer.
Sitka would recapture the lead with baskets by senior Rowan Olney-Miller and Demmert. Sitka added scores by Johnson, Demmert past the arc, Compagno-Calhoun scoring an old-fashioned three-point play, Demmert from deep again and then a free throw and Johnson on a rebound.
Mt. Edgecumbe answered between their baskets with Herrmann country wise email marketing list on a short jumper, a rebound, a baseline jumper and a drive and Didrickson hit from past the arc to pull the Braves to within 34-30 at the half.
The lead reached nine points when Sitka’s Johnson hit from past the arc with 5:46 left in the third quarter. But Mt. Edgecumbe’s Herrmann stole a ball and scored and Didrickron it on a drive to close to 39-36.
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and with 1:33 left in the third stanza Demmert gave Sitka a 43-40 lead and Didrickson answered from past the arc to tie the game for Mt. Edgecumbe at 43-43.
Demmert hit two free throws, Olyney-Miller one and Compagno-Calhoun from past the arc to close Sitka’s scoring while Stephan-Standifer hit a free throw, Herrmann scored on an inbounds play and Didrickson hit a free throw to close to 49-47 with just eight minutes left in the game.
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Sitka’s Johnson would hit one of two free throws to give the Wolves the 50-49 advantage and Herrmann took it back for the Braves at 51-50.
Sitka junior Kai Hirai hit from past the arc for the 53-51
advantage and Mt. Edgecumbe’s Stephan-Standifer aero leads scored inside to tie the game at 53-53. Herrmann hit a free throw for the one point lead.
Johnson tied the game for Sitka with a free throw and scored on the next possession on a rebound for a 56-54 lead, setting up the last three minutes of defensive intensity that both teams had employed throughout.
“Defense creates our energy,” Sitka coach Compagno said. “We work on it every day.”
