GIRLS BASKETBALL | Case over! Doyle Sets Up Another Team Effort To Win First State Title Since 1979 | Sports

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LAKE CHARLES – The case is finally over.

A year after a mind-blowing loss to Rayville in the Class 2A quarterfinals, Doyle finished the season as the Class 2A champion.

The Lady Tigers (32-3) didn’t go easy either, playing most of the game without leading scorer Presleigh Scott, who fouled early in the fourth quarter.

Doyle’s women’s basketball team celebrates state championship victory over Red River.


But as was the case during the playoffs, No.1 Doyle placed four double-digit players and used a strong run to open the fourth quarter, taking a 73-66 victory over No.2 Red River for win the state title Saturday at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles.

“I’m really happy we won. I am, “said Doyle coach Sam White after the Lady Tigers won their first state title since 1979.” I thought we were playing hard. Red River played hard. It was a good game. I knew it would be 32 minutes of hard-core women’s basketball. I’m glad we came out on top. I thought the girls had done a good job persevering.

“We’re a team,” White continued. “We’re proud that everyone is contributing all the time, whether it’s defensively, offensively or both. Tonight really reflected that. We obviously had people in difficulty. One of our men is on the ground, one of our others is getting on. They are doing a great job and they should be proud of it. “






Claire Glascock (33) of Doyle High shoots while running against Red River in Saturday’s Class 2A State Championship game in which she scored 12 points.




Red River led 50-49 heading into the fourth quarter before Elise Jones, who won Most Valuable Player honors with 26 points and 11 rebounds, hit a pair of free throws, and Meghan Watson a lay-up to give the advantage to Doyle 53-50.

Red River took a 54-53 lead over Morgyn Payne’s inside basket, but Claire Glascock scored 3 points, which gave Doyle a 56-54 lead, and the Lady Tigers never dragged the rest path.

“I didn’t take any shots in the first half, and I was letting my team down, so I knew I had to step up, and they left me open,” Glascock said after getting 1 for 6 on goals and 0-for-2 from 3 points in the first half, but finished the game with 12 points, including a pair of 3 points.

“Shoot them down, baby,” White added.

Scott fouled with 5:55 left, but Red River’s Ma’Kaila Lewis missed a pair of free throws that could have tied the game. The Lady Bulldogs rose to 8 for 25 from the line in the game, while Doyle was 23 for 34, including a 16 for 18 effort from Jones.

Doyle Girls’ Basketball Coach Sam White discusses the team’s victory over Red River for the Class 2A Basketball Championship.


“Free throws have been a tough thing for us all year,” said Lady Bulldogs coach Jamie Antilley. “We practice them all the time. This is all we do during practice. Even since last year, free throws have always been our Achilles heel. We try to catch up with interceptions and other points, but free throws are hard.

Glascock scored another 3 points, setting off a run that gave Doyle a 69-58 lead with 2:03 to go.

Red River got a 69-66 from this close on Payne’s inside basket before Doyle closed the game 4-8 from the line, Watson’s free throw topping the score with 11.6 seconds to go. to play.

Doyle did most of his damage in the first half without Scott, who committed three faults before half time.






Doyle High's Presleigh Scott (11) escapes for a layup..jpg

Presleigh Scott (11) of Doyle High heads for the lane past Kaitlyn Antilley of Red River in the Class 2A Championship game. Scott was chosen the District 10-2A MVP.




Red River led 13-12 at the end of the first quarter and extended it to 15-12 on Lewis’ basket, but Glascock’s inner bucket sparked a 6-0 flurry that ended on a pair of Meghan Watson’s free throws, putting the Lady Tigers ahead 18-15.

Lewis finished with 29 points and 22 rebounds, while Payne added 19 points, while Red River passed Doyle 47-39.

“We’re trying to run them to death,” White said of trying to make up for the Lady Bulldogs’ rebound advantage. “If we know they’re going to be super strong on the boards, we might as well transition them, because if we let this play only be on a half court, I don’t think it would have been good. “

Kaitlyn Antilley’s 3-point pointer tied the score at 18 before Jones hit a pair of free throws, scoring a run that gave Doyle a 23-18 lead.

Red River came close to 23-20 as Scott returned to play and hit a jumper, triggering a run that pushed the lead to 33-23. Scott finished with 10 points and two rebounds.

“She’s running the floor really, very well, obviously, and I just felt like if we could keep our pace and make them run they’d have a hard time, so when she came back we could, I guess. do even better just because she handles the floor so well, “White said of Scott’s return.” We were able to get it to her during the transition, which definitely gave us a boost. But when she got out, I’m not going to lie, I think that prompted us to do that. I think we got a little bit pissed off and decided, you know what, we’re not losing this basketball game.

Red River reduced the lead to 35-31 at halftime.

Antley’s 3-point cut Red River down to 40-38 in the third quarter, but Doyle was held steady with Watson’s free throw pushing the lead to 46-41.

“Sure, you get frustrated when things don’t work out, but I think it prompted us to try new things and do better in other ways and not give up,” Watson said after finishing with 12 points and seven rebounds. “We have always had the will to win no matter what. No matter how hard it gets, we’ll just get through it, and it showed up tonight. “






Doyle High's Presleigh Scott (11) reunites with teammate Meghan Watson (22) for a festive hug

Doyle High’s Presleigh Scott (11) celebrates with teammate Meghan Watson after the Lady Tigers won the Class 2A State Championship on Saturday 73-66, on the Red River at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles.




Red River tied the game twice in the bottom of the third – the last time on Payne’s basket, making it 47-47, before taking the lead 50-49 before the fourth quarter.

Red River took a 9-2 lead over Lewis’ retreat, but Jones kept the Lady Tigers on track in the first quarter, scoring nine points after Scott made his second foul just 6:31 into the game.

“It never happened,” Jones said of the race. “I think what was going through my head was that our top scorer is out of the game. She probably isn’t going to come for a while, so someone’s going to have to step in and take over, and that was my. state of mind. Every time I’ve been to the free throw line, for me, free throws win basketball games, and defense too. They were just falling tonight. I do not know. God blessed my shot tonight. I also have these teammates who give me the ball, and I give them the ball. Working together as a team has also really stimulated (us).

Madison Duhon’s 3-point set the Lady Tigers 13-12 at the end of the first quarter. Duhon finished with eight points, while Kourtlyn Lacey added five.

“I feel very happy and I am very sad,” Glascock said. “I love these girls, and we’ve been playing together for a long, long time. I’m glad we got out like this.

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