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PORTERS
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cats final 12 points, tied it for
the final time 51 seconds later
with another pair of points
from the line.
Davis, who scored nine
points in the fourth quarter
and overtime, nailed a pair of
free throws with 59 seconds
left to account for the final
points.
“I was just taking my
time,” said Davis, a junior
guard who is a three-year
varsity veteran, of the free
throws. “I wasn’t worried
about the score.”
After Davis’ free throws,
Kucharski followed with a
steal, but the Porters turned
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the ball back over. Thornton
missed two shots and Lockport
rebounded, but missed a
pair of free throws with 20.2
seconds remaining.
The Wildcats, who had 20
turnovers in the game, called
two time outs after that, the
final one with 3.1 seconds
left. But with Robinson being
blanketed, they inbounded to
Nicole Lewis (2 points) in the
right corner. The sophomore
guard launched a high arcing
shot that bounced off the rim
at the buzzer and Lockport
left the court with another
victory.
“[Robinson] is a talented
player,” Kelly said. “But in
the end, we did what we had
to do to make her make a
BASKETBALL
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Lockport leading 29-28.
A free throw by junior
center John Meyer (5 points,
5 rebounds) capped a 6-0
run to open the fourth quarter
and put the Porters ahead
35-28. Plainfield North
came back with five straight
points and drew within 35-
33 on a layup by senior forward
DeAndre Manuel (12
points, 5 rebounds) with
4:18 remaining.
But Smietanski knifed
through for a layup to trigger
a 10-3 spurt for a 45-
36 Lockport lead with 26.5
seconds left in the game.
Included in that stretch was
a slam by senior forward
Christian Schultz (6 points,
6 rebounds) with 48 seconds
to play.
“That [slam] felt good,”
said Schultz, who scored
all his points in the fourth
quarter. “Everyone played
tough. I liked playing [in
the Central gym]. It was a
great atmosphere and fun to
play in.”
A pair of Plainfield North
3-pointers in the final 15
seconds, including one just
before the buzzer by junior
forward Brady Miller (12
points), made the final score
closer.
pass.”
Lockport opened the game
on fire, never trailing in the
first quarter and jumping out
to a 15-6 lead on a free throw
by freshman center Treasure
Thompson (8 points, 8 rebounds)
with 1:22 left in the
opening period.
Junior guard Taylor Hopkins
(10 points) scored all her
points in the first quarter for
the Porters before being saddled
with foul trouble later in
the game. Senior guard Tyesha
Riggins (8 points) scored
the first six points for the
Wildcats, but later fouled out
with 5:33 left in regulation.
Robinson didn’t score until
17 seconds remained in the
first quarter to close the score
Smietanski scored the
Porters first points on a
4-point play just over two
minutes into the game.
Trailing 4-2, Plainfield
North came back and led
9-6 on a free throw by Wilson
with 2:44 left in the
opening quarter.
But in a classic display of
streaks, Lockport went on a
12-0 run, which included a
3-pointer at the buzzer by
junior guard Nolan Barthel
(6 points) for a 14-9
Porter advantage after the
first quarter. A free throw
to 15-8 after one.
Robinson then scored 10
points in the second quarter
as the Wildcats chipped away
and drew within 25-20 at
halftime. It was more of the
same in the third as Robinson
poured in 14 points, including
a long 3-pointer that
started a 7-0 run to end the
quarter and give Thornton a
39-35 lead after three.
The game was the opening
one of a girls/boys varsity
doubleheader. While the girls
play nearly all of their home
games at Lockport Central,
the boys are only scheduled
to play two of them there this
season.
“We like it,” Kelly said of
the boys/girls combo. “It gets
by Smietanski extended the
lead to 18-9 with 5:01 left in
the first half.
The Tigers, however,
came back with a 10-0 run
in a span of three minutes.
Senior guard Jared DuSatko
(6 points) hit a 3-pointer to
put Plainfield North ahead
19-18 with 1:13 left in the
half and that held up as the
halftime score.
“At halftime, I just told
the guy to go inside,” Hespell
said. “I said ‘lets find a
way to make it happen.’”
The Porters listened, as
more people in the stands and
the girls deserve to be seen by
people.”
Davis agreed with her
coach.
“Yeah, it’s nice, it’s a program
type of thing,” she said
of being the opener of the
boys game. “I like playing [at
Lockport Central]. There’s
a lot of history here and we
have to live up to those expectations.
I think if we keep
playing hard as a team, we
will.”
Lockport also beat Tinley
Park 58-19 on Saturday,
Dec. 10 to improve to
7-1. The team will be back
in action at the Oak Lawn
Tournament Saturday, Dec.
17.
Matt Smietanski shoots over a Plainfield North defender. Mark Korosa/22nd Century Media
Meyer scored inside 53 seconds
into the third quarter to
jump ahead and end a nearly
six-minute scoring drought.
A tie and six more lead
changes followed during the
rest of the third quarter.
“We just had to come
out and try to establish the
post,” Smietanski said of
the second half. “We got our
offense moving.
“This [gym] is my favorite.
I like playing here better
than playing in [the main
gym] at East. It’s got history
here.”