Cougars bop Lions for 11th in row
On her 18th birthday Tuesday night, Lela Sellers’ wish came true.
Fellow Kennedy seniors Linden Runels and Sydney Hayden made sure of it.
"All I wanted for my birthday was a ‘W,’ and we got it,” Sellers said after her 17-point performance helped lead the Class 5A fourth-ranked Cougars to a 60-47 win over ninth-ranked Linn-Mar.
The silky-smooth 6-foot Division I signee may have been high scorer, but a strong supporting cast made the difference in a 19-8 fourth quarter that sealed Kennedy’s 11th straight victory.
None were more helpful than the unheralded Runels and sharpshooter Hayden. With the game on the line, the two came through.
After a sometimes-sloppy three quarters, the Cougars had inched ahead of the Lions (6-2) just 41-39. But Hayden, the state’s leading 3-point shooter who was held to only two points in the first half, hit her first long-range shot of the night to open the final period.
When Kennedy super sophomore Hailey Dolphin hit a short jumper soon after, the Cougars were off to the races on a 11-0 three-minute run.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 January 2016 05:49
