Lady Tigers Fall in Valiant Effort in District Championship

Freshman Lady Tiger Lucy Swearingen looks to change direction with a behind the back dribble against the Storm defender.

Photo by Kevin McKinley

The Nevada Lady Tigers varsity basketball squad traveled to Harrisonville High School on Friday night to compete for the MSHSAA Class 4 District 13 championship against Notre Dame de Sion. Nevada was coming off a 7 point win on Wednesday in the semifinals against Pleasant Hill and stood at 18-9 heading into tonight’s contest. The Notre Dame de Sion Storm entered the game at 14-10.   Notre Dame was averaging 51 points on offense while giving up 39 points defensively.  By comparison, Nevada was averaging 51 points a game offensively while giving up just 40 points per contest on defense.  The two teams have met twice over the last 4 years in the district tournament with each team gaining a win.

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Senior Katie Johnson drives for 2 points in the District Finals

Photo by Kevin McKinley