‘3’ in last seconds lifts FMS girls hoops
A big fourth quarter propelled Farragut Middle School’s girls basketball team to victory.
The Lady Admirals (8-3) fell behind the Robertsville Lady Rams early and were in an uphill battle all afternoon, but they persevered and battled until they captured a 27-25 victory in Bobby J. Henry Gymnasium Thursday, Nov. 21.
Farragut was trailing 25-24 when Farragut’s Elin Rotam knocked down a three-point shot with just 13.7 seconds remaining in the contest. She scored five of her seven points in the fourth quarter. Elin also had the bucket that gave the Lady Ads their first lead of the game with 2:27 left in the fourth quarter. That go-ahead basket helped Farragut erase the 20-13 deficit it faced at the end of the third stanza.
“That was an exciting one,” Farragut head coach Devan McIntyre said. “That one was fun. We struggled in the first half and we turned the ball over and they outrebounded us.
“Defensively, we played a solid game throughout, but when we switched to full-court man, we were able to force them to turn the ball over,” she added.
FMS scored first in the final frame when Audrey Vann converted a field goal, making the score 20-15 with 5:41 remaining.
The Lady Ads’ 9-1 run gave the home team a 24-21 lead on a free throw by Bailey Ann Smith with 1:45 to play. Robertsville (2-2) went ahead, 25-24 with 27. 4 seconds to go.
Audrey scored all six of her points in the fourth quarter and was the Lady Ads’ second leading scorer behind Elin. Robertsville’s Azariah Lee scored nine points to lead all scorers.
