{"id":2285,"date":"2012-01-10T09:14:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T14:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2012-01-10T09:16:14","modified_gmt":"2012-01-10T14:16:14","slug":"2285","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=2285","title":{"rendered":"Blue-line Demons, Kennett lights it up from the arc dropping 9 three pointers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kennett has best game shooting the rock, comeback falls short<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0 By Dave Conard<\/strong><\/span> Sports Editor KennettTimes.com<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Kennett junior Stephanie Maciag gets greeted by teammates after hitting buzzer beater to end first half.<\/p><\/div>\n

KENNETT SQUARE\u2014It\u2019s unusual in today\u2019s world of sports that after a knock down drag out league battle both coaches would be happy, almost giddy with the outcome.<\/p>\n

After all, one team has to be on the short end, or do they?<\/p>\n

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Following a game that was termed by many in attendance as a \u201dclassic high school basketball game\u201d, that \u201cyou don\u2019t see very often\u201d, the one word that was being thrown around by seemingly all the participants and coaches was; fun.<\/p>\n

Yes, fun was the word of the night as Coatesville head coach Fred Ellzy and his Red Raiders emerged from the locker room after a 60-54 victory that featured a first half in which Coatesville hit 70 percent from the field, and held more double digits leads than can fit on both hands..<\/p>\n

\u201cWow that was fun,\u201d said Ellzy. \u201cThat was a basketball game, man those girls (Kennett) can shoot. We did a good job taking care of the ball tonight, which is what helped us get a win., and any win is a good one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coatesville (4-5, 2-2 league) carried a 12 point lead into the fourth quarter and much to the chigrin of the Raiders fans that had made the trek to Kennett Square, employed a strategy of ball control and clock management over trying to push matters, which almost back fired as the Blue Demons clawed their way to within four points with under a minute to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know the parents and fans want to see us push it,\u201d added Ellzy. \u201cI heard them in the stands, but when you have a big lead like we did for a lot of the game, the only enemy we have is the clock, It has always been my style and ours to take away as much time as we can on the clock with each possession, it \u2018s just the way we do things as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Led by senior guard Nicole Southcott, who hit four three pointers while posting 15 points overall and a sensational effort at the line by Autumn Smith (10, 8-12, 18 points) Coatesville built a fourteen point lead that was cut to eleven as Blue Demon sniper Stephanie Maciag knocked down a three pointer as time expired in the first half.<\/p>\n

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Blue Demons coach Vince Cattano was happy with effort put forth by his squad.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThat was a fun game,\u201d said Kennett head coach Vince Cattano. \u201cThat was the best we have played all year, they (Coatesville) just played better than us. It was fun to just be a part of a game like that where both teams we on top of their game, we shot the ball better tonight than we have all season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shot well is an understatement along the lines of \u201cThe Pacific Ocean is a pretty big body of water\u201d, as the Blue Demons (2-9 overall) come back was fueled by the lasers being launched from beyond the arc by junior DuPhily who connected on five bombs in all for 15 points in the tilt, and sophomore Stephanie Maciag (17, 3-4, for a game high 20 points) who chipped in four tres as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are trying to build a tradition here,\u201d said Maciag. \u201cWe were just hitting our stride tonight, when you are in the moment the only thing you want to do is hit the net. This was an amazing game, if we played like that every night we will get a lot more wins.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maciag hit three consecutive three pointers late in the fourth to cut the Red Raiders lead to four points making it a two possession game as the clock dropped below a minute to play in a period in which Kennett outscored Coatesville 18-6 over the last six minutes of playing time..<\/p>\n

A turnover with 24 seconds left in regulation, while Kennett possessed the ball under the Coatesville net sealed the deal for the visitors and two converted free throws salted away the win.<\/p>\n

“It was so much fun to battle them like we did tonight,” added Maciag. “It’s exciting when the crowd gets into like they were and both benches are going crazy. We\u00a0 need to play like we did today and as we get to the half way point in the season it lets us know what we need to do.”<\/p>\n

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Coatesville\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -60<\/p>\n

Kennett\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -54<\/p>\n

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Coatesville (60)<\/p>\n

Smith 10, 8-12, 18; Southcott 14, 1-2, 15; Kirby 2, 2-2, 4; Strand 7, 3-5, 10; Wilkerson 0, 1-2, 1; Mayo 1, 0-0, 1; Wilson 8, 2-5, 10. Totals\u00a0\u00a0 43, 17-28, 60 Three point FG- Southcott (4), Strand.<\/p>\n

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Kennett (54)<\/p>\n

Gallivan 6, 0-2, 6; DeVoe 4, 0-2, 4; Turner 0, 2-2, 2; DuPhily 15, 0-0, 15; Bahel 2, 1-1, 3;<\/p>\n

Coyle4, 0-0, 4; Maciag 17, 3-4, 20. Totals\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 48, 6-11, 54. Three point FG- Maciag (4), DuPhily (5).<\/p>\n

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Kennett guard Sophie DuPhily was on fire as she fueled the Blue Demons attack with five three pointers.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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