One couldn’t blame Pike County head girls basketball coach Melissa White if she has nightmares of Clements’ intense defensive pressure and missed Bulldog shots for a while.
White’s Bulldogs couldn’t handle Clements’ pressure and couldn’t find the shooting touch in Tuesday’s AHSAA Class 3A state semifinals during a 56-25 loss to the Colts at the BJCC Legacy Arena in Birmingham.
People are also reading… "Super proud of our community, our superintendent and our staff for allowing us this opportunity. The girls put in a lot of hard work over the summer, from the beginning in July and worked our way throughout the season, through adversity and ups and downs.” The Bulldogs finished Tuesday’s game with 29 turnovers – 22 in the first half – against Clements’ trapping halfcourt defense and full-court zone press. The Colts, who had 17 steals, amassed 35 points off the turnovers.
“It was a big stage and something we haven’t been to and we were slow out of the gate,” said Melissa White, the head coach. The Colts’ onslaught began right from the opening minute as Clements’ Childress knocked down a 3-pointer on the game’s first possessions. It was the spark of a 7-0 start in the first two-and-a half minutes. The Bulldogs had two turnovers in the stretch.
Pike County was completely stymied during the second quarter by Clements, scoring only three points in the period with the lone field goal coming right before the buzzer after a steal by Amity White.
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