Mattoon’s Emily Maple, Lily Ghere and Ella Conyers were named to the all-tourney team after the Green Wave knocked off Olney, 50-38, to take third place in the Pana Thanksgiving girls basketball event on Saturday.
Maple, who scored a game-high 23 points, sank 11 of 12 free-throw attempts in the second half. Ghere added 13 points while Conyers contributed eight, which included two 3-pointers.
Teygen Sewell snagged eight rebounds, while Maple and Piper Sanders had five apiece.
“We played a great game,” Mattoon coach Troy Haacke said. “Outstanding defense against a quick athletic team that can shoot the 3.”
Ghere averaged 18.6 points in the tournament, Maple posted 18.0 per game, and Conyers finished with 13.25 ppg.
MHS SCORES
| OPPONENT | SCORE | RESULT |
| Lincoln | 76-47 | L |
| Gillespie | 64-24 | W |
| Williamsburg | 62-11 | W |
| Pana | 52-46 | L |
| Olney | 50-38 | W |
Mattoon clung to a 15-11 halftime lead before outscoring Olney 17-10 in the third quarter to take a lead it never relinquished. The Green Wave made all 13 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter and hit 16 of 17 overall.
“We went on a nice run to start the third,” Haacke said. “We made big free throws down the stretch and took care of the ball. It was a great team win.”
Lincoln captured the tourney title by rolling past host Pana, 61-28, in the final Saturday night.
MHS, now 3-2, next plays at Lincoln on Friday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| Mattoon | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 – | 38 |
| Olney | 7 | 8 | 17 | 18 – | 50 |
MATTOON STATS
Lily Ghere 5 1-1 13, Emily Maple 5 11-12 23, Piper Sanders 1 2-2 4, Bella Masse 0 0-0 0, Kameron Lathrop 0 0-0 0, Blair Powers 0 0-0 0, Ella Conyers 2 2-2 8, Gabby Golding 0 0-0 0, Teygen Sewell 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 16-17 50. 3-pointers – Ghere 2, Maple 2, Conyers 2.
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