Hancock avenged two years of frustration at the hands of Parkers Prairie as the Owls defeated the Panthers 40-37 in the Section 6A-South championship Tuesday.
The Panthers had defeated the Owls during the previous two years.
Parkers Prairie owned the halftime lead at 17-16, and the Panthers kept their momentum until an eight-point Hancock run in the final two minutes of play pushed them into the lead.
Two Parkers Prairie three-point attempts with 6.6 seconds remaining failed, and after a botched attempt at an inbounds pass by the Owls, the Panthers had one last good look that couldn't connect.
Check out Eric Morken's blog at www.echopress.com for more on the game.
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GAME STATISTICS
PARKERS PRAIRIE 17 20 -- 37
HANCOCK 16 24 -- 40
PARKERS PRAIRIE - Madison Dorn 14, Micaela Noga 7, Tamara Schmidt 7, Kaylee Dorn 4, Ally Taylor 5. Field goals 13, 3-pt 5 (M. Dorn 3, Noga 1, Taylor 1), Free throws 6-7, Fouls 13.
HANCOCK - Shae Brown 6, Aria Walstad 5, Kendra Schmidgall 9, Courtney Greiner 9, Illisa Koehl 11. Field goald 13, 3-pt 3, Free throws 11-17, Rebounds 19, Fouls 13.
SECTION 6A-SOUTH
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
SEEDINGS - 1. Hancock, 2. Parkers Prairie, 3. Underwood, 4. Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, 5. Battle Lake, 6. Brandon-Evansville, 7. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, 8. Wheaton, 9. Henning, 10. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, 11. Ashby.
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OPENING ROUND
Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 59, Henning 45
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 77, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 24
Brandon-Evansville 23, Ashby 14
QUARTERFINALS
Hancock 64, Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 51
Hillcrest 49, Battle Lake 41
Parkers Prairie 66, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 62
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Underwood 43, Brandon-Evansville 36
SEMIFINALS
Hancock 50, Hillcrest 33
Parkers Prairie 59, Underwood 58
SECTION 6A-SOUTH
CHAMPIONSHIP
Hancock 40, Parkers Prairie 37
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 7 P.M.
SECTION 6A CHAMPIONSHIP,
CONCORDIA
Hancock vs. Ada-Borup
