![]() Jenna Avery and Hadleigh Harp both were recognized as All-Tournament Team. “Kenna Esparza repeated as Tournament MVP. Tinley Winters added six and grabbed rebounds both offensively and defensively that were key to helping us secure the win. “Ella Resendiz and Hadleigh Harp chipped in seven points each. Jenna Avery finished with nine points while holding one of their key players to a season low two points for the game. Kenna Esparza had an incredible second half leading us in scoring, combined with several key steals and rebounds that helped open up the game for us. In the second half we came out focused and it showed from the first possession. “We missed so many easy baskets and had several breakdowns defensively. The Dragons were sluggish in the first half. “Our goal before we left Purcell on Thursday was to repeat as champions of this tournament! We were one step away from our goal so the plan for Saturday was to simply finish what we started,” Cooper said. The girls faced a lot of adversity during this game and to see them hang in there and rise to the occasion every time they made a run was refreshing to see as a coach,” Cooper said. The growth of our team from a year ago was on full display. Big win for our team as Caddo is a really good team. “We were not as efficient offensively this game, but did enough to secure the win. ![]() Hadleigh Harp added eight points and provided solid defense on their top scorer. “Defense was our emphasis again for this game and it proved to be the difference as we were able to hold them to single digits in the fourth quarter,” the coach said. We jumped out on them in first quarter knocking down some three’s early but they made a run on in the second quarter and we found ourselves down two at the half. “They are extremely disciplined on offense. “It was a great way to start the tournament as we were efficient offensively and aggressive defensively,” Cooper said.Ĭooper said his club knew Caddo would be a challenge. Haven Buchanan finished with 11 points while Alyssa Thompson chipped in with nine off the bench. ![]() Purcell held Dickson to nine first half points and never let up. I was not happy with our defensive performance in our first game and challenged the team to show more effort on that side of the ball.” “ Our girls came out focused and really wanted to control the pace of the game. “We opened this tournament playing the team we defeated in the championship game last year,” Cooper said. Madill won the first half 17-14 but Purcell cruised to a 47-24 second half advantage to easily win, 61-37.Įsparza paced the Dragons with 19 in the championship contest. The Bruins actually led at halftime, 22-20 but the Dragons, led by Ashlee McClung and Jenna Avery (both with nine) quickly came back in the third quarter to lead 34-32 heading into the fourth period before posting the six point victory. ![]() The only close contest was in the semifinals when Caddo put up a fight but still fell, 45-39. Esparza finished with 46 points in the three games. Led by Kenna Esparza’s 17 points, Purcell demolished first round foe Dickson, 71-27. It was the second straight Madill Winter Classic title for Toney Cooper’s Dragons. Coach Toney Cooper’s Dragons went 3-0 at the Madill Tournament bringing home the championship trophy in grand style. ![]()
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