The Meadville High School basketball dynasty has another pair of accolades to perch upon the walls at Meadville R-4. Friday night, the Meadville Lady Eagles and Eagles downed the teams from Tina-Avalon to win the boys and girls Class One, District 12 Championships.
In the girls game, Kaylen Holcer got the scoring started for the Lady Eagles less than a minute into the contest. Tina-Avalon was held scoreless until the 4:48 mark, ending a 6-0 opening run from Meadville’s girls. The Lady Dragons had their first field goal at the 3:14 with a three-pointer, this time ending a 5-0 Lady Eagles run. After one quarter, Meadville was up 14-6, with Kaylen Holcer leading scoring with eight points.
The second quarter got off to a slow start, with a three-pointer at the 6:14 mark by Becca Zell as the first basket of the frame. Tina answered, but Zell would go on to drain a total of four consecutive three-pointers, making an 8-0 run for the Lady Eagles, ending at the 2:07 mark. The Lady Eagles offense was nearly unstoppable in the second quarter, with a Kellie Sargent hoop and harm at the 1:25 mark highlighting a 5-0 Lady Eagles run. At halftime, Meadville was up 37-16, Zell had 12 points in the frame.
In the boys contest, the undefeated Eagles were playing close with Tina early on. Rick Tate scored first for Meadville 30 seconds into the game, with Tina answering on their next trip down court. The Eagles used a pair of runs (5-0 and 8-0) to give themselves a lead, and some cushion off of which to work. After one quarter, Meadville was up 17-7, with Cody Smith scoring 10 points in the opening frame.
Tina struck first in the second quarter, but runs of 4-0 and 7-0 helped the Eagles to continue their domination of the contest. At halftime, Meadville was up 30-17. Smith and Tate scored four points each in the second quarter.
- For the conclusion of both games, see today's LCL
