High School Championship Game - low score 16-7

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High School Championship Game - low score 16-7

03-23-2012, 09:27 AM

In Oregon the high school girl's title game was a battle between Springfield (OR) HS & Willamette HS.
Springfield has the best player in the nation - Mercedes Russell who averages 26 ppg, 16 rpg..
so Willamette decided to employ the stall - and with no shot clock they simply stood and held the ball for most of the entire 1st & 2nd quarter and they were down only 4-0 at half.

Crazy stall tactics leave Oregon girls basketball title game with all-time low 16-7 final score

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/crazy-stall-tactics-leave-oregon-girls-basketball-title-161914113.html

If asked to guess, most people would probably bet that a state championship tilt with a final score of 16-7 was contested in football or boys or girls lacrosse. Field hockey, baseball and softball might get some minority votes as well. But basketball? That seems completely out of the question. Incredibly, that 16-7 scoreline was exactly what was served up in Oregon on Saturday, where Springfield (Ore.) High's girls basketball team outlasted the Eugene (Ore.) Willamette High girls by nine points in the lowest scoring state title game at any level of Oregon basketball, be it boys or girls. Continue reading →
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03-23-2012, 10:53 AM

Just another reason that High School needs at least a 1 minute shot clock. Stalling hurts the game and shows that you know you can't beat the other team if you just stand and hold the ball for minutes at a time.

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