BREWER, Maine — Brewer Excessive Faculty junior ahead Gabrielle Roberts scored just one basket throughout Tuesday night time’s schoolgirl basketball recreation towards archrival Bangor however it is going to be one she is going to always remember.
Roberts grabbed an offensive rebound and flipped the ball into the ring as time expired to offer the Class A Witches a come-from-behind 43-42 over the AA Rams on the Brewer Excessive Faculty health club.
Avery Clark’s two free throws with 10.7 seconds remaining gave the Rams a 42-41 lead however, following a timeout, the Witches raced down the court docket and received the ball to Jillian Ford, who drove the lane solely to have her layup roll across the rim and out.
However Roberts, wedged between a few Rams within the crowded paint, hauled within the rebound after which put it again up.
“I advised Gabby she was lengthy and lanky and to get the rebound if we missed and put it proper again up. And he or she did it,” mentioned first-year Brewer coach Tanna Ross.
“We had talked about it within the timeout,” mentioned Roberts. “I used to be actually nervous [when I shot it] however I received it in.”
It’s Brewer’s first win over Bangor since 2018 and the Witches completed the feat in spectacular style, rallying from seven factors down with 3:40 left within the recreation.
Trailing 39-32, Mariah Roberts started the comeback with a brief bounce shot and, after a Clara Oldenburg free throw for Bangor, Allie Flagg hit a protracted 3-pointer from approach past the highest of the important thing.
Bangor standout senior guard-forward Mimi Quinn, whose 14 factors paced the Rams, fouled out with 1:28 remaining, and Ford scored on an inside transfer to scale back the result in 40-39, 18 seconds later.
Ford then stole the ball and the Witches took a 41-40 lead with 29.6 seconds left when freshman Ainsley Goodwin scored her solely factors of the sport on a layup off an inbounds go.
Clark was fouled driving the basket and sank each free throws to offer the Rams the lead earlier than Roberts’ heroics.
“Gabrielle does that every one follow lengthy. Fortunately she was proper there,” mentioned Brewer junior guard Allie Flagg, whose freshman sister Abbie additionally begins for Brewer.
Brewer improved to 4-5 and avenged a 49-31 loss in December.
Bangor fell to 7-2 because it misplaced its second straight recreation after profitable its first seven.
“This was a incredible win, and I like beating our neighbors,” mentioned Ross.
“We wished it greater than they did. That’s what it comes all the way down to on the finish of a [close] recreation,” mentioned Allie Flagg.
“[Bangor] doesn’t assume something of us. So we got here in right here sturdy. I’m so completely happy we received this win,” mentioned Ford.
Bangor coach Jay Kemble praised the Witches for his or her efficiency.
“Brewer performed exhausting. You need to give them credit score,” mentioned Kemble. “They made pictures once they wanted to and received some stops. We received into foul bother, we misplaced Mimi and Emily (Adams) however that’s a part of the rising course of. You need to know when you’ll be able to foul and when you’ll be able to’t.
“However kudos to Brewer,” he added.
Flagg led all scorers with 17 factors and the fast level guard additionally had 5 rebounds and two steals. Sophomore guard Ford contributed 13 factors and 6 rebounds. Gabrielle Roberts had 4 steals and three rebounds to go together with 4 factors, and senior Mariah Roberts additionally had 4 factors.
Gabrielle Roberts’ different two factors had come on foul pictures.
Abbie Flagg had a 3-pointer and two rebounds.
The 6-foot Quinn had a game-high 9 rebounds to go together with her 14 factors. However Quinn shot simply 2-for-9 from the foul line because the Rams made solely 13 of their 25 free throws.
Sophomore Clark completed with 10 factors and 5 rebounds and sophomore Oldenburg gave the Rams an enormous raise off the bench with seven factors and a pair of steals. One other sophomore, Dalaney Horr, chipped in with 4 factors, six rebounds and three steals.
Junior Adams contributed 4 factors, three rebounds and two steals earlier than fouling out late within the recreation and freshman Emily Caulkins corralled 4 rebounds and in addition had a basket.
Quinn, Horr and Adams every had two assists.
Each groups will return to motion Friday night time at 6:30 as Bangor will host Lewiston and Brewer will journey to Mt. Blue of Farmington.
