Rae Johnston finished with17 points and Kamiyah Thompson scored five of her 10 points in the pivotal fourth quarter to help Sto-Rox to a 43-39 win over Springdale Saturday in the second day of the Deer Lakes girls basketball tournament.
The victory evens the Vikings’ record at 1-1 going into Tuesday’s game at Carlynton.
Johnston scored 10 of her 17 points in the first half, as Sto-Rox battled the Dynamos to an 18-18 stalemate at intermission.
Springdale took a 30-28 lead into the final quarter before the Vikings erupted for 15 fourth-quarter points to win by four.
Brooklyn Sykes added 10 points in the win for Sto-Rox.
Ashlyn Ferderbar led Springdale with 15 points.
Sto-Rox’s performance was in stark contrast to the effort in Friday night’s tournament opener, particularly in the second half, when host Deer Lakes outscored the Vikings 30-12 on the way to a 39-18 win.
“We played fabulous defense in the first half,” Sto-Rox coach Jeff Stuart said of his team’s effort Friday night. “But we died out in the second half – we weren’t challenging anyone and they started dropping buckets.”
Montour 51, Quaker Valley 28
Abby Cleary scored 19 points and Tiffany Miller contributed 11 Saturday to spark the Spartans to their second win in two starts at the Montour Tipoff Tournament.
Montour led just 20-17 at halftime before outscoring the Quakers 18-5 in the third quarter to lead 38-22 entering the final quarter.
Cleary scored 15 of her 19 points in the second half to lead Montour’s offense.
Mimi Thiero led Quaker Valley with 17 points.
The Spartans will return to action at 7:30 p.m. Monday at West Mifflin.
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