Game Details - Girls Basketball

Coming into Tuesday night’s game, Roy had a slim one game lead over Cyprus in the region standings. When the final buzzer sounded, however, it was the Pirates picking up the big win and forcing the tie with Roy at 4-4 in region play. Roy was led by Rhylee Beise, tallying nine points all in the first half. The Royals knocked down all five of their three-pointers in the first half on route to a 23-12 halftime lead. Heading into the locker room, the Pirates had to dig deep to find a way to get back into the game. “We had to make a decision to either just survive the next two quarters or take it away from Roy,” said Cyprus coach JoBe Grayer. “Our girls turned on the pressure, causing 19 turnovers and outscoring Roy by 23 in the second half to earn the win.” Cyprus also only allowed six points in the third and got a huge offensive lift from Amelia Echternkamp, scoring nine of her 16 points in the quarter. Tamila Francis added 10 of her 18 points in the fourth to help the Pirates pull away for the key region victory.