Roof raises her game; Lady Jackets win big
Senior goes off for 25 points in 53-37 regional semifinal thumping of Cleveland
![REESE ROOF releases one of her five made 3-pointers during her team’s playoff victory Tuesday night against Cleveland. [Photo by Russell Stitt/www.stitt.smugmug.com]](https://www.kingfisherpress.net/sites/kingfisherpress.etypegoogle10.com/files/styles/article400/public/170f7d14af_Ar00202006.jpg?itok=-fI9p93Y "REESE ROOF releases one of her five made 3-pointers during her team’s playoff victory Tuesday night against Cleveland. [Photo by Russell Stitt/www.stitt.smugmug.com]")
REESE ROOF releases one of her five made 3-pointers during her team’s playoff victory Tuesday night against Cleveland. [Photo by Russell Stitt/www.stitt.smugmug.com]
A quick start helped Kingfisher cruise into a Class 4A girls regional championship game.
Ela Hartman and Reese Roof combined for six firsthalf 3-pointers as the Lady Jackets doubled up Cleveland, then rode that lead to a 53-37 victory in a Class 4A girls regional semifinal in Cushing.
The win was Kingfisher’s 16th straight and vaults it into the regional championship game against Mannford at 6 p.m. Saturday (after press time of this edition).
The Lady Jackets take a 23-3 record and a No. 6 ranking into the regional final. Mannford, unranked, knocked off No. 14 North Rock Creek 69-59 in their regional semi on Tuesday.
Sharp shooting and Cleveland’s struggles with Kingfisher’s pressure saw the Lady Jackets jump out to a 17-7 lead.
Hartman made two first-quarter treys and Roof scored 7, including a 3-pointer of her own.
Roof added two more from long range in the second quarter - and Hartman one - as the lead extended to 30-15 at the half.
The Lady Jackets hit nine 3’s as a team.
Roof nailed five of them and Taitym Walker also added one in the second half as the Lady Jackets grew their lead to as many as 21.
KHS was 8 of 13 from the line in the second half as well.
Roof led all scorers with 25 points and 6 boards.
Hartman finished with 12 and 5 assists.
Walker scored 7 and Abbie Myers finished her night with 6 points and 9 rebounds.
A win Saturday puts the Lady Jackets into this Friday’s area championship game and within one win of getting back to the state tournament for the fourth time in five years.
A loss sends Kingfisher into the consolation bracket where it would need three wins in as many days at area to advance.