Lady Mounts in Title Game
- 27 December 2007
They are two of the hottest teams in the Lancaster-Lebanon League.But tonight, when Ephrata hosts Lampeter-Strasburg in the Ephrata Holiday Tournament title game, only one of them will walk away with the gold trophy.
And in the nightcap, host Ephrata won its third game in a row, racing past Elco 54-36, setting up tonight’s finale between the Mountaineers and the Pioneers at 8 back in Ephrata.
“L-S is very athletic, and they’ll come after you the whole game,” Ephrata coach Mike Garman said. “If we can find a way to hang around, you never know what can happen.”
Ephrata shook off some early shooting woes and breezed past Elco, which slipped to 4-5 overall.
The Mountaineers (5-6) shot just 2-for-14 from the floor in the first quarter, but broke the game open in the third quarter when Aly Goodman hit a jumper and scored on a pretty baseline move, Mel Andrew scored in transition, and Brynn Lyons drilled a 3-pointer as Ephrata took a commanding 40-27 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Goodman scored a season-high 12 points and Andrew matched her career-high with 10 points for the Mounts, who were picked to finish near the bottom of the pack in Section 2.
“A lot of people doubted us, and we’re using that as an edge,” said Ephrata senior Leah Sipe, who scored a career-high 13 points.
“Nobody expects us to win, so we’re trying to show everyone differently.”
Ephrata topped reigning Section 2 champ Conestoga Valley and Solanco last week, and remained hot against Elco.
“Our kids are beginning to believe in themselves,” Garman said. “Our kids want to be successful.”
A win over L-S would keep Ephrata headed in the right direction.
We here at www.ephratamounts.com are proud sponsors of the Dodgeball for Diabetes tournament.