Newcomer sparks Frazier in playoff win over Lady Mikes
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Frazier无毛视频檚 Eliza Newcomer soars above Carmichaels无毛视频� players to put up a shot during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House. Newcomer scored 17 points in the Lady Commodores无毛视频� 50-42 win.
Carmichaels无毛视频� Ashton Batis shoots the ball as Frazier无毛视频檚 Eliza Newcomer defends during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House. Batis scored 18 points but the Lady Commodores won, 50-42. (Photo by Rob Burchianti)
Frazier's Delaney Warnick (21) hits a shot inside against Carmichaels聽during Friday night's playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House. Warnick tallied 15 points in the Lady Commodores' 50-42 win.
Carmichaels无毛视频� Sophia Zalar puts up a one-handed shot over Frazier无毛视频檚 Maria Felsher (5) during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House. Zalar scored a game-high 22 points but the Lady Commodores won, 50-42. (Photo by Rob Burchianti)
Frazier coach Kenny Johnson directs his players聽during Friday night's playoff game against Carmicahels at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
Carmichaels coach Chelsea Ulery motions to her players during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game against Frazier at Henry DiVirgilio Field House. (Photo by Rob Burchianti)
Frazier无毛视频檚 Maria Felsher closely defends Carmichaels无毛视频� Ashton Batis during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House. (Photo by Rob Burchianti)
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Carmichaels无毛视频� Sophia Zalar takes a jump shot as Frazier无毛视频檚 Eliza Newcomer and Emma Kortina (11) defend during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House. Zalar scored a game-high 22 points but the Lady Commodores won, 50-42.
Frazier's Taylor Hazelbaker shoots a free throw as Carmichaels' Megan Voithofer (10) and Duski Staggers (33) look on during Friday night's playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
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Carmichaels无毛视频� Megan Voithofer looks to pass as Frazier无毛视频檚 Taylor Hazelbaker (15) defends during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
Frazier's Eliza Newcomer puts in two of her team-high 17 points against Carmichaels聽during Friday night's playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
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Carmichaels无毛视频� Sophia Zalar gets off a shot despite a block attempt by Frazier无毛视频檚 Delaney Warnick (21) during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
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Carmichaels无毛视频� Ali Jacobs (left) defends Frazier无毛视频檚 Eliza Newcomer (40) during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
Frazier无毛视频檚 student section tries to distract Carmichaels无毛视频� Sophia Zalar as she shoots a free throw during the fourth quarter of Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House. (Photo by Rob Burchianti)
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Carmichaels无毛视频� Emalee Mejia (21) delivers a pass as Frazier无毛视频檚 Taylor Hazelbaker defends during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
Frazier players celebrate a 50-42 victory as the final seconds run out聽during Friday night's playoff game against Carmichaels at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
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Carmichaels coach Chelsea Ulery talks to her players during a timeout in Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game against Frazier at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
Frazier coach Kenny Johnson gives instructions to his players during a timeout in聽Friday night's playoff game against Carmichaels at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
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Carmichaels无毛视频� Alayna Simon attempts a jump shot as Frazier无毛视频檚 Elisabeth Santo (left) and Taylor Hazelbaker (15) defend during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
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Carmichaels无毛视频� Ashton Batis (left) battles Frazier无毛视频檚 Eliza Newcomer and Addison Day (4) for a loose ball during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
Frazier coach Kenny Johnson and Carmichaels coach Chelsea Ulery (background) react to a play聽during Friday night's playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
Frazier's Eliza Newcomer (40) shoots after grabbing an offensive rebound against Carmicahels聽during Friday night's playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
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Carmichaels无毛视频� Alayna Simon passes the ball as Frazier无毛视频檚 Gabriella McGavitt (23) defends during Friday night无毛视频檚 playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
Frazier coach Kenny Johnson (foreground) reacts as his Lady Commodores storm the court and the fans celebrate after a 50-42 victory over Carmichaels in聽Friday night's playoff game at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
PERRYOPOLIS 无毛视频� Frazier and Carmichaels were very familiar with each other heading into Friday night无毛视频檚 WPIAL Class AA girls basketball preliminary round playoff game.
The teams had split their two regular-season Section 2 meetings and both knew what to expect in their third clash. The Lady Commodores held the size advantage with Eliza Newcomer and Delaney Warnick and the Lady Mikes had the better shooters with Sophia Zalar and Ashton Batis.
It was Frazier无毛视频檚 strength inside that won out in the back-and-forth rubber match with the Lady Commodores pulling away in the fourth quarter for a 50-42 victory at Henry DiVirgilio Field House.
无毛视频淲e kind of know everything about each other,无毛视频� Frazier first-year coach Kenny Johnson said. 无毛视频淲e just wanted to make sure we came out and executed the game plan.无毛视频�
Newcomer, a 6-foot senior, scored 13 of her team-high 17 points in the second half and grabbed 22 rebounds in a monster game that gave Frazier its first playoff win since 2015.
无毛视频淲inning this game means everything to me,无毛视频� Newcomer said. 无毛视频淲e haven无毛视频檛 won a playoff game in a long time and to do it at home is just so great.无毛视频�
Warnick, a junior, followed with 15 points as the Lady Commodores (8-14) advanced to a first-round game at top-seeded Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on Monday night. Taylor Hazelbaker added eight points.
无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 where we have an advantage against a lot of teams we play,无毛视频� Johnson said of his team无毛视频檚 inside game. 无毛视频淓liza is usually the biggest and Delaney is usually the second biggest on the floor. So if we can pound the ball inside it gets us a lot of layups and gets the other team in foul trouble. When we do that our chances to win go way up.无毛视频�
Zalar and Batis did their best to try to keep the Lady Mikes (6-13) in the game as the pair combined to score all but two of their team无毛视频檚 points.
无毛视频淲e knew they had a really good athlete (Zalar) who can be a stud,无毛视频� Johnson said. 无毛视频淪he lit us up the first time we played for 26 when we lost at their place. We knew we had to try to slow her down some.无毛视频�
Zalar, a junior, wound up with a hard-earned, game-high 22 points that included a 10-of-12 performance at the foul line. Batis, a freshman, followed with 18 points. Carmicahels无毛视频� other two points came on two free throws by Megan Voithofer.
In their earlier meetings this season the Lady Mikes won 51-46 at Carmicahels and the Lady Commodores won 49-40 at Frazier. The two ended up tied for fourth place in the section.
无毛视频淭heir size that was the difference the last two games,无毛视频� Lady Mikes coach Chelsea Ulery said. 无毛视频淲e knew what to expect coming into the game. We did not want their big girls getting the ball inside, but they managed to do that and they grabbed a lot of rebounds. They just really hurt us underneath.无毛视频�
The game was tight throughout the first half.
Warnick tossed in nine points in a first quarter that had five ties and three lead changes with her last bucket coming just before the buzzer on a long inbounds pass from Maria Felsher to put Frazier ahead 18-16.
There were three more ties and three lead changes in the second quarter which ended with the Lady Mikes in front 29-28 thanks to a late 3-pointer by Batis.
The second quarter also included a bit of controversy which came on the Lady Commodores无毛视频� first points of the frame after a drought that lasted 4:55. At the 3:05 mark Warnick scored while seemingly being fouled by Megan Voithofer, who wears No. 10, but the foul was signaled to be on No. 14. When told there was no No. 14 on Carmichaels无毛视频� roster the foul was signaled to be on No. 4, thus giving Zalar, temporarily, her fourth foul.
Ulery pulled Zalar out of the game shortly after and kept her star on the bench the rest of the half. The officials conferred at halftime, realizing the error, and had the foul in question taken off Zalar and assessed to Voithofer.
无毛视频淚t affected us a lot,无毛视频� Ulery said. 无毛视频淲e were playing pretty well then and you never want to take a player like her out of the game but when I saw that she somehow had four fouls I felt like I had to.无毛视频�
Still, Carmichaels held a one-point halftime advantage but the Lady Commodores dominated inside in a slow-paced third quarter to take control of the game.
Newcomer无毛视频檚 three-point play to open second-half scoring put Frazier ahead to stay. Warnick followed with consecutive buckets and Gabriella McGavitt made one of two free throws to make it 36-29.
Batis scored the Lady Mikes无毛视频� first points of the quarter with 2:30 left and Zalar hit a 3-pointer at the 1:02 mark to get the visitors within 36-34.
Newcomer scored two straight baskets, the second with two seconds left, to give the Lady Commodores a 40-34 lead heading into the final frame.
无毛视频淐oach did tell me at halftime, be the senior, be the leader so I came out strong in the second half,无毛视频� Newcomer said.
Zalar opened fourth-quarter scoring by hitting three of four foul shots to whittle the gap to three but Newcomer scored the next four points and Felsher made a pair of free throws to push the lead out to nine.
Frazier used its delay offense effectively in final three minutes as Carmichaels couldn无毛视频檛 get closer than eight points the rest of the way.
Ulery cited Emalee Mejia fouling out 16 seconds into the fourth quarter as a turning point.
无毛视频淭hat was a big deal because she does so many things for us,无毛视频� Ulery said.
Both teams have a bright future with plenty of talent returning next season. Frazier loses two seniors in Newcomer and reserve Elizabeth Carroll while Carmichaels graduates just one senior in Mejia.
无毛视频淓malee is a great leader, but we do have a lot of good young girls coming back and we should have the potential to make it to the playoffs next year as well,无毛视频� Ulery said.
Johnson is pleased with how his first season has transpired.
无毛视频淚 let them know the standard is the playoffs regardless of who we have or me being a new coach,无毛视频� Johnson said. 无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 the standard for every year no matter who无毛视频檚 on the team.
无毛视频淓liza无毛视频檚 a huge piece to our puzzle but we do have a lot coming back and our eighth grade class coming in is very good as well. They无毛视频檙e setting the building blocks for a foundation for what无毛视频檚 going to be a great four-or-five-year run here.无毛视频�