By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Shawnee Heights girls basketball coach Bob Wells knows that his team is making strides, but he also knows that the T-Birds let an opportunity get away Monday night in a 77-74 home non-conference overtime loss to Manhattan.
Junior KK Emmot scored 37 points Monday in Shawnee Heights' 77-74 overtime loss to Manhattan. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Now 1-3 on the season, Heights led for the bulk of Monday's game, including an 11-point lead in the opening minutes, a nine-point advantage at the half, a 14-point cushion in the third stanza and a 12-point lead early in the fourth period.
But the 5-1 Indians came storming back, including scoring the final six points of regulation to force overtime at 67-67, and Manhattan came from behind again in the extra session to lead by as many as five points before holding off the T-Birds in the closing seconds.
"We knew Manhattan wasn't going to quit and it was a fight to the end and we just have to learn to keep our composure in those situations and take care of the basketball at opportune times and finish,'' Shawnee Heights coach Bob Wells said.
"But I think we're making progress. We're making progress, I feel like, by leaps and bounds''
Senior Imani McGlory scored 14 points with four 3-pointers in Shawnee Heights' 77-74 overtime loss to Manhattan Monday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The T-Birds lost despite a game-high 37-point night from junior star KK Emmot and 14 points from senior newcomer Imani McGlory, with Emmot (six) and McGlory (four) combining for 10 of Heights 12 3-pointers on the night.
Senior Reianna Vega also hit a pair of 3-pointers and finished with eight points along with junior Pearmella Carter.
Manhattan also drained 12 3s, including six from sophomore Evie Banks, who came off the bench to lead the Indians with 23 points.
Senior Delaney Larson added 16 points for Manhattan with four 3-pointers while senior Kat Ball and junior Bailey Busch had 12 apiece and junior Jelena Depusoir 10.
Shawnee Heights will return to United Kansas Conference play on Tuesday, traveling to Lansing.
MANHATTAN GIRLS 77, SHAWNEE HEIGHTS 74 (OT)
Manhattan 15 16 17 19 10 -- 77
Shawnee Heights 19 21 17 10 7 -- 74
Manhattan (5-1) – Larson 6-12 0-0 16, Depusoir 5-8 0-0 10, Hall 1-6 0-0 2, Ball 4-9 2-2 12, Busch 5-7 2-6 12, Ingram 0-1 0-0 0, Banks 7-14 3-4 23, Becket 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-58 7-12 77.
Shawnee Heights (1-3) – Emmot 9-14 13-17 37, McGlory 4-12 2-2 14, Carter 3-7 2-3 8, Baum 2-7 1-2 5, Vega 3-9 0-0 8, Hamilton 1-1 0-0 2, Schmidt 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 18-24 74.
3-point goals – Manhattan 12 (Banks 6, Larson 4, Ball 2), Shawnee Heights 12 (Emmot 6, McGlory 4, Vega 2). Total fouls – Manhattan 21, Shawnee Heights 13. Fouled out – Busch. Technical fouls -- none.
