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Appeal Tribune, www.silvertonappeal.com
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
PHOTOS BY SHELDON TRAVER/SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE
Silverton High School won the OSAA 5A state title against Springfield on Saturday in a 39-38 win, closing out their undefeated season with another victory and making school history.
UNDEFEATED
SEASON
CORVALLIS - It would have been easy
for the Silverton High girls basketball
team to quit Saturday night.
Perhaps, no one would have blamed
the Foxes. After all, they struggled all
night from the field, had about half as
many rebounds as their opponent and
kept missing free throws down the
stretch.
None of that mattered, though.
The Silverton Foxes outscored Spring-
field 18-8 in the final period and scored a
39-38 win against the Millers in the Class
5A state championship game at Oregon
State University’s Gill Coliseum.
“Our motto the whole year was ‘find a
way,’ “ senior Alia Parsons said. “We had
to find a way no matter what. And just
knowing that we can pretty much get
through anything with each other is
huge. We just don’t doubt each other. It’s
amazing. I’ve never been on a team like
this.”
See UNDEFEATED, Page 3B
Silverton's Brooke McCarty tried to push past the Springfield defense during the team's
championship game at Gill Coliseum on Saturday.
Silverton finished the game shooting 11-for-52 for 21 percent, compared to 11-for-37 from the
field for the Millers for 30 percent.
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The Foxes were out-rebounded 50-27, but forced 26 Springfield turnovers while only
committing eight.