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put McNary up 20-10, but Sherwood
closed the second quarter on an 8-1 run to
cut the deficit to 21-18 going into halftime.
Grimmer, however, continued to get
good looks to start the second half, scor-
ing six straight points for the Celtics.
“If they got it into me, I could work
in the post and get a good shot up with
someone smaller on me,” Grimmer said.
“It was me and Leah working together.”
McNary was clinging to a three-point
lead midway through the third quar-
ter, but baskets from Doutt and Kylie
Nepstad gave the Celtics a 31-24 advan-
tage at the end of the period.
Even though Sherwood was in strik-
ing distance to start the fourth quarter,
the Celtics began to pull away in the final
period.
A bucket by Grimmer in the post,
followed by a corner triple by Doutt put
McNary up 36-25. Grimmer continued
her hot streak by putting in a turnaround
jumper to increase the Celtics lead to 13.
Midway through the final period, the
Celtics ran a minute off the clock before
KJ Custer concluded the long possession
with a baseline 3-pointer, which proved
to be the dagger.
The Celtics defense also held
Sherwood to just five points in the fourth
quarter.
“We went after every loose ball and
got every rebound. We wanted it really
bad,” Doutt said.
The game represented the end of an
era for the McNary girls program as the
team will be graduating five seniors, who
have each been on the varsity squad since
their sophomore season. While Doran is
excited about the future of the program,
she is thankful that her seniors got the
chance to ride off into the sunset.
“It just meant the world for these girls
to have a senior season. They played
for each other the whole season, which
really makes a team pretty powerful,”
Doran said.
LEVEL
Grimmer commits to CCC
McNary post Bekah Grimmer (middle) smiles along with coaches Elizabeth Doran (left)
and Brittany Dunn, after signing her letter of intent to play basketball at Chemeketa
Community College on Monday, June 21. Grimmer averaged just over eight points and
four rebounds per game for the Celtics this season. Submitted photo
KJ Custer looks for an opening on her way to the basket.
Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
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