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Timya Thurman near the basket.
In Tuesday’s AHSAA Class 3A Girls’ State Basketball Championships semifinal battle at Bill Harris Arena at theBirmingham Crossplex, flash beat crash.
Skyline (29-7), with a roster listing no player taller than 5-foot-7, used its full-court press to stifle the Patriots (11-4) and earn a 60-38 victory.
Gracie Rowell score 19 points,
Gracie Stucky added 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists and six steals, and
Aiden Bellomy had 12 points and four steals.
Thurman delivered a triple-double of 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocked shots, but the Patriots committed 31 turnovers against Skyline’s constant full-court pressure.
Alaysia Burns added 25 points and four steals.