By Mike Smith
Feb 25, 2021
Like a swarm of bees , the North Adams Lady Green Devils defensively smothered Adena in a 58-38 Division 3 District Semifinal win, Wednesday.
Tight full-court and half-court pressure forced 18 first half turnovers by the Lady Warriors, which helped North Adams to a 10-0 start and 23-10 lead after the first quarter. That lead grew to 38-17 at halftime, then 55-29 after three periods.
The Lady Warriors finished with 21 turnovers for the game, while North Adams finished with 15 for the contest..
Adena was held to 13/31 shooting for 42%- including 4/13 at the arc and 8/14 at the foul line. North Adams, who shot 73% in the first quarter, ended the game at 24/51 for 47%- including 7/20 from the arc and 3/4 at the foul line.
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By Mike Smith
Feb 18, 2021
Adena is the lone Division 3 SVC Girls basketball team remaining in the post season, advancing to the district semis with a 47-43 win over Northwest in the sectional championship, Wednesday.
The Lady Warriors fell behind 7-2 to start and didn t get their first lead until late in the first quarter at 10-9. Adena led 12-11 after one period then expanded their lead to 26-13 at halftime.
Sophomore Caelan Miner provided the spark, scoring 12 of her game-high 14 points in the first half with four three-point goals.
Adena built their biggest lead at 31-15 midway through the third quarter before the Lady Mohawks closed on an 11-4 run to close to within 35-26 at the end of the third.
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By Mike Smith
Feb 14, 2021
A slow start against a determined (6-16) Eastern Meigs Lady Eagles basketball team led to some tense moments for the Adena Lady Warriors for almost three quarters of basketball before Adena could pull away late for a 47-39 Division 3 Sectional Semifinal win, Saturday.
(16-3) Adena trailed throughout most of the first three periods, rallying from a 13 point deficit in the first half and taking their first lead at 31-29 with 1:31 remaining in the third quarter.
The Lady Eagles got out to leads of 7-2 and 10-4 to start, 13-4 after one quarter and their biggest lead of 17-4, before the Lady Warriors closed the first half on a 11-2 run to pull to within 19-15 at halftime.