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The Helias Lady Crusaders had a plan. They followed it to near perfection. Helias jumped out to a 14-point lead in the first quarter on its way to a 70-55 win Tuesday night against the California Lady Pintos in the Class 4 sectionals at Missouri S&T.
ROLLA — The Helias Lady Crusaders had a plan. They followed it to near perfection.
It wasn’t a great night at the free-throw line for the Helias Lady Crusaders. But they made them when they needed them the most. The Lady Crusaders hit three of their final four attempts at the line Friday night to hold off the Southern Boone Lady Eagles for a 51-49 victory in a clash of state-ranked teams to win the Class 4 District 9 Tournament title at Blair Oaks.
The first six-plus minutes was all Helias. The Lady Crusaders jumped out to an 11-point lead with 1:40 to go in the first quarter Friday night against the Quincy (Ill.) Notre Dame Lady Raiders at Rackers Fieldhouse. But the Lady Raiders, ranked No. 1 in Class 2A in Illinois, weren’t going to go away quietly. They responded with a 20-point second quarter to take the lead into intermission on their way to a 45-35 victory against the Lady Crusaders.