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Girls Basketball: Minooka's Dream Season Ends in Sectional Semifinal Loss

Moline 42 Minooka 38. Indians fail to score in final 4:17 to end a record season 23-5.

The Hot Read: Minooka’s best season in school history came to an end in a 42-38 girls basketball loss to Moline in a Normal Sectional semifinal game Monday.

Patch’s MVP: Minooka's Stephanie Furr scored a game-high 18 points, despite facing a triangle-and-two and a box-and-one defense by Moline.

Minooka Leaders: Stephanie Furr (18 points), Sara Placher (9 points, three 3-pointers), Ashley Clemmons (7 points).

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The Lead: Minooka led twice in the game for a total of 42 seconds. The last lead for the Indians was 26-25 on Sara Placher’s 3-pointer with 6:45 to play in the third quarter.

Better Lucky Than Good: Moline’s Morgan Gerard banked in a desperation 3-pointer at the first-quarter horn. It was her only field goal of the night.

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Final Score: Placher's 3-pointer with 4:17 left tied it at 38-all. It was the last time the Indians would score.

Quotable I: “They said our defense wasn’t similar to the pressure defense they see in their conference, and I think we proved that wrong,” Minooka coach Ray Liberatore said. “We just didn’t get enough quality shots on the offensive end.”

Quotable II: “This year has been amazing,” Minooka senior Stephanie Furr said. “We came into this year not knowing how we were going to be or what the outcome was going to be. We turned everybody’s heads and made the best out of this season. Everybody stepped up, and it was an amazing season and an amazing thing to be a part of.” 

Records: Minooka finished the season 23-5. Moline is 18-11.

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