OHSAA Tournament:
Lady Pirates Get 1st Playoff Win in Decades in 2OT Thriller
By Deon Cash
The West Carrollton Lady Pirates have came a long way, but the end of the Regular season was not as kind as the team would have liked to.
With a chance to possibly tie for the Miami Valley League Championship, the upstart Pirates fell in a couple of heartbreakers, including one to Butler.
The Aviators had beaten the Pirates on a big 3 by star junior G Sami Bardonaro, which in turn kept the Aviators alive in the MVL race.
They would eventually lose to Sidney.
West Carrollton also lost a nail biter to Sidney, but knew they were every bit as good as both of those teams.
So when they saw that they would face Butler in the 1st round, the cards were set for the rematch.
And after a grueling, emotional, 2OT thriller, the Lady Pirates ended decades of postseason misery with a huge comeback win, despite losing their star guard (Selena Frost) due to foul trouble.
Forward Neveah Millerton hit a huge 3, freshman Tiyah Parker played well and star guard Taryn Dewberry (unsigned) hit some clutch free throws to help seal the deal as the Pirates rejoiced after a incredible 1st round game.
"This is a proud feeling, a great moment for the team, the organization, the pirate family." Addison said after the game.
The Pirates will face the Distrct champs in Wayne on Thursday night at Troy HS (7:30).
While the Warriors are down after losing 6 college scholarship seniors, expect a fierce battle between these two teams in OHSAA girls playoff action.
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