{"id":3556,"date":"2022-03-01T14:21:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smokymtnsports.com\/womensbasketball\/2022\/03\/01\/gatlinburg-pittman-takes-down-happy-valley-70-47-in-regional-semis\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T14:21:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T19:21:02","slug":"gatlinburg-pittman-takes-down-happy-valley-70-47-in-regional-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/smokymtnsports.com\/womensbasketball\/2022\/03\/01\/gatlinburg-pittman-takes-down-happy-valley-70-47-in-regional-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"Gatlinburg-Pittman takes down Happy Valley 70-47 in regional semis"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY BRIAN HAMILTON<\/p>\n

GATLINBURG – Leah Stinnett has been having a district tournament for the ages with the first triple-double in school history against Chuckey-Doak on Friday night. The sophomore guard followed that up by leading Gatlinburg-Pittman in scoring — with 20 points — and helping propel the Lady Highlanders to the district finals with a 70-47 win over Happy Valley.<\/p>\n

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Maddy Newman (30) puts up a shot against Happy Valley’s Marcida Moore (23) and Kenzie Ramey (14). Photo by Brian Hamilton<\/p><\/div>\n

Gatlinburg-Pittman got off to a great start in the fourth quarter and lead after the Lady Warriors pulled to within six early in the second quarter, GP went on a 10-0 run and never looked back.<\/p>\n

“I thought that our guards shot the ball really well, which kind of put them out of that zone,” Gatlinburg-Pittman coach Katie Moore said. “I think early on, they were trying to stop Maddy in the paint, which I am sure is everybody’s plan, but our guards did a great job of shooting, so I thought that stretched them out some and open Maddy up. I thought that our defensive pressure got to them.”<\/p>\n

The Lady Highlanders jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter, leading Happy Valley 22-12, but a Marcida Moore layup would cut the Lady Warriors deficit to 22-15 with 1:24 left in the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Gatlinburg-Pittman would get the lead back to 25-15, but a rebound and putback by Happy Valley’s Kenzie Ramey with 14 seconds left in the first made the score 25-17 after one quarter of play.<\/p>\n

The Lady Warriors trimmed the lead to 25-19 early in the second quarter, but a three by Graycee Valentine, followed by a Leah Stinnett jumper pushed the Gatlinburg-Pittman lead back to 30-19 with 5:41 left until halftime.<\/p>\n

Maddy Newman made a layup and was fouled, but missed the foul shot, making the score 32-19.<\/p>\n

On the next Gatlinburg-Pittman possession, Shilah Whaley made a layup and was fouled, converting the 3-point play for a 35-19 lead, capping a 10-0 Lady Highlanders run.<\/p>\n

A layup by Newman gave Gatlinburg-Pittman a 37-21 lead with 3:03 left in the second quarter. The next couple minutes would remain scoreless, until Kayle Yates was fouled and made both free throws for a 39-21 advantage with 1:02 left.<\/p>\n

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Gatlinburg-Pittman’s Maddy Newman (30) and Kendl Reagan (24) box out for a rebound against Happy Valley defenders. Photo by Brian Hamilton<\/p><\/div>\n

The Lady Highlanders had an opportunity to add to the lead, but Valentine missed a three at the buzzer, sending Gatlinburg-Pittman to halftime with an 18-point cushion.<\/p>\n

Happy Valley was unable to make a dent in the Gatlinburg-Pittman lead in the third quarter, as the Lady Highlanders led 51-30 with less than two minutes left in the third.<\/p>\n

Leah Stinnett was fouled on a layup and converted the 3-point play to give Gatlinburg-Pittman a 54-32 lead with 36 seconds remaining in the period.<\/p>\n

Happy Valley’s Kadie Bailey went to the line and converted 1-of-2 free throws to make the score 54-33 with five seconds left, but Stinnett took the inbounds pass and darted down the court for a running three that beat the clock and gave the Lady Highlanders a 57-33 lead after three quarters.<\/p>\n

“I joke with her about that all the time, because she’s the best at shooting at the end of the quarter,” Moore said of Stinnett. “As soon as I saw that there was just a little bit of time, of course, I was yelling her name. She did a great job of getting it off in time, but I didn’t think she had enough time to get all the way to the 3-point line.”<\/p>\n

Gatlinburg-Pittman took a 62-37 lead early in the fourth, but Happy Valley’s Ramey drained a three to make the score 62-40 with 6:20 remaining.<\/p>\n

A layup by Bailey would trim the deficit to 20, as the Lady Highlanders led 62-42 with 5:32 left in the game.<\/p>\n

A rebound and layup by Newman would push the lead back to 64-42 and a basket by Lily Stinnett would increase the Gatlinburg-Pittman lead to 66-42.<\/p>\n

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Kayle Yates (23) goes up for a jumper over Happy Valley defenders during Gatlinburg-Pittman’s 70-47 semifinal win. Photo by Brian Hamilton<\/p><\/div>\n

Valentine would add a layup to make the score 68-44 with 2:33 left, as the Lady Highlanders would cruise to a 70-47 win and a trip to the regional finals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

While Gatlinburg-Pittman came away with the win, Moore said there was much to be improved upon before facing Alcoa again, including rebounding and turnovers.<\/p>\n

“I know for sure we had eight (offensive rebounds allowed) going into halftime, which is way too many to give up in a half and we actually addressed that at halftime, and I don’t necessarily think we did any better in the second half,” Moore said. “Our turnovers also killed us. I didn’t necessarily think they were all forced, I just think that sometimes we were kind of panicking and didn’t make great passes. Kudos to them defensively, because I do think they made us turn the ball over some.”<\/p>\n

Leah Stinnett followed up her triple-double from Friday night with a 20-point game, which included five 3-pointers. Maddy Newman also made a large contribution with 18 points, while Kayle Yates added 10.<\/p>\n

Kenzie Ramey led Happy Valley with 13 points, while Marcida Moore finished with 11. Kadie Bailey added 10 points, while Holly Moore had nine.<\/p>\n

Gatlinburg-Pittman (25-9) will face off against Alcoa (22-11) for the fourth time this season, with the Lady Highlanders winning the last two at home. Wednesday night’s game will also be at Gatlinburg-Pittman.<\/p>\n

“It’s very tricky,” Moore said of playing a team four times in a season. “You just really have to forget the last times that you’ve played them, and you just have to come out, knowing it’s going to be a battle. It’s going to boil down to who can take care of the ball better and who hits the board and who wins the 50-50 balls, I think. I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be interesting, but the good news is that win or lose, you’ve still got another game.”<\/p>\n

Happy Valley’s season ends with a record of 12-18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BY BRIAN HAMILTON GATLINBURG – Leah Stinnett has been having a district tournament for the ages with the first triple-double in school history against Chuckey-Doak on Friday night. The sophomore guard followed that up by leading Gatlinburg-Pittman in scoring — with 20 points — and helping propel the Lady Highlanders to the district finals with a 70-47 win over Happy Valley. Gatlinburg-Pittman got off to a great start in the fourth quarter and lead after the Lady Warriors pulled to within six early in the second quarter, GP went on a 10-0 run and never looked back. “I thought that … <\/p>\n

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