Richmond girls edge Gallatin in fifth-place Lawson tourney thriller

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Richmond girls edge Gallatin in fifth-place Lawson tourney thriller

Thu, 01/19/2023 - 23:12
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Of the 21 points Genevieve Didier scored during Richmond’s 52-50 win over Gallatin Jan. 13 at Lawson High School in the 29th annual Lawson Invitational Basketball Tournament girls fifth-place game, her two most important might’ve been the final two she scored. Of the 21 points Kaylee Pugh scored that night, her two most important might’ve been her final two points. And of the four points Laney Moyer scored, her most important one might’ve been a last-second free throw. With Gallatin leading 48-47 in the final quarter, Didier scored her points by winning a 50/50 ball around midcourt and driving for an uncontested layup with 1 minute, 6 seconds remaining. Richmond never trailed after that. “I think …, in that moment, you’re not really thinking about anything; … you have to score, knowing that the time on the clock is about to run out, ,” the firstyear high school guard said. “And we really … (wanted) the win, so it had to go in. And then, it did.” Pugh, a junior, was fouled in…

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