RICHMOND – Varsity girls basketball coach Chad Snyder saw his Spartans almost pull off a comeback victory Feb. 19 against visiting Knob Noster. Trailing 42-28 in the third quarter, the Spartans staged a 16-3 run to make it a one-point ballgame, 45-44, entering the fourth quarter. Richmond fought to keep it close before dropping the Missouri River Valley Conference East Division meeting 63-53. “That’s one of the things I (have) got to say for our girls – they’re pretty resilient and they don’t give up,” Snyder said. “So that’s definitely something positive to build on … heading into next year, for sure.” Making the third-quarter surge “felt really good,” freshman guard Sydney Appleberry said. “We thought we really had a chance (to win),” she said. Appleberry was among three Spartans who scored in double figures. Sophomore guard Haylee Weber paced Richmond with 12 points, followed by junior post player Emmalea Kilpatrick with 11 and Appleberry with 10. Sophomore Caylie Holyfield…