Wash ousted by hot-shooting Rams
The Washington girls' storybook basketball season ended Tuesday night because they were less than perfect.
With Southeast Polk shooting the lights out at the Prairie gym in the Class 5A regional final, perfection would have been the only way for the Warriors to win.
They fell short, 79-71, but only because the other girls hardly missed.
“We didn't lose due to a shortage of point production or lack of effort,” said Washington Coach Frank Howell. “We lost to a great team that played exceptionally well. They just outscored us.”
Counting free throws, the Class 5A ninth-ranked Rams (16-6) took 65 shots and made 42 of them.
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