LIVE Blog - Class 3 Girls State Championship Game: Spotswood 66, Hopewell 56

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End 1: Hopewell 18, Spotswood 14 in a highly-entertaining #Class3 girls title game thus far. Hopewell has drained four 3-pointers already, and Tyjana Simmons leads the Blue Devils with 8 pts. Stephanie Ouderkirk has 6 for the Trailblazers.

 

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4:30 to go in 2nd Qtr: Hopewell leads Spotswood 23-21. A 3 by Alexis Bennington-Horton and a long 2 from Ouderkirk forcing Hopewell to call timeout.

 

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Spotswood in the midst of a 10-0 run that’s put them up 27-23. Ouderkirk with a couple of jumpers in there during spurt.

 

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HALFTIME: Hopewell 29, Spotswood 29. Blue Devils close the half on a 5-0 spurt to send it to the locker room deadlocked.

 

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3:08 remaining in 3rd Qtr: Hopewell 39, Spotswood 37. Ouderkirk has 6 of Spotswood’s 8 pts in the period. Courtney Scott and Tyjana Simmons have 4 pts apiece for Hopewell in the frame.

 

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End 3: Hopewell 44, Spotswood 44. We’re nip and tuck in what’s been the best game so far this week at VCU.

 

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5:54 left in the game: Spotswood 50, Hopewell 46. Trailblazers on a 6-0 run, with NaKaila Gray knocking down a pair of jumpers.

 

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Spotswood run now at 8-0 after a tough basket down low by Ouderkirk. She has a game-high 22 pts.

 

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A pair of free throws by Gray push Spotswood advantage to 54-46. Gray has 17 pts.

 

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Bennington layup gives Spotswood a 56-46 lead with 3:18 remaining. A 12-0 run.

 

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Hopewell now forced to foul, trailing Spotswood 56-48 with 1:50 left.

 

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1:03 left in the game: Spotswood 61, Hopewell 51

 

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A Tyjana Simmons 3 pulls Hopewell within 63-54. Timeout with 37 ticks remaining.

 

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FINAL: Spotswood 66, Hopewell 55. Blazers (28-1) win their fifth state title in program history. Hopewell finishes at 24-3.