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| Jess Foster helps Glenelg advance to Maryland 3A state final; Northern falls short | Jess Foster helps Glenelg advance to Maryland 3A state final; Northern falls short |
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| TOWSON, MD. — If it wasn’t clear when Jess Foster made a step-back three-pointer as part of a 9-0 Glenelg run in the first half, it was perfectly apparent when she hit a buzzer-beater from well outside the arc to end the second quarter. The star sophomore wasn’t going down without a fight. | TOWSON, MD. — If it wasn’t clear when Jess Foster made a step-back three-pointer as part of a 9-0 Glenelg run in the first half, it was perfectly apparent when she hit a buzzer-beater from well outside the arc to end the second quarter. The star sophomore wasn’t going down without a fight. |
| Foster, who came into Thursday’s Maryland 3A girls’ basketball state semifinal as Glenelg’s leading scorer, finished with 22 points and received just enough help in the second half to propel the Gladiators to a 57-49 win at Towson’s SECU Arena. | Foster, who came into Thursday’s Maryland 3A girls’ basketball state semifinal as Glenelg’s leading scorer, finished with 22 points and received just enough help in the second half to propel the Gladiators to a 57-49 win at Towson’s SECU Arena. |
| With just under one minute remaining, senior center Chelsea Heneggler grabbed her fourth rebound and finished the putback, breaking a 47-47 tie and giving Glenelg a lead it wouldn’t surrender. From there, a flurry of free throws put the game out of Frederick’s desperate reach. | With just under one minute remaining, senior center Chelsea Heneggler grabbed her fourth rebound and finished the putback, breaking a 47-47 tie and giving Glenelg a lead it wouldn’t surrender. From there, a flurry of free throws put the game out of Frederick’s desperate reach. |
| Frederick (21-5) got its own star performance from senior Dajah Gee, who posted 22 points and made one big basket after another as both teams jockeyed for an edge. | Frederick (21-5) got its own star performance from senior Dajah Gee, who posted 22 points and made one big basket after another as both teams jockeyed for an edge. |
| The Gladiators advanced to their first state final since 2001 and will meet Baltimore Poly for the title Saturday night. | The Gladiators advanced to their first state final since 2001 and will meet Baltimore Poly for the title Saturday night. |
| “It would just be everything we’ve been thinking about all season,” Foster said of reaching the title game. “It’s been our goal all year and to see us already at this point, it’s right in front of us and we’re ready to go get it.” | “It would just be everything we’ve been thinking about all season,” Foster said of reaching the title game. “It’s been our goal all year and to see us already at this point, it’s right in front of us and we’re ready to go get it.” |
| From just beyond the top of the three-point arc, Northern senior Mykaela Bailey had perhaps the best view in all of SECU Arena. Even she thought she had made history. | From just beyond the top of the three-point arc, Northern senior Mykaela Bailey had perhaps the best view in all of SECU Arena. Even she thought she had made history. |
| After a quick glance to the clock above the basket relayed that there was no time to drive in Thursday’s Maryland 3A semifinal against Baltimore Poly, Bailey rose and fired, doing away with any notion of overtime and hoping instead to shoot No. 16 Northern into the first state final in school history. | |
| “I thought it was going in,” the senior said after the Patriots’ 55-53 loss. | “I thought it was going in,” the senior said after the Patriots’ 55-53 loss. |
| “It looked good, too,” Coach Brad Kingsbury said from a few feet away. | “It looked good, too,” Coach Brad Kingsbury said from a few feet away. |
| Instead, the ball snagged just a bit too much iron, leaving the Engineers to chant and dance at midcourt. | Instead, the ball snagged just a bit too much iron, leaving the Engineers to chant and dance at midcourt. |
| “This was the best season for Northern basketball in a long, long time,” Kingsbury said. It was the Patriots’ (22-4) first state semifinal appearance since 1999. “They’ve worked hard all four years to get here tonight. This was a huge opportunity for them. Just came up a little short.” | “This was the best season for Northern basketball in a long, long time,” Kingsbury said. It was the Patriots’ (22-4) first state semifinal appearance since 1999. “They’ve worked hard all four years to get here tonight. This was a huge opportunity for them. Just came up a little short.” |
| Outmatched in size across the board, Northern needed another tenacious run and a streak of hot shooting to get in position for the potential game-winner. Down by five with 2 minutes 22 seconds left, junior Ananda Claggett sparked a 7-0 run with her only three-pointer of the game. | Outmatched in size across the board, Northern needed another tenacious run and a streak of hot shooting to get in position for the potential game-winner. Down by five with 2 minutes 22 seconds left, junior Ananda Claggett sparked a 7-0 run with her only three-pointer of the game. |
| A third-chance bucket for Poly (21-5) — the Engineers outrebounded Northern 54-35 — tied the score with 21 seconds left, leaving the Patriots in a prime spot to settle for the last shot of regulation. | A third-chance bucket for Poly (21-5) — the Engineers outrebounded Northern 54-35 — tied the score with 21 seconds left, leaving the Patriots in a prime spot to settle for the last shot of regulation. |
| But Poly’s Tylea Galloway, who led all scorers with 15 points, adjusted such plans, jumping a passing lane and assisting Khepera Stokes (14 points) for the game-winning layup. | But Poly’s Tylea Galloway, who led all scorers with 15 points, adjusted such plans, jumping a passing lane and assisting Khepera Stokes (14 points) for the game-winning layup. |
| “It feels like a long time, but it’s been a short time,” said Northern senior Kassidy Cross, reflecting on four years with the senior-laden group. I’ve played with Gina [Seifert] all of my four years, [Bailey] has been with me all four years. We’ve been buddies. And Little Nandi [Claggett] here came in our sophomore year and just lit it up. I just wish it wasn’t over.” | “It feels like a long time, but it’s been a short time,” said Northern senior Kassidy Cross, reflecting on four years with the senior-laden group. I’ve played with Gina [Seifert] all of my four years, [Bailey] has been with me all four years. We’ve been buddies. And Little Nandi [Claggett] here came in our sophomore year and just lit it up. I just wish it wasn’t over.” |