Perhaps Kristen Polinsky said it best.
“We were anticipating a battle, and we were really prepared,” said the senior guard/forward on the Council Rock North girls basketball team. “We had nothing to lose and we played like we had nothing to lose.”
She was speaking about the Indians’ 37-28 loss to Pennsbury on Tuesday night in a Suburban One League Patriot Division contest at CR North.
Pennsbury jumped out to a 9-2 lead by the end of the first quarter, but CR North outscored the Falcons 11-6 in the second period to cut the lead to 15-13 at halftime, capped by Jaden Wan going 2-for-2 at the free throw line with 3.3 seconds remaining.
Wan was injured on the foul and did not return to the game.
With 2:06 to go in the third quarter, Riley Hamilton’s 3-point goal gave the Indians a 23-22 lead. It was the first and only time that CR North would be ahead in the game. Pennsbury put up four points to make it 26-23 heading into the fourth quarter, where the Falcons outscored the Indians 11-5.
“We just have to keep our heads up,” said Polinsky, who had two points in the game. “We missed some shots and we had some turnovers but we’ve just got to have that ‘next play’ mentality and get back on defense. We’ve just got to keep going.
“Also, we’ve got to match Pennsbury’s toughness. They were crashing the boards like crazy but overall I thought we did really well.”
Pennsbury remains undefeated, boosting its record to 4-0 in the SOL, 7-0 overall. CR North falls to 1-4, 2-5.
“It shows a lot of progress for us,” said Polinsky, who is in the Spanish Honor Society. “A lot of times we’ll go downhill in the third quarter and that didn’t happen here. Pennsbury is a good team, one of the best teams we’ll see, so it was a really good battle. It’s promising for the future.”
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