Lawton-Bronson
pulled off the first upset of the state tournament.
Katie
Sorensen made a key defensive play in the final minute to help Lawton-Bronson
beat sixth-ranked Guthrie Center 54-47 to reach the Class 1A semifinals.
After the two teams went back and
forth throughout the fourth quarter, Lawton-Bronson's Brooke Williams got free
for a layup to put the Eagles ahead to stay at 49-47 with 1:23 left.
Sorensen
came through a minute later, intercepting a pass and feeding Williams for layup
that made it 51-47. Mandy Wagner then sank three free throws to wrap it up for
the Eagles (20-5), who are in the state tournament for the first time.
Wagner led
Lawton-Bronson with 20 points, including 3-for-3 shooting from 3-point range.
Alyssa Brockhaus and Williams each scored nine for the Eagles.
Andrea
Clark led Guthrie Center (23-3) with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Kaitlin
Rosenbeck added 12 points for the Tigers.
Guthrie
Center rallied after trailing by nine points in the second half. The Tigers
grabbed a one-point lead early in the fourth quarter and it was tied twice, the
last time at 47 when Guthrie's Jordan Waddell hit a 3-pointer with 1:35 to
play.
Williams
then scored for Lawton-Bronson and the Tigers pulled away. They'll play top-ranked
IKM in the semifinals Wednesday night.