Nazareth 23, Whiteface 20
Defense wins championships for some but for Nazareth, the offense was the key push for a victory.
The Swiftettes survived a defensive game that saw them behind for most of the second half, using a Tatum Peterson three, to earn a 23-20 victory.
Whiteface saw opportunities in a key possession that could have seen them claim the lead, but resulted in turnovers.
With the second quarter run, the Lady Lopes claimed their first lead of the game with a minute in the third quarter with a basket from Morgan Waggoner.
The Swiftettes took the lead back with a long-range basket from Peterson with 3:34 left in the third quarter, which proved to be the key push for Nazareth to advance to the regional final for another season.
In the victory, Brooklyn Birkenfeld pitched in 13 points in the victory to lead all scorers. Waggoner led the Lady Lopes with six points.
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Valley 62, Borden County 32
Valley came into the regional tournament allowing 30 points per game in the season.
The defense proved itself to be one of the top defensive units in 1A as Valley allowed only seven points in the second quarter in a key push to give the Lady Patriots the 62-32 edge over Borden County.
Borden County brought a scoring threat of their own in Kenzie White, but was held to only three points.
In the victory, Reese Cruse led all scorers with 21 points. Trinity Schlueter added 17 in the victory.
Addison Schmidt led Borden County in scoring, scoring 12 points as the Lady Coyotes finished their season with a record of 31-6.
