The South Iron Lady Panthers won the Class 1 third place crown after downing the Prairie Home Panthers 61-54. South Iron came out turning their feisty defense into offense, by scoring in transition to take a strong early lead.
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Prairie Home in the third quarter launched a comeback and tied the game up multiple times in the fourth, but South Iron had one last run in them to hammer the final nail into the coffin.
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Ashley Mickan lead all scorers with 26 points and Jada Brooks had a double double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, 7 of which came on the offensive glass. It was a big moment for lone senior Allie Wilfong and head coach Lawrence Graves had some high praise for her.
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South Iron ends their season with a win and a third place finish in Class 1 as well as a record of 24-6.
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