Westlake Girls Claim District Basketball Title

Senior Gina Adams scored 25 points, senior Abby Carrington added 21 and Westlake won its second district championship since 2016 on Friday night with a 59-48 win over fifth-seeded Amherst.

Carrington and Summer Salem made back-to-back 3-pointers in the third quarter as Westlake extended its two-point halftime lead to double digits.

Amherst stayed close thanks to hot shooting from senior Faith Lewis, who made four 3s and finished with 16 points.

But Adams, the Southwestern Conference’s player of the year, put the game away by scoring 13 in the final quarter – 9 on free throws –  to help Westlake advance.

Senior Amaya Staton also scored 16 for the Comets (14-11).

AMHERST (14-11): Staton 5-5 1, Lewis 6-0 16, Cairns 4-0 8, Alston 2-0 4, McConihe 1-0 2, Wright 1-0 2.

WESTLAKE (22-3): Adams 7-11 25, Carrington 8-2 21, Salem 2-0 6, Whitesell 1-1 3, Randar 0-1 1.

Free throws: Amherst 5-5, Westlake 16-25.

3-pointers: Amherst 5 (Lewis 4, Staton 1), Westlake 5 (Carrington 3, Salem 2).

Video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1233580356714057728

The SWC and District Champions Lady Demons Basketball team will play their Sweet 16 Regional Semi Final Game this Wednesday.  See below for information:

Date: Wednesday, March 4th

Time: 8:00 Tip

Site: Norwalk High School, 350 Shady Lane Drive, Norwalk, OH  44857

Tickets: Pre-sale in the athletic office are $7.00, All tickets at the door will be $8.00, tickets available online at www.ohsaa.org/tickets

There will be a fan bus for WHS students only.  Details will be announced at school.

The winner of this game will play in the Elite 8 Regional Finals against the winner of Akron Hoban/Perrysburg on Saturday at 8:00 pm at Norwalk.

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