Attleboro Wins From the Free Throw Line! Attleboro 50 Durfee 43

Attleboro’s Kim Runey opened the scoring for the Lady Bombardiers, hitting her first shot from behind the 3 point arc!  Emily Houle followed with a hoop, giving Attleboro a 5-0 lead, before the Hilltoppers got in the scoring column.  Attleboro held leads of 8-6 (basket and free throw by Houle) and 10-6(score by Beth Clifton), before Durfee knotted the game at 10-10.  Two free throws by Clifton ended the first quarter, with the Bombardiers holding a 12-10 advantage.

A Durfee basket, in the opening minute of the second quarter, tied the score but two free throws by freshman Sarah Deyo gave the Bombardiers a 2 point lead.  Three consecutive baskets by the Hilltoppers had Durfee in the drivers seat, until a putback by Runey, free throws by Kerri Beland and Emily Houle brought the Bombardiers within three at the break, 22-19.

The second half began with a Runey score, bringing Attleboro to within 1 of the visiting Hilltoppers.  Bri LaPlume’s basket inside gave Attleboro a 23-22 lead, but Durfee came right back with a matching score.  Deyo tied the score at 26 all with the first of two free throws, the second successful attempt putting Attleboro back in front, 27-26.  The lead again changed and at the end of the third quarter Durfee was in front, 34-30.

Kerri Beland led off the final 8 minutes of play with a drive to the hoop, bringing Attleboro to within 2 but a 3 point score by Durfee increased their lead to 5.  A 3 by Kim Runey and drive by Emily Houle cut into the Hilltoppers lead.  

With 2:20 remaining in the contest Attleboro went to work, from the free throw line!  Sarah Deyo hit on 2 from the stripe, tying the score.  Beland was fouled and successful on her 2 attempts, giving Attleboro a 41-39 lead.  Durfee was not to be denied and knotted the score at 41 all.  At 1:45 Beland again went to the free throw line, scoring on both of her attempts, giving  Attleboro a 43-41 lead.  An 8 foot shot by Deyo gave the Bombardiers a 4 point lead, forcing Durfee to foul Emily Houle, with 45.6 remaining in the game.  Houle hit the front end of a double bonus.  A Durfee turn over put the ball in the hands of Beland, who was immediately fouled.  With 24.7 remaining she was successful on both of her free throws.  A basket by Durfee brought the girls from Fall River to within 5 of the girls in blue.  Beland was again fouled and hit on both of her free throws. Time expired and it was a well earned victory for Attleboro.

In the final stanza Attleboro hit on 11-12 from the free throw line, with Kerri Beland being responsible for 8 of those attempts.  She had her first double-double of the young season, scoring 13 and pulling down 10 rebounds. Emily Houle had 10 points and 7 rebounds, while Kim Runey added 10 points.  Once again, Bri LaPlume was a force on the glass, pulling down a career high 15 rebounds.

It was a clean sweep for Attleboro, as the freshman won 45-12 and the junior varsity was equally successful, 51-39

Attleboro now stands at 2-2 and 1-2 in  league play.

On Friday the Bombardiers will host cross town rival Bishop Feehan, with a starting time of 5:30.