Posen defeats Harbor Light to advance to regional finals Thursday at RCHS
MARCH 9, 2022-Posen (21-1) will play for a regional championship after stopping Harbor Light Christian (HL) 67-25 in the regional semifinals at Rogers City Tuesday. The Vikings will take on the Pickford Panthers, winners over Engadine, Thursday, (March 10) at 7 p.m. at Rogers City.
The Vikings had a strong sustained effort Tuesday, going on several long runs while playing great defense and sharing the ball on the offensive side.
Tight Posen defense forced HL into a habit of launching 3-point attempts in the first quarter, all but one missing the mark. Meanwhile, Posen went out to a 13-7 lead, powered by six points from Romel on drives and four from Szatkowski on short jumpers.
In the second quarter, Posen pushed the lead to 23-11 as Kamyszek, who scored 40 points in Posen’s district championship win, nailed her only field goal of the first half. She was set up by a crisp pass through the lane by junior point guard Faith Cousins at the 3:18 mark of the quarter.
Romel’s clever steal of an inbounds pass and layup with seven seconds left in the half gave Posen a 26-14 halftime lead.
HL’s slight chances at an upset disappeared in the second half. With the score 30-18, after a 3-pointer by HL at the 4:33 point of the third quarter Szatkowski started a 20-0 run that carried over into the fourth quarter. Posen held HL off the scoreboard for nearly six minutes while expanding its lead to 50-18.
“We started a little slow, but we had a lot of shots blocked inside. In the second half we settled down, took some 17-footers and hit some shots from the outside and it made it a lot easier on us,” said coach Karl Momrik after the game.
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The winner of Thursday’s regional will take on the winner of the Baraga vs. Carney Nadeau game at a site to be determined, but likely in the Upper Peninsula.
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