By TYLER HENRY
Little Apple Post contributor
The Riley County girls basketball team kept their Cinderella run alive with another upset win on Friday, this time over 2-seed Smoky Valley in the sub-state semis by a final score of 39-28.
The Vikings conclude their campaign at 15-7 while the Falcons advance to the sub-state championship game to face the #7 top-seeded Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans on Saturday.
Riley County led from wire to wire tonight, taking a 10-4 lead out of the first quarter and never looking back.
This win was made all the more impressive by the fact that just the five starters scored for the Falcons tonight, led by a 16-point effort from Lindsey Roles.
Roles was joined in double-figures by Hailey Sharp, with nine more added by Maddie Davis, all from three-point land.
Breanna Priddy of Smoky Valley led the way in the losing effort with 11 points but Riley County’s hallmark defense put the clamps on the rest of the roster, holding everyone else to one or fewer field goals for the game.
The Falcons attempted just two free throws in the first three quarters but got the job done from the stripe to finish the job in the fourth, sinking 8-14 to put the Vikings away.
With one more win, Riley County could punch their ticket to the state tournament in Hutch, but the Falcons will have their hands full with a Lady Trojan team that has won their last 12 straight coming into the final.
For continuing coverage of the Riley County at sub-state, stay tuned to the Little Apple Post.