Marathon Lady Olympians take down Cherry Valley-Springfield in sectional quarter-finals (video included)
The Marathon Lady Olympians (#1 seed) took down Cherry Valley-Springfield (#9 seed) with a score of 75-36 in the quarter-final round of the Section IV Class D Sectional Tournament.
The Lady Olympians had the hot hand from the very beginning; taking a 41-17 lead at the end of the first half. Marathon closed out their final home game of the season with a 34 point second half performance.
Marathon was led by Brooke Tillotson (27 points), Abby Ensign (27 points), and Addison Oram (8 points).
Cherry Valley-Springfield was led by Joleen Lusk (15 points) and Emma Whiteman (9 points)
A word from the players:
"I think that we came into it prepared," said Tillotson. Tillotson continued, "we pulled ahead in the first quarter, and never really let go of that lead".
This was also Brooke Tillotson’s first game back from injury. She missed the past two games, but returned in time to join her team's quest for a title.
When Ensign was asked about how she felt the team looked, she responded, “I feel that tonight was a push towards sectionals.”
Oram spoke with us about being a first-year player and what it's been like for her this year. She told us, "it was a huge step up, because I didn't play on JV at all. I went from modified to varsity."
A word from Coach Pierce:
“Wow!!!” was Marathon Head Coach Andrew Pierce’s reaction after the game. Pierce continued, “transition was the key. Open shots were the key. The girls executed and they were amazing tonight.”
Here is a score breakdown of last night’s game:
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Marathon | 23 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 75 |
| CVS | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
Marathon’s next challenge will be against Odessa-Montour Central (#4 seed) this upcoming Tuesday (March 1st) at SUNY Delhi. The game is scheduled to tip off at 6pm.
The Lady Olympians have already had an encounter against Odessa Montour Central in the regular season, where they came out victorious.
"I'm hoping that we don't get complacent, because we've already beat Odessa this season", said Brooke Tillotson.
Tillotson closed the interview by saying, “keeping in mind that they(Odessa-Montour) could have improved, but we've also improved".
Marathon girls will play Tuesday night at 6pm vs Odessa-Montour at SUNY Delhi.
Here are some video highlights of last night’s game:
