The Potomac Highlands Dispatch
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Husky seniors roll as Northern Garrett beats up Fort Hill, 77-52, in playoff tune-up
* Fratz, McKenzie and Brosnihan combine for 52 points
By Kevin Spradlin
The Potomac Highlands Dispatch
CUMBERLAND, Feb. 21 -- Northern Garrett girls basketball coach Steve Fratz might be a lot of things.
But the one thing he's not - and he just decided this on Monday - is able to read the body language of the members of his team.
Heading into the Huskies' regular season finale at Fort Hill - and the last before Maryland's Class 1A West Region western sectional playoff game against Clear Spring, scheduled for Saturday - Fratz thought his squad seemed tight, tense and, perhaps, a bit emotional.
On the court, though, they appeared relaxed. Unfortunately for the Sentinels, they also were consistent. Northern Garrett opened up by scoring 18 of the game's first 22 points. Senior Kaitlynn Fratz, who leads the area in scoring, hit seven of her first eight shots. As a team, the Huskies made 10 of their first 14 field goals.
Four of the first five Northern baskets were from 3-point range, including two by Fratz and one each by Kiersten Butler and Terra McKenzie.
Northern led 44-29 at halftime and Fratz already had tallied 19 points. She finished with 28 points. Senior Terra McKenzie and sophomore Allison Yommer added 14 points apiece and senior Morgan Brosnihan contributed 10 points, including a perfect 4-for-4 from the foul line.
Sydney McFarland led Northern with six rebounds while Fratz and McKenzie had five each. Fratz also had four steals and four assists and McKenzie had five assists and three steals.
The Huskies forced 17 turnovers in the game.
No. 2 Northern Garrett 77
No. 8 Fort Hill 52
NORTHERN GARRETT (18-4, 14-2 AMAC)
Yeager 1 0-0 2, McFarland 2 0-0 4, Butler 2 0-0 5, Fratz 12 1-1 28, McKenzie 4 3-6 14, Yommer 7 0-0 14, Brosnihan 2 4-4 10. Totals 31 8-11 77.
FORT HILL (6-16, 4-12 AMAC)
Frankenberry 1 0-0 2, O'Neal 4 1-2 9, James 6 2-4 14, Twigg 3 6-8 12, Lindner 1 0-0 2, Jackson 0 0-1 0, Hutson 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 3, Valentine 1 1-2 4, Koelker 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 10-17 52.
N. Garrett 25 19 17 16 -- 77
Fort Hill 14 15 18 5 -- 52
3-point goals: Northern Garrett 7 (Fratz 3, McKenzie 3, Butler). Fort Hill 2 (Valentine, Smith).
JV -- Fort Hill, 34-22.
Jerry Meeks photos