Westerly's Dominant Final Seizes the Title!
Macy Antoch saves the day for Westerly with a game-winning shot against Portsmouth that sends the Bulldogs to Sunday's RIIL State Championship game.
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - Macy Antoch didn’t give it a second thought with the game on the line. She was open. The clock was running down.
The only option was to shoot. It wound up a winning decision for Westerly in the opening girls basketball state tournament semifinal at the Ryan Center. Antoch buried a 3-pointer from the right wing to give the Bulldogs a dramatic 52-49 victory over Portsmouth on Saturday afternoon.
“I knew the time was running down,” Antoch said. “Someone had to step up and shoot it, so I just did it. ” Annie Hurd’s drive down the right side for a layup drew the Patriots into a 49-49 tie, and Westerly called a timeout with 22.
7 seconds left and the shot clock off. Portsmouth switched from a 2-3 zone to guarding Westerly straight up, and the Bulldogs snapped into a different offensive set. Santanaa Hamelin kicked a pass from two steps inside the key to the perimeter and Antoch rattled home a jumper inside the final four seconds.