The Lady Knights of Thomas Dale nipped Cleveland 52-48 in overtime, the second extra period contest of the 2022 Classic.
Thomas Dale converted four free throws in overtime, two by Nylah Wilson and two by Zoe Foster, while the Raiders missed one shot, had one shot blocked and made two turnovers during the period after the score was deadlocked at 48-48 at the close of regulation.
Thomas Dale led 11-9 after one quarter and 26-19 at intermission, but the Raiders closed to 36-32 starting the fourth. Cleveland then took the lead but couldn’t hold it. They were up 48-45 with 1:33 to go, but missed the front end of two one-plus free throw opportunities in the final minute.
Down 48-47, Thomas Dale’s Zoe Foster made the back end of a two-shot free throw try with less than a second left to knot the score, and the stage was set for overtime.
Wilson dumped in 30 points to lead the Knights. Cleveland got 13 markers from Paige Moody, 11 from Milah Williams and 10 from Addison Hurst.
The Virginians will play in the fifth place game Saturday at 2 p.m.
CLEVELAND (48): Tanner 1-3 0-0 2, Addison Hurst 3-10 2-2 10, Paige Moody 5-11 0-0 13, Lee 2-2 4-6 8, LHurst 1-3 2-3 4, Milah Willias 4-9 0-1 11, Smith 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16-40 8-12 48.
THOMAS DALE (52): Nylah Wilson 12-19 2-2 30, Dawson 2-7 0-1 4, Webb 1-3 0-0 2, Broadus 3-4 0-0 6, Foster 1-4 3-4 5, Jackson 2-4 1-2 5. TOTALS: 21-41 6-9 52.
3-Point Goals: CHS—8 (Moody 3, A.Hurst 2, Williams 3). TDHS—4 (Wilson 4).
| Scores by Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 – 48 |
| Thomas Dale | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 – 52 |
