Torie Vaught scores 25 points in 66-56 Maryville victory
By John Bricesports@thedailytimes.com
Originally published: February 09. 2010 3:01AM
Last modified: February 09. 2010 12:36AM
If Torie Vaught sustains this sort of effort through the remainder of the Maryville Lady Rebels' season, the junior post may render practice almost moot.
And that would be just fine with Vaught, who scorched visiting West for a team-high 25 points in Maryville's 66-56 homecoming win Monday night at Campbell Gymnasium.
Vaught's monster effort helped both Maryville squads kick off a brutal week of four games in five days with impressive wins.
Mark Eldridge's Rebels rallied past West, 63-58, in the homecoming nightcap.
After helping stake the Lady Rebels (22-2) to a 19-10 lead after one stanza, Vaught got back to work in the second as West whittled the gap to 34-29 at the break. Vaught scored eight of Maryville's final 10 points.
The Lady Rebels built as much as a 17-point lead in the second half but pulled their starters with roughly four minutes left in order to help maintain some fresh legs for the long week ahead. Miranda Maples had a smooth all-around game and closed with 10 points. Alex Breazeale contributed eight points and six assists.
But it was Vaught who looked as if she couldn't miss — a feeling she reluctantly acknowledged.
Alexis Patterson paced West with 26 while DaShria Buley added 21.
Maryville hosts Farragut tonight at 6:30 and 8, visits Alcoa Thursday and returns home Friday against Lenoir City.
Rebels 63, West 58
The home team showed no lingering effects from a gut-wrenching, last-minute loss Friday at Lenoir City. Instead, the Rebels displayed their coach's resolve in a gritty, come-from-behind win.
Paced by Stian Romberg's 18 points and a balanced scoring effort that featured four players in double figures, Maryville beat the team that just beat the team, 63-58. West had knocked off previously-unbeaten Bearden on Friday night.
Cameron Langley chipped in a dozen points for Maryville (11-11, 5-6), which also got 11 points apiece from J.P. Burris and T.J. Kimble. Burris and Romberg both made several clutch free throws down the stretch for Maryville.
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