Buzzer beater lifts Cambridge girls

Grant Strunk/McCook Daily Gazette Cambridge senior Kellie Ballou puts up a left hand jumper over Wauneta-Palisade sophomore Bethany Riener. Cambridge edged the Broncos 40-37 Friday night at Wauneta. Ballou fisnished the game with 9 points. [Click to enlarge]

WAUNETA -- A last second 3-point shot by Bailey Soucie gave the Cambridge girls a win over Wauneta-Palisade 40-37 Friday night at Wauneta.

The Trojans outscored the Broncos 16 to 3 in the fourth quarter.

"The girls showed a lot of mental toughness, they know how to win," said Cambridge girls basketball coach Josh Graves.

"Coach (Brett) Webster drew up a play in the huddle, the girls trusted it and executed it perfect."

Traci Keyser led Cambridge with 13 points. Frankie Petersen added 11.

Tia Simpson led the Broncos with 14 points. Bethany Riener scored 10.

Cambridge 8 14 2 16 -- 40

W-P 11 12 11 3 -- 37

Cambridge -- Petersen 11, Ballou 9, Soucie 5, Keyser 13, Long 2.

W-P -- Simpson 14, B. Riener 10, S. Riener 4, Fanning 2, Dixon 3, Adams.

Cambridge boys 63, Wauneta-Palisade 60, double overtime.

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