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Lady Tornadoes win District V Runner-Up trophy after falling to

Tuscarawas Valley by Matthew Dotson

West Muskingum Lady Tornadoes with their Division V District Runner-Up trophy and medals. Matthew Dotson

Vs Tuscarawas Valley (2/22)
The Lady Tornadoes headed to Coshocton High
School to face the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans in a
District playoff game on Saturday. West M was
behind the eight-ball from the start, with the Lady
Trojans jumping out to an early 18 – 8 lead. It
would seem that Tusc Valley could not be stopped
as they pumped their lead up to 29 – 12 at the
end of the first half.
Back on the court, the West Muskingum girls
were still having a hard time getting through the
Trojan’s defenses as they fell further back to a
42 – 19 deficit at the end of the third period. The
girls were able to rally in the fourth quarter to gain
some ground but still fell to the Trojans 54 – 26,
ending their playoff run with a District V Runner-
Up trophy and the MVL Small School division title
on a 16 – 8 record.
Addy Antonetz was the lead scorer for West
M with nine points, and Lyla Johnson had eight
points and four rebounds.

Vs Edison (2/19)
The girls from West Muskingum and Edison
High School met up at Buckeye Trail to compete
in a playoff game on Wednesday. The Lady Torna-
does left the Wildcats in the dust in the first quar-
ter as they came out with a fiery, fast 14 – 6 lead
as they neared the second quarter. As the first half
drew to a close, West Muskingum kept rolling with
their offense running on all cylinders as they sent
the Wildcats to the locker room with a 29 – 8 dis-
advantage.
The break allowed Edison to gather their
thoughts and find some ways to break through on
offense, and they did, but they still had a long way
to go as the Tornadoes led near the beginning of
the fourth quarter by a score of 51 – 24. As the
minutes slipped away, it was clear that Edison was
not going to be able to tie up the game, and the
Lady Tornadoes took the 67 – 30 win.

Lady Tornadoes’ Addy Antonetz dribbled past the Indian Valley defender in their District Final at Coshocton. Matthew Dotson