Memorial Falls To Northshore 56-50

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North Shore ends Memorial's postseason

MONT BELVIEU - As easy as it was to gain the lead, it seemed even easier to lose it.

North Shore, which trailed by seven points at halftime, outscored Memorial 34-21 in the second half to clinch a 56-50 victory in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs at Barbers Hill High School.

"This was a tough loss for us," said Memorial coach Joseph Fonteneaux. "We wanted to go farther in the playoffs, but it didn't turn out that way."

Memorial (20-14) was coming off a 47-43 overtime loss to Kingwood last Friday. It was a district playoff game to determine the No. 2 and 3 playoffs seeds. It had been three years since Memorial made its last playoff appearance. The Titans lost to Pasadena Dobie in the first round that season.

North Shore (27-7) is the District 22-5A runner-up.

"We had the lead going into the third quarter," Fonteneaux said. "We just couldn't buy a bucket in third quarter. We took good shots but they didn't go in."

North Shore outscored Memorial 16-7 in the third quarter to gain a two-point lead at the end of the period. North Shore's Lauren Flores scored eight of the Mustangs points during that run. The Titans missed eight shot attempts in the third period.

"I thought we played with a little bit more intensity in the second half," said North Shore coach Allison Campbell. "We have a very young and inexperienced team, so I am proud of the way they never gave up in the game."

Memorial's Treasure Eddie and Amber Kinlaw each hit two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter that allowed the Titans to remain within four points. But costly turnovers and missed shots led to their downfall. The Titans had three turnovers and missed nine shot attempts in the final period.

Led by Krystal Hill's 12 points, North Shore outscored Memorial 18-14 to clinch a second-round game.

Hill led the Mustangs with 25 points, while teammate Flores had 20.

Memorial's Brittany Kinlaw led the Titans with 19 points. Treasure Eddie had 13 points.

"The seniors laid the ground work for us this year," Fonteneaux said. "We made it back to the playoffs after a three year absence so they have something to be proud of. Hopefully, we can continue to improve with our success each year."