KFDM COOP Posted March 2, 2007 Report Posted March 2, 2007 New Record Set At UIL Girls Final Four(From Austin American Statesman)Friday, March 02, 2007In the end, five players turned out to be better than one. Crockett High School, making its first appearance at the state basketball tournament, used a balanced offense to overcome a state-record performance by Liberty-Eylau's Mattilyn McIntyre to move into Saturday's Class 3A championship game against 12-time titlist Canyon. McIntyre, a 5-foot-10-inch senior guard, scored 44 points — more than any girl has ever scored in a 3A state tournament game — but Crockett (31-6) got healthy contributions from several players, including Jasmin English's 20 points, Courtney Taylor's 16 and Federicka Washington's 16 rebounds. Crockett rushed out to a 14-0 lead to start the game, and even though the Lady Leopards (31-4) closed to within two points at 33-31 in the third quarter, the Bulldogs never lost their lead. McIntyre's driving layup with 2:13 left in the first quarter broke Liberty-Eylau's cold streak to start the game. Crockett, which led 31-29 at halftime, extended its lead to 51-43 heading into the fourth quarter. While Crockett shot 50 percent from the field (29 of 58), Liberty-Eylau struggled to a 27.5 percent performance (22 of 80).
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