Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade girls put forth a stunning comeback to tie up their home contest with Prairie View Monday.
The Mustangs were trailing by five when Karingten Hall drilled a 3-pointer from the corner with about 10 seconds left.
Hall then stole the inbound pass and scored the bucket to force overtime, tied at 26-26.
Alas, Iola came up just short, losing by two points in overtime, 28-26, but still left the crowd abuzz with their effort.
Head coach Danielle Bagshaw noted Iola trailed by eight at one point the fourth quarter before the spirited comeback.
Hall wound up with eight points and seven steals. Reese Curry scored seven.
“It took the entire team, even the bench girls” to aid the comeback, Bagshaw said.
Iola’s seventh-graders also came up short, falling 22-15. India Barney had 9 points and 13 steals, Lily Lohman had four points, and Sam Stogsdill scored two.
Iola prevailed, 14-12, in the B-team contest.
The Mustangs will return to the court Thursday at Osawatomie.
