Windham Lady Bombers fall to Sebring 29-27 on Senior Night
WINDHAM, OH- It was senior night at Marty Hill Court on Wednesday evening as Windham Bombers seniors Terra McCall, Skylar Bailey and Brielle Jones were playing in their final home game of their high school career. They welcomed in Northern 8 conference opponent Sebring in a special 5:30 start with no JV contest. It was a close game throughout coming down to the end with the Trojans holding on for the 29-27 win.
A special moment to start this one as Bombers senior Terra McCall, who has been recovering from leg surgery, started and took the floor for an honorary basket for her final points as a Bomber before exiting the game. In exchange Windham allowed Sebring to score at the other end. Bombers point guard Kierrah Sanders then hit a running jumper to put Windham up 4-2.
Kierrah Sanders with a running jumper for Windham in the 1st
After a pair of makes for each team Makenzie Blockinger put Windham back up 6-4 with a score inside before the Trojans Ava Coen ended the quarter with a three giving the Trojans a 7-6 lead after one.
The Bombers came out strong opening the 2nd quarter on a 9-0 run with 7 of those points coming from Brielle Jones as Windham opened up a 15-7 lead.
Brielle Jones scores inside for Windham in the 2nd
Sebring would close the half scoring five of the final six points and Windham took a 16-12 lead into the break.
Windham would again come out strong to open quarter three with a quick 5-0 run pushing their lead out to 21-12.
Brielle Jones with the layup for Windham in the 3rd
Raegan Wynn of the Trojans would score inside plus a foul converting the and-one starting a 8-0 Trojans run to end the 3rd as the Bombers held a slim 21-20 lead after three.
Sebring opened the 4th with an Ava Coen three to take their first lead since the 1st quarter at 23-21. Kierrah Sanders would score for Windham to tie it back up before the Trojans scored five straight to open up a 28-23 lead. With under a minute to play Brielle Jones split a pair of free throws and Sanders splashed a big three with 30 seconds to play to cut the deficit to 28-27. Windham was forced to foul with Sebring splitting the free throws making it a 29-27 Trojans lead. The Bombers had a chance to win or tie but could not convert as the Trojans hung on for the 29-27 win.
Brielle Jones finished with 10 points and 8 rebounds for the Bombers. Kierrah Sanders chipped in with 7 points and Makenna Jones had 4 points and 5 rebounds.
The Bombers will wrap up their regular season on Thursday at Badger before traveling to play Warren JFK on 2/21 to open the OHSAA Tournament.
I spoke with seniors Terra McCall, Skylar Bailey and Brielle Jones about their senior seasons and best memory from their time at Windham. I also talked with coach Jimie Collins about the growth he saw this season from the Lady Bombers.
