LOWER LAKE — Kelsie Shoffeitt went from goat to hero in a matter of seconds Wednesday night as the Lower Lake Trojans edged the Middletown Mustangs 41-39 in the consolation championship game of the Lady Trojans Winter Classic at Lower Lake High School.
Lower Lake (9-3) had a 39-36 late in the fourth quarter when Shoffeitt fouled Middletown”s Rachel Sutton, who was in the process of shooting the ball. Sutton made the shot and the ensuing free throw to tie the score at 39.
With time running out, Shoffeitt worked her way down low and scored on a short jumper to provide the winning margin.
“We never could get into our offense,” Lower Lake coach Jim Salmina said. “And they (Mustangs) did a better job of breaking the press than we did pressing.”
Foul trouble in the first half slowed the Trojans, who led 24-16 at halftime. Lower Lake held that same eight-point lead — 30-22 — going to the fourth quarter.
April White”s 15 points and nine rebounds led Lower Lake. Sutton”s 12 points paced the Mustangs (3-8).
Vintage, the only team to beat Lower Lake in the tournament, ended up winning the championship with 57-43 victory over Northgate.
Piner 34, Kelseyville 33
Piner hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds to snap a 31-all tie and beat the Kelseyville Knights in the seventh-place game.
Kelseyville (2-6) missed a 3-pointer, grabbed the offensive rebound and scored from underneath the basket to make it a one-point game with three seconds remaining.
Mary Brown”s 11 points paced the Knights.
JV division
Middletown 39, Lower Lake 38
Andrea King made the second of two free throws with 25 seconds left to snap a 38-38 tie and lift the Middletown Mustangs to a win over the Lower Lake Trojans in the junior varsity third-place game.
Alisha Bell scored 11 points and had eight rebounds for the Mustangs, Nicole Corsett added 10 points and 13 rebounds, and Allegra Macedo had nine points and nine rebounds.
Kayla Meadows” 20 points powered Lower Lake.
Kelseyville 38, Cloverdale 30
Ashley Dunia scored 11 points and Rayonna Jamison added 10 as the Kelseyville Knights beat the Cloverdale Eagles in the seventh-place game.
Amanda Ahart had six points in the Kelseyville win.
In other JV action, Cardinal Newman beat Northgate 55-35 in the championship game.
