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AHS rallies to nip SWC

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian girls’ basketball team opened the 2006 portion of its schedule by posting an impressive home win Tuesday.Led by a 31-point performance by Sam Lynn, which included the freshman guard sinking four clutch free throws in the game’s final 30 seconds, the Dragons pulled off a stunning 63-60 come-from-behind victory over Southwest Christian.After facing a deficit as large as 12 points in the second half, Adrian drew within one-point (56-55) when Katlin Wiertsema drained a field goal with 2:15 left to play.Senior Brittany Bullerman gave the Dragons their first lead of the night at 57-56 with a field goal at the 1:45 mark, and AHS led by one again (59-59) when Lynn hit a driving shot with 58 seconds remaining.Lynn, who made all eight of her free throws in the game, iced the game by sinking two charity shots with 28.1 seconds left and two more with 8.9 seconds showing on the clock.It looked like the Dragons might be in for a long night when SWC raced to a 9-2 lead in the first half on the way to opening a 20-8 advantage 5:42 into the contest.Adrian rallied to trim the difference to three points twice late in the first half, but SWC countered with a 13-6 surge late in the half to gain a 39-29 halftime advantage.Bullerman netted 12 points for the winners. Wiertsema led AHS with seven rebounds.The 3-5 Dragons play in Round Lake tonight before hosting Comfrey Tuesday.Box scoreEr.Thier 0 0 1-2 1, Em.Thier 1 0 0-1 2, Tjepkes 1 0 0-0 2, N.Lynn 1 0 1-1 3, S.Lynn 7 3 8-8 31, Reisdorfer 0 0 0-0 0, K.Bullerman 1 0 0-0 2, Kl.Wiertsema 1 0 0-0 2, B.Bullerman 5 0 2-3 12, Kt.Wiertsema 3 0 2-6 8.Team statisticsAdrian: 23 of 49 field goals (47 percent), 14 of 21 free throws (67 percent), 25 rebounds, 22 turnovers.SWC: 23 of 63 field goals (37 percent), 12 of 23 free throws (52 percent), 22 rebounds, 12 turnovers.

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