Savanna Wright takes over in overtime for Mount Vernon

WILLIAMSBURG — There’s not a name to the play, but there certainly is a motive.

Get the ball to Savanna Wright, and let her go.

Wright drove the lane for the go-ahead basket with 6 seconds left in overtime, and Class 3A fifth-ranked Mount Vernon rallied past No. 2 Williamsburg, 40-38, in a Wamac Conference cross-divisional girls’ basketball game Friday night at Williamsburg High School.

“It’s kind of a play at the end of a shot clock,” said Wright, who scored 20 points, including all seven in overtime for the Mustangs (5-2).

“They were overplaying the screen, and I saw an opening.”

Williamsburg (4-1) had a final opportunity, but Kennedy Skaggs’ off-balance left-handed attempt was off the mark.

The Raiders led virtually all game, by as many as 12 points late in the third quarter. But Wright led Mount Vernon back.

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With her team still trailing by seven points with 1:46 left in regulation, Wright scored an inside basket, then added another hoop to make it 33-30.

Then Quinn Pershing — who had been 1-of-12 from the field — hit a clutch 3-pointer to send the game into extra time.

Williamsburg’s Zoe Allen opened the overtime scoring, then Wright tied it with a pair of free throws.

Wright’s 3-pointer put Mount Vernon in front, 38-35, with 1:03 left, but Channing Becker answered on the other end.

With Taylor Franck out, probably through the holiday break, with a leg ailment, more of the onus falls on Wright and Courtney Franck.

“I realize I’ve got to take over a little bit more if we want to be a winning team,” said Wright, who hit 7 of 14 shots and added nine rebounds and four assists.

Pershing added eight points for the Mustangs.

Allen led Williamsburg with 15 points. Becker tallied nine, all from long range.

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Mount Vernon 40, Williamsburg 38 (OT)

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MOUNT VERNON (40): Quinn Pershing 2-13 2-2 8, Lucy Wischmeyer 2-7 0-2 4, Savanna Wright 7-14 3-4 20, Courtney Franck 1-6 0-0 3, Rylee Rasmussen 0-0 0-0 0, Alivia Truitt 1-3 1-2 3, Kinley Nissen 0-0 0-0 0, Sophia Meester 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 14-44 6-10 40.

WILLIAMSBURG (38): Channing Becker 3-7 0-0 9, Zoe Allen 6-12 3-4 15, Ava Hocker 2-11 0-0 5, Taylor Sanchez 1-4 0-0 3, Kennedy Skaggs 1-4 2-4 4, Kylee Suhr 1-5 0-0 2, Tenley Sanchez 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 14-45 5-8 38.

Mount Vernon 8 7 7 11 7 — 40

Williamsburg 11 10 9 3 5 — 38

3-point goals: Mount Vernon 6-22 (Pershing 2-8, Wischmeyer 0-3, Wright 3-8, Franck 1-3), Williamsburg 5-15 (Becker 3-4, Hocker 1-3, Tay. Sanchez 1-3, Skaggs 0-2, Ten. Sanchez 0-3). Team fouls: Mount Vernon 8, Williamsburg 13. Fouled out: none. Rebounds: Mount Vernon 29 (Wright 9), Williamsburg 34 (Suhr 8). Assists: Mount Vernon 7 (Wright 2), Williamsburg 10 (Hocker 4). Steals: Mount Vernon 12 (Franck 5), Williamsburg 12 (Skaggs 4). Turnovers: Mount Vernon 19, Williamsburg 22.

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