The Cheyenne East girls overcame a stagnant 2nd half offensively to nip Kelly Walsh 44-42 in the opening round of the State 4A Tournament at Casper College on Thursday morning. Ky Buell gave East the lead for good on a 3 point play with :37 seconds to go. Kelly Walsh certainly had their chances as they rallied from 11 points down but a couple of critical turnovers late in the game sealed their fate. East shot just 22% from the field in the 2nd half and 28% for the game. Buell was the T-Birds leading scorer with 16 points as they improved to 26-2 and earned a spot in the semi-finals. KW got 15 from Isabel Lyons with Corin Carruth pulling down 13 rebounds, The Lady Trojans will be in the consolation round at 9AM Friday morning at the Events Center

Kelly Walsh Vs. Cheyenne East basketball
Frank Gambino
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