Late free throws by Panthers seal comeback win over Horseshoe Bend girls

Down 22-14 in at halftime, the Panthers went on a second-half surge that saw Elmore County’s Kelly Green shoot free throws in the final seconds to secure the comeback win, 40-36.

“We started off in zone (defense) even though we want to be a man team,” Elmore County coach Rodney Taylor said. “At the half we switched to man and we went on a 13-2 run and I attribute that to the defense. At the end one of my seniors, Kelly, turned the ball over but she didn’t hang her head and stole the ball on the inbounds pass. They fouled her and she made the two free throws that put us up by two. The defensive effort and switching to man gave them (Horseshoe Bend) a lot of problems and is definitely what led to the comeback.”