On Friday, March 15, the Barons played the Clarksburg Coyotes in the MPSSAA 4A Girls Basketball State Championship. Unfortunately, the Barons lost 43-36 after a hard-fought game.
One theme of the game was a discrepancy in fouls. Both B-CC and Clarksburg made six foul shots, but the Barons did so on 11 attempts (54.5%), while the Coyotes had 26 tries (23%). Junior Elisha Robinson led the team with 10 points, while Seniors Anna Tercyak and Riley Peterson both scored 8. Peterson grabbed a team high of nine rebounds, with Juniors Frances Doyle and Jaylin Harried both snagging 7. The team racked up 33 total rebounds, 28 of which were defensive. Clarksburg scored 24 points in the paint and 12 second-chance points, while forcing 13 turnovers. B-CC managed to put up 18, 3, and 8 in the aforementioned categories. The lead changed nine times and B-CC’s biggest lead was five, with Clarksburg’s at seven.
Despite the loss, the Barons had an incredible season, finishing with the best record in program history at 25-3. In recognition of her dominant role on this year’s squad, Tercyak was named the MCPS Central Division player of the year, as well as being named to the First Team All-Division. Doyle joined her on the First Team All-Division, with Robinson named Second Team All-Division. At the helm, Coach Ryan Ingalls was named Division Coach of the Year. Tercyak said, “I’m proud of this team and everything we accomplished.” Congratulations on a fantastic season!
