Whitewater beat Jefferson 43-40 in overtime in a Rock Valley Conference girls’ basketball game on Thursday, December 19. The game was a game of runs as both teams went on multiple scoring runs all night long.

Jefferson jumped out to an early double digit lead before Whitewater cut the halftime deficit to 15-21. Whitewater came out of the second half on a 7-0 run to go up 22-21 but the lead was short lived. Jefferson followed that run with an 8-0 run of their own to make it 29-22. To return the favor, Whitewater went on another 12-0 run to take a 34-29 lead with a few minutes remaining. Whitewater had a shot to win the game at the end but Jefferson blocked the potential game winning shot.

In overtime, Jefferson scored the first basket but that was the only basket they would get in the extra period. Whitewater hung on to win a well fought game by both teams.

Article Submitted by Mike Dowden
Whitewater High School Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
dowmi01@wwusd.org