Shallowater Fillies Claim the 3A State Title in Overtime

SAN ANTONIO, TX — The Shallowater Fillies girls’ basketball team achieved greatness on Saturday, March 2. After a grueling playoff run, the Fillies took down No. 22 Huntington in overtime to claim a 3A State Championship at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, 54-49. This was the third state championship in the program's history.

Shallowater’s Keelie Williams hit a three with just under three minutes to play in the first quarter to give the Fillies their first lead of the ballgame, 7-6. Lillie Wells, Linley Wright, and Maggie Grimes added seven more points to give Shallowater a 14-8 lead at the end of the first. Huntington roared back in the second quarter to take the lead at the half. The Lady Red Devils outscored the Phillies 16-8 in the second to take a 24-22 lead heading to the locker room.

Sophomore Carlee Buckley kickstarted Shallowater in the 3rd quarter after Huntington came out of the locker room on a 5-0 run. A made three kept Shallowater close as the Fillies trailed 29-25 with less than five to play in the third quarter. Shallowater hung close throughout the second half but would not take another lead until less than a minute to play in the fourth quarter. After two made free throws, Shallowater found themselves up three, 45-42, with 3.9 seconds to play. Huntington made the inbound pass and threw up a prayer. The basketball went off the glass and in at the buzzer to send the game to overtime, 45-45.