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Glenn Girls Basketball Run Ends
Rochester East hands Glenn, 66-49, loss Friday in state Class A semifinals.
impressive run in girls basketball ended two wins shy of a state championship. The Knights fell in the state Public Schools Class A semifinals on Friday afternoon at Hudson Valley Community College in upstate Troy.
Rochester East hit four three-pointers in the first half and Glenn senior Allison McKenna fouled out with nearly 7 minutes left in the game as East beat Glenn, 66-49, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported.
“Rochester was hot and we were not,” Glenn Coach Andy Athanas told Patch.
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Freshman Tanna Mohammed, coming off the bench, scored on a putback for Glenn with 6:16 left in the third quarter, closing the East lead to 35-29, according to Newsday.
That was as close as Glenn (21-2) would get. McKenna finished with 16 points and 6 rebounds.
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This was the third trip to the Final Four for Glenn, and the first since 2006.
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