By Kyle Melnick
When Clarksburg fouled Western girls’ basketball guard Ny’Ceara Pryor with 3.5 seconds remaining Friday night, Western’s players smiled and cheered as the Baltimore school’s fans stood on their feet and pulled out their phones.
Western was seconds from winning the Maryland 4A championship, 81-68, at the University of Maryland’s Xfinity Center. The foul offered Pryor the chance to step to the free throw line and cap her dominant performance by reaching 40 points.
Pryor accomplished that by sinking her second free throw before the senior joined her teammates in celebration when the buzzer sounded moments later.
Clarksburg (25-1) had been on the right side of these festivities and stellar performances all season as it cruised through Montgomery County. But in the Coyotes’ first state championship game appearance, Pryor outshined Clarksburg’s stars. Continue reading at The Washington Post.
Photo: Clarksburg’s Mia Smith, right, scrambles for a loose ball with Western’s Ny’Ceara Pryor in the second half. (Doug Kapustin/For The Washington Post)
