More
records for Elle Ruffridge, another victory for
Pocahontas Area.
The good
times just keep rolling for Ruffridge and her teammates.
The
5-foot-3 dynamo set state tournament records of 48 points and eight 3-pointers
as Pocahontas, the defending state champion, beat Center Point-Urbana 80-59 to
reach the Class 3A title game for the third straight year.
The eight
3s give Ruffridge 151 for the season. That's also a
state record.
The old
tournament scoring record was 46 by Alexis Conaway of MOC-Floyd Valley in 2014.
Five players shared the old record of seven 3-pointers in a state tournament
game. It was done most recently by Turkey Valley's Emily Busta
in last year's tournament.
Rock
Valley's Deb Remmerde held the old record of 144
3-pointers in a season in 2002-03.
Ruffridge, who has signed with Missouri State, made 12 of 20 shots,
including eight of 12 from 3-point range. She made all 16 of her free throws,
grabbed seven rebounds and handed out three assists.
Ruffridge broke the state's career scoring record earlier this season and
became the state's career leader in assists in a first-round victory over Clear
Lake. Her career totals now stand at 2,929 points, 798 assists and 460
3-pointers. That last figure also is a state record.
Peyton Hjerleid added 11 points and five steals for second-ranked
Pocahontas, which will take a 26-1 record against top-ranked Sioux Center in
the title game at 4 p.m. Saturday. Pocahontas beat Nevada in last year's
championship game after losing to Nevada in the 2015 finals.
Allison
Wooldridge led Center Point-Urbana with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Callyn Fox added 14 points and LaMia
Sisk added 10 for the Pointers, who have no seniors and finished 22-4.