It was no time for a letdown and Ron Kelley made sure his Nazareth team knew it.
The co-coach got off the bench to start the fourth quarter with his team up 11 after three quarters and starting to surge and continuously yelled, “Let’s get it done! Let’s get done!” as he walked down the sideline.
It brought much of the school’s fans to their feet at Christ the King. One of late coach Apache Paschall’s goals was within reach.
“It inspired us,” junior guard Sadie Edwards said. “It motivated us. I think we came out in the beginning of the fourth quarter just ready to stick a fork in them and just end it.”
Nationally ranked Nazareth continued a 20-0 run over the third and fourth quarters, including 3-pointers from Edwards, Brianna Butler and Destini Feagin, to secure the school's second straight CHSAA Class AA state girls basketball title.
The Lady Kingmen beat Moore Catholic, 68-46, in the title game Saturday in Middle Village and advance to Albany to defend their state Federation crown in two weeks.
