Cynthia's performance Saturday in the 8th grade playoff game was set to the soundtrack of the Alicia Keys song, "Girl on Fire," because that's exactly what happened.
She scored a career high 21 points as the 8th grade punched their ticket to the championship with a 35-19 win over St. Philip's.
The girls actually trailed 6-2 early in the game, but the deficit was closed quickly. '
Early in the 2nd quarter, Cynthia drove hard to the basket for an "And 1", one of three she had during the game.
Battling a cold, Cynthia seemed unphased as she pretty much took it down the other team's throat the entire game.
She looked a bit tired to start the 2nd half but shook it off and continued to dominate.
Not only was she scoring, but she set up several of her teammates for good looks at the basket.
Wendy, Julia and Melina all scored for the 8th grade.
The 8th grade is not a fun team to play against as they are scrappy and have size. They may not be the most fundamentally sound, but they will get after you and play a pretty physical style of basketball, which could frustrate many teams.
However, they'll still need to clean up parts of their game, like outlet passes, getting rid of lobs and also making lay-ups.
All those key ingredients will be needed against St. Thomas More, a team they lost to in overtime 38-32, Thursday night in the championship.
Last year, the girls lost in the playoffs and only had five girls on the team.
This year, they have seven and the girls look a lot more energized and quicker.
They played their best game as a team and will need to duplicate this performance, and perhaps play even better if they want to make their final St. Mary's game one that will go down in the history books.
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