CHEYENNE – It has been a long time since the Green River Lady Wolves played a game but the long break did not seem to bother them as they returned with a win over Cheyenne South, 66-60. The Lady Wolves hit eight threes in the win.

Madelyn Heiser finished 19 points with 16 of those coming in the second half. She had four threes on the night. Andri Dewey finished with 16 while Mallory Seymour added 12 in the win.

Both teams traded buckets for most of the first quarter. Seymour and Andri Dewey were hot for Green River early as the Lady Wolves took an early lead. South came right back and matched the early run by Green River. Heiser hit a three at the end of the first as Green River took a 19-15 lead after one.

Dewey continued her hot shooting as she hit double figures in scoring. Seymour and Taylor Stoeger added buckets as the Lady Wolves took a 28-19 lead. Cheyenne South outscored Green River 11-4 to close out the half as the ladies of Green River held a two-point lead at the break, 32-30. Dewey had 12 in the first while Seymour and Taylor Stoeger added seven for Green River.

Heiser hit a three to get the Lady Wolves started in the third but four straight buckets gave South the lead, 38-35. Seymour stopped the run with a runner in the lane and Dewey converted a three-point play as Green River jumped back in front, 39-38. South and Ashlyn Birch traded buckets as the Lady Wolves held the one-point advantage. Heiser hit her third three of the game as the ladies of Green River jumped up three. The two teams traded buckets to close out the quarter as the Lady Wolves held the three-point advantage, 47-44.

Behind Birch, Green River extended the lead to seven  to start the final quarter. Heiser connected on another three but Laramie answered to pull back to three, 54-51. The Lady Wolves were able to get Laramie in the penatly and scored seveal points from the foul line. With three minutes left, Green River jumped up seven, 58-51.

With 3:08 left, South hit a three but Seymour answered with a bucket of her own to keep the Lady Wolves up seven. Heiser scored her 17th point of the game but South continued to attack to stay within four, 62-58, with under two to go. After going one for two at the foul line, South convereted to pull within three. Green River hit another free throw to go up four with 50 seconds left. Green River forced a bad shot and secured the rebound. Dewey hit one of two to give GRHS the 65-60 lead. Green River forced a turnover with 18 seconds and a Stoeger iced the game from the free throw line.

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