HOT SPRINGS — Mt. Vernon-Enola junior post player Dessie McCarty may have had the most dominating performance of any player in the state championship games last week at Bank OZK Arena.
McCarty, who was named the Class 2A state tournament most valuable player, finished with 36 points on 13 of 20 shooting, including 3 of 5 from three-point range. She also was 7 for 7 from the free throw line. McCarty grabbed 18 rebounds, had two blocked shots and two steals while playing all 32 minutes of the Lady Warhawks’ 55-45 win over Conway Christian on Saturday in the title game.
“When we came into the begging of our season, coach asked what we wanted our goals to be,” McCarty said, referring to Mt. Vernon-Enola coach Adam Carlton. “We said we wanted to get here and get to this point. We wanted to bring it home. In my head, we just played regional finals and lost by 12 to Conway Christian. There was no way I’m letting that happen again, and I’m bringing home a bigger trophy this time for my community and for my people, and for my team, most importantly.
“I just knew I wasn’t going home without it.”
Mark Buffalo is the sports editor of the Log Cabin Democrat and can be reached at mbuffalo
@thecabin.net.
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