Mustang's Michelle Fisher started for the Large West All-State basketball team and gave it six much-needed points Wednesday at Oral Roberts University.
The West squad pulled off a three-point win over the East in the All-State contest with a late rally. Fisher and the rest of the starting five were subbed in halfway through the third quarter when the East had an 11-point lead.
The West rebounded and narrowed the gap to four points before taking the lead in the fourth quarter. The former Bronco played most of the fourth quarter when the coach was allowed to play anyone for any amount of time.
“I was pretty pleased to see that,” Broncos head coach Robert Foreman said. “The coaching staff had confidence in her. I thought she really played well.”
Ronay English from Anadarko hit a tiebreaking field goal for the West with less than two minutes remaining, and later made two free throws at the :20 mark to make the final score 53-50.
Foreman said the 5-foot-9 guard not only contributed in the scoring column but made plays on the defensive end by grabbing rebounds and swiping steals.
“She was really active defensively. She used her length to her advantage and did a good job of pressuring the passing lanes,” he said.
Fisher was the only basketball player from Mustang to make the All-State team this year. Foreman said he was proud of that honor.
“I thought she represented our program well, and represented herself well.
She follows a long line of great players that have come through Mustang,” Foreman said.
Fisher has signed to play basketball at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
She reports Aug. 14 to to the SWOSU campus in Weatherford.