LSU signee McKinney overcomes adversity to lead her team to victory
For a big victory, LeFlore relied on the biggest player on the court.
Shanece McKinney -- the Rattlers' 6-foot-4 center and an LSU signee -- racked up 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocked shots to lead No. 3 LeFlore to a 52-40 victory over Carroll-Ozark Wednesday in the Class 5A girls South Regional.
"She's been here before," Rattlers coach Darrell Walton said of McKinney. "She knew what it was going to take. She stepped up and played basketball."
After the game, McKinney learned that her maternal grandmother died early Wednesday, leading her to decline interviews.
McKinney, who missed eight games with a knee injury this season, put a scare into Walton and her teammates early in the second half when she grabbed her knee after falling to the floor while saving an errant pass from careening out of bounds. She remained on the floor while trainers evaluated her leg, but she walked to the bench and re-entered the game after less than a minute had run off the clock.
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She quickly blocked a shot and scored after leaping to catch a lob -- two plays that showed her knee was fine.
She quickly blocked a shot and scored after leaping to catch a lob -- two plays that showed her knee was fine.
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