Village Girls Basketball wins 2024 TAPPS 6A Regional Championship
February 26, 2024

Village Girls Basketball wins 2024 TAPPS 6A Regional Championship

The Lady Vikings, once again, punch their ticket to the Final Four.

The Village Girls Basketball team advanced to the TAPPS 6A Final Four for the 5th time in school history Saturday after winning an Area Round matchup against Trinity Christian Academy and the Regional Championship over Prestonwood Christian.
 
In the Area Round, the #2 seed Lady Vikings defeated the #7 seed Trojans of Trinity Christian 66-47. The Lady Vikings jumped out to an early 23-7 lead after the first quarter, led by three 3-pointers from sophomore Cyra Narahari and 9 points from fellow sophomore Shaniya Williams. After one half of play, Village led 35-13 and cruised into the regional round. Senior captain Mila Rossini led all scorers with 27 points and added 3 steals and 2 assists. Williams scored 22 points to go along with 7 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 assists. Narahari added 12 points, a team high 8 rebounds and 2 assists, while senior Emily Zaccardo added 3 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 assists. Senior Morgan Isenberger added a basket and 7 rebounds, while senior Daniella Oyewole and sophomore Imogen King also played well in the win.
 
 
The area title set up a rematch of the 2020 State Championship between Village and Prestonwood Christian for the Regional Championship and a trip to the TAPPS 6A Final Four. The Lady Vikings came out on fire in the first quarter, taking a 19-13 lead behind 7 points from Williams, and 6 each from Rossini and Narahari. Things got tight from there, as the Village lead trimmed to just 26-23 at the half. The third quarter saw Village once again extend their lead, taking the frame 19-15 behind 7 points from Williams, and again 6 each from Rossini and Narahari to put Village ahead 45-38 through three quarters. Prestwood would cut the Village lead to just 2, before Rossini found Oyewole in transition to put Village ahead 54-50 scoring what would be the winning points. Rossini and Williams combined to go 8-10 from the free throw line in the 4th quarter to ice the game and send the Lady Vikings back to the Final Four for the first time since the 2021-2022 season. 
 
The Lady Vikings will take on Ursuline Academy this Thursday, February 29th at 6:00PM at University High School in Waco, TX with a trip to the State Championship game on the line.