A fourth-quarter defensive stand proved to be the difference for Aberdeen Roncalli on Tuesday night.
The Cavaliers held off Florence-Henry for a 47-42 non-conference girls’ basketball win at the Roncalli Gym.
With Roncalli leading 45-42 with 50 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the Falcons called a timeout to set up a potential game-tying play. Florence-Henry coach Mitch Reed described the play design during the sequence.
“We had a play where we were going to get Taylor (Watson) out for a 3-pointer and then have Caylin Kelly seal,” Reed said.
However, the Cavaliers defense was up to the task, sniffing out the play and forcing Watson to pass the ball off to Kelly, whose errant shot was partially blocked by Roncalli’s Ava Hanson.
“We were doing our play, it was really physical, and I tried (to shoot), and they just had too much pressure and I couldn’t get an open shot,” Watson said of the play.
Hanson said she noticed the Falcons’ play design and 
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