Vermont's all-time leading scorer leads West Rutland girls basketball to D-IV four-peat

West Rutland elderly superstar Peyton Guay resisted rips adhering to the final thought of the Division IV state national championship. Vermont's everlasting leading marker for secondary school girls basketball played her ultimate game Saturday, but Guay's emotional states stemmed from a pleased place.

Guay and also her West Rutland teammates chopped down the internet again at Barre Reception hall.

The No. 1 Golden Horde clamped down on two-seed Long Route from the opening tip to confiscate a 46-21 victory and assert the plan's 4th direct name. With a game-high 14 points, Guay terminates the account a record-breaking occupation along with 2,279 factors.

"My heart is therefore low to be performed with my females, but I'm proud of our company," Guay said. "I am actually so, thus delighted for us, and we operated therefore challenging for this."

After a sluggish beginning, Guay damaged the arrest with a 3-pointer. As well as West Rutland's defense verified way too much for Long Route, which also shed in last year's title video game. The Golden Horde's active palms, stress and a bunch of blocks in the coating turned protection to outburst in a flash.

By the side of the initial one-fourth, West Rutland led 15-4. At the rest, it was 21-6. And also by means of 3 quarters, the protecting champs were in management at 31-10.

"Our experts actually boasted ourselves on our self defense," mentioned Guay.

While she was actually properly under her 21.3 points-per-game standard, Guay came away with 4 steals as well as just like several aids otherwise more. On 2 occasions in the third quarter, Guay chose to discover a teammate for shift containers rather than take it herself.

That unselfishness was actually a typical characteristic for Guay over her five periods at West Rutland. Kennah Wright-Champman (12 factors), Aubrey Beaulieau (9 factors) and Bella Combs (eight) additionally made for the Golden Horde (20-3), who's 3 reductions were to Hartford two times as well as Windsor.

"It is actually been our team for these past 5 years. Our experts do this all together. It's not simply someone," Guay claimed. "If I have the available individual, I am actually visiting create that elapsed."

West Rutland participates in Mount St. Joseph (2015-18) as well as Chelsea (1980-83) as the only D-IV plans to seize a four-peat. CVU (2013-2017) and also Essex (1995-1998) in D-I are actually the only groups to declare five in a row in girls basketball.

Guay and also West Rutland went 86-8 over this four-year run.

"It is actually outstanding. Our team are mosting likely to become part of the background books for a very long time," Guay claimed.