MEAD — In a Class 5A state tournament game as hotly contested as that of No. 7 Mead and No. 10 Roosevelt girls, any shift in momentum can spell disaster for the team on the receiving end. Mead, in its home gym, rose above the noise of large, dueling fan sections to outpace the Rough Riders in the final minutes of its 54-52, Round of 16 victory Wednesday night. A mere three minutes earlier, it trailed 46-44. The Mavericks began their charge toward victory with a layup from Madi Clark. Then, after forcing a Roosevelt turnover, Elena Gomez sank one of two free throws. Clark complemented her efforts with a floater a minute later to fuel the rest of the team’s 8-0 run. “We live for matches like...
