Photos: O'Fallon girls beat Cardinal Ritter at O'Fallon Shootout
Dowell earns Most Valuable Player honor
O'FALLON, Ill. – Shannon Dowell scored 17 points to lead the O'Fallon girls basketball team to a 41-40 win over visiting Cardinal Ritter at the Bank of America Shootout on Friday.
Dowell, a high-scoring senior shooting guard, finished with 17 points, five rebounds and five steals and earned the game's Most Valuable Player award as O'Fallon improved to 26-4. The Panthers are ranked 10th in the SBLive Illinois Power 25 girls basketball rankings.
Haeli Tart, a senior point guard, added 13 points in the win over Cardinal Ritter (12-7).
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Here is a look at the game from photographer Ricky Slaughter: