Old rivals South Greene and Grainger played to an extra period before the Lady Rebels pulled off an upset of sorts, beating the Grizzlies 45-40 in a thriller.

The Rebs held a nine point advantage midway of the final period, but the Grizz closed with a rush. Shots that had not been falling early began to find the mark, and they pulled into a 38-37 lead when Taylee Rutherford came up with a steal and a layup with 40 seconds to go.

South Greene got back even at 38-38 when Amelia Mullins made the back end of a two-shot free throw opportunity with 29 seconds left, then Hailey Brooks came up with a steal and fed to Addison Williams for a layup to boost the Rebs up 40-38.

A rebound putback by Millie Hurst of a missed shot tied the score just before the final buzzer sounded.

Both teams made turnovers and missed shots in the early going of the OT, but Mullins of South Greene drove the lane for a bucket with 52 seconds left. A missed free throw by Grainger resulted in the Rebels getting the ball to Jordyn Roderick, who was fouled and made one of two charity tosses for a 43-40 Reb lead with 30 seconds to go.

Another missed 3-pointer by Grainger gave SG the ball back, and this time Williams, after missing her first seven free throw attempts of the game, knocked down a pair with nine seconds left to ice the victory.

Neither team shot well in the game. The Rebs made only 15-of-26 free throws. Grainger, normally a deadly 3-point shooting squad, hit only 3-of-20 from behind the arc and overall shot 31 percent for the game.

Roderick led the Rebels with 12 points while Brooks and Emma Cutshall each had 10. Grainger was led by Maddie Hurst with 11.

The Rebels will play Shelby Valley Friday at 11 a.m. Grainger was eliminated from the tourney.

SOUTH GREENE (45): Addison Williams 2-6 2-9 6, Hensley 0-2 2-2 2, Hailey Brooks 3-4 4-4 10, Emma Cutshall 3-12 3-4 10, Mullins 1-3 3-4 5, Jordyn Roderick 5-6 1-3 12. TOTALS: 14-33 15-26 45.

GRAINGER (40): Stratton 2-12 0-0 4, Rutherford 3-10 0-0 7, Tanner 2-4 0-0 5, Maddie Hurst 4-5 3-6 11, Scott 0-0 2-2 2, Hayes 2-12 0-0 5, Millie Hurst 3-9 0-1 6. TOTALS: 16-52 5-9 40.

3-Point Goals: SG—2 (Cutshall, Roderick). GHS—3 (Rutherford, Tanner, Hayes).

SOUTH GREENE                13           9             9             9             5—45

GRAINGER                          7             11           4             18           0—40