Greeneville picked up a first round victory in the Classic with a 72-44 rout of North Hardin, Ky.
The Lady Devils actually trailed 12-9 after one quarter but quickly advanced to a 31-23 halftime advantage, then salted things away with a 24-13 third quarter to settle any doubt about the outcome.
The Devils had a balanced scoring attack led by Jordan Swatzell who hit six 3-pointers on her way to 22 points. Brylee Tullock had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Julia Woolsey also netted 19 points.
North Hardin was led by Asia Charles with 12 points.
North Hardin (44): Brewer 1-1 3-4 6, Dubose 3-15 0-2 7, Asia Charles 5-11 1-2 12, White 1-3 3-4 5, Muse 3-9 2-3 8, Jackson 2-4 0-0 4 Matzdorff 1-2 0-0 2, Duvall 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 16-45 9-15 44.
Greeneville (72): Gray 2-4 0-0 4, Jordan Swatzell 8-13 0-0 22, Brylee Tullock 6-15 5-5 19, Julia Woolsey 8-12 3-4 19, Lyde 4-7 0-5 8, Hayes 0-0 0-0 0, Christian 0-2 0-0 0 Spradlin 0-0 0-0 0, Shelton 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 28-53 8-14 72.
3-Point Goals: NH—3 (Brewer, Dubose, Charles). GHS—8 (Swatzell 6, Tullock 2).
Score by quarters:
North Hardin 12 11 13 8–44
Greeneville 9 22 24 17–72
