Bearden’s Bulldogs ran like a well-oiled machine and dominated Greeneville 86-57 on their way to becoming the first semifinalist in the tournament as the event’s quarterfinals were held Monday night.
Natalya Hodge poured in 31 points for the winners with Emma Rainey adding 23 points as Bearden outrebounded the Greene Devils 40-28.
Greeneville was led by Brylee Tullock and Maria Lyde with 16 points each. Tullock also had a double-double with 10 rebounds. Matea Gray scored 11.
Bearden raced out to a 26-14 first quarter lead and had things in hand with a 44-25 halftime lead.
The Bulldogs will play in the 7:30 p.m. semifinal game on Tuesday night.
Greeneville (57): Matea Gray 5-11 0-0 11, Swatzell 2-12 0-2 6, Brylee Tullock 7-13 0-1 16, Woolsey 2-6 0-0 4, Maria Lyde 6-17 4-6 16, Hayes 1-4 2-2 4, Shelton 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 23-63 6-11 57.
Bearden (85): Natalya Hodge 11-26 5-5 31, Hunt 2-6 3-4 7, Emma Rainey 8-14 5-5 23, Mills 1-4 0-0 2, Foster 1-2 2-2 4, Corum 0-2 0-0 0, Lemarbre 2-2 0-0 6, Myers 2-2 0-0 6, Hudson 1-2 0-0 2, Nesbit 2-2 0-0 4, Doettl 0-0 0-0 0, Ferraris 0-0 0-0 0.
TOTALS: 30-62 15-16 86.
3-Point Goals: GHS—5 (Tullock 2, Swatzell 2, Gray). BHS—10 (Hodge 4,, Rainey 2, Lemarbre 2, Myers 2).
Score by quarters:
Greeneville 14 11 18 14–57
Bearden 26 18 19 22–86
