Cleveland High School knocked out Pulaski Co. (Va.) 64-56 and will play again Friday for sixth place in the tournament.
The Raiders trailed by 34-26 at halftime, but they rallied in the third quarter and knotted the count at 46 at the close of the third. Pulaski went up early in the fourth, but Cleveland finished the game strong and held on for the win.
Cleveland was led In scoring by Katie Moore with 15 points, Alyssa Johnson had 13 and Milah Williams hit double figures with a dozen.
Pulaski County also had three in double figures, led by Keslyn Secrist with 16, Ally Fleenor with 13 and Hannah Keefer with 10.
CLEVELAND (64): Tanner 0-4 2-2 2, Jeffries 1-2 0-0 3, Hurst 1-5 2-7 4, Moody 3-6 2-2 9, Lee 3-4 0-0 6, Alyssa Johnson 4-6 5-8 13, Milah Williams 4-7 2-4 12, Katie Moore 5-8 5-7 15. TOTALS: 21-42 18-30 64.
PULASKI (56): Ally Fleenor 6-9 1-3 13, Russell 2-3 1-4 5, Hannah Keefer 4-8 0-1 10, Huff 1-6 0-0 3, Lawson 3-5 2-2 9, Vest 0-2 0-2 0, Keslyn Secrist 6-12 4-4 16. TOTALS: 22-45 8-16 56.
3-Point Goals: CHS—4 (Williams 2, Jeffries, Moody). PHS—4 (Keefer 2, Huff, Lawson).
CLEVELAND 13 13 20 18—64
PULASKI 18 16 12 10—56
