Shelby Valley’s (Ky.) Lady Cats came from behind in the fourth quarter and beat South Greene in a 53-52 thriller in a loser’s bracket finale.
The Rebs led 26-21 at halftime and commanded a 40-34 advantage heading into the final period, but the Cats won the pivotal fourth quarter and sneaked out of Hal Henard with a victory.
Alyssa Elswick turned in a splendid 25 points, 13 rebounds, performance for the winning Cats, almost half of the team’s total points in the game. South Greene did a good job defensively on point guard Cassidy Rowe, who had only 7 points, but she also dished out seven assists.
South Greene got balanced scoring from Hailey Brooks with 15, Emma Cutshall with 13 and Addison Williams with 11.
The Rebels had a tough time keeping the taller Cats off the boards as they were outrebounded 26-18.
SHELBY VALLEY (53): Alvin 3-4 0-0 8, Meade 0-4 1-2 2, Alyssa Elswick 11-13 3-6 25, Rowe 3-10 0-0 7, Z.Johnson 3-7 0-0 6, S.Johnson 3-7 0-0 6. TOTALS: 23-43 4-8 53.
SOUTH GREENE (52): Addison Williams 4-6 3-4 11, Hensley 0-3 0-0 0, Hailey Brooks 5-8 4-4 15, Emma Cutshall 5-9 2-3 13, Mullins 1-3 1-2 3, Clark 3-5 0-0 6, Roderick 2-5 0-0 4. TOTALS: 20-39 10-13 52.
3-Point Goals: SV—3 (Alvin 2, Rowe). SG—2 (Brooks, Cutshall).
SHELBY VALLEY 14 7 13 19—53
SOUTH GREENE 12 14 14 12—52
