Bradley Central had little problem in racing past South Laurel (Ky.) 62-49 to earn fifth place in the tournament.
The Bears had a slender 12-10 lead at the first horn, but took off in the second frame and extended their lead to 31-20 by intermission. South Laurel was unable to get the deficit back to single digits the rest of the way.
Bradley was led by Karsee Weber with 19 points, including five 3-pointers. The Bears knocked down 12 3-pointers in the game. Sloan Carpenter had 12 points to assist the offensive effort.
South Laurel got 14 points each from Clara Collins and Skeeter Mabe.
SOUTH LAUREL (49): Clara Collins 5-7 2-2 14, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Turner 4-6 0-2 8, Bundey 2-2 0-0 4, Hoskins 0-2 0-0 0, Cox 1-4 0-0 2, Murray 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 1-2 0-1 2, Presley 2-4 1-1 5, Skeeter Mabe 5-7 3-7 14. TOTALS: 20-36 6-13 49.
BRADLEY CENTRAL (62): Crittenden 3-4 0-1 7, Sloan Carpenter 4-6 1-2 12, Brewer 1-3 0-0 3, Karsee Weber 7-14 0-1 19, Ware 3-7 0-0 6, Lindsey 0-0 1-2 1, Ledford 1-5 0-0 2, Francis 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 2-5 0-0 5, Swick 2-4 0-0 5. TOTALS: 24-51 2-6 62.
3-Point Goals: SL—3 (Collins 2, Mabe). BC—12 (Weber 5, Carpenter 3, Brewer, Jones, Swick).
SOUTH LAUREL 10 10 15 14—49
BRADLEY CENTRAL 12 19 17 14—62