The Upperman Lady Bees from Baxter, Tenn., used a solid first quarter to gain a lead on Greeneville that they would never relinquish on their way to a 64-52 win.
Upperman led 20-6 at the first horn and seemed on their way to an easy win, but the Lady Devils settled down and would not let the Bees run away and hide, thanks to a tremendous offensive show by freshman Lauren Bailey, who poured in 29 points.
The Devils closed to 31-20 by intermission after trailing by 18 earlier in the quarter. Upperman was up by as many as 17 early in the final quarter, but the Devils refused to go away and cut the gap down to 10 but could never get it to single digits.
Reagan Hurst scored 24 points and Tori Brooks netted 16 for Upperman (10-1). Abigail Johnson grabbed a dozen rebounds as the Bees hurt the Devils on the glass, winning the rebound battle 38-23.
Greeneville (4-7) was led by Bailey while Macy Kennedy added eight and Delana DeBusk had eight assists.
UPPERMAN (64): Levy 1-2 0-0- 2, Crouch 3-11 0-0 6, Reagan Hurst 8-20 7-7 24, Tori Brooks 5-6 2-4 16, Johnson 4-4 1-2 9, McClain 3-3 1-2 7, Conradi 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 24-46 11-15 64.
GREENEVILLE (52): Hayes 1-7 0-0 2, Lauren Bailey 11-23 2-2 29, Marsh 1-4 2-4 4, Kennedy 3-6 1-2 8, DeBusk 0-3 2-4 2, Carter 1-5 3-5 5, Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Weems 1-1 0-2 2, Ellenburg 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18-50 10-19 52.
3-Point Goals: UHS—5 (Brooks 4, Hurst). GHS—6 (Bailey 5, Kennedy).
Score by quarters:
Upperman 20 11 23 10—64
Greeneville 6 14 19 13—52
