The North Greene Huskies survived a torrid Archer High rally in the third quarter, recovered down the stretch and advanced to the tournament quarterfinals with a 44-38 win over the Lady Tigers from Lawrenceville, Ga.
Junior Haleigh Bernard had a big game for North Greene, pumping in 20 points to lead all players in scoring. Brooklyn Anderson had nine points and 12 rebounds to assist.
The Huskies controlled a 27-16 halftime lead, but Archer came out red hot in the third, converting NG mistakes into points and going on an 11-0 run to tie the contest at 27-27 with 4 minutes to go. Archer was never able to gain the lead and the two teams settled for a 31-31 draw going into the final period.
Bernard had a strong final quarter and her bucket followed by a pair of free throws at the midway point had North Greene (11-3) back up 41-34. Archer could get no closer than five the rest of the way.
Cazia Nelson scored 16 and Taniya McGowan had 13 for Archer (7-5).
ARCHER (38): Bryant 1-7 1-2 3, Nelson 6-17 4-4 16, McGowan 6-12 0-1 13, Smith 1-1 0-2 2, Jackson 1-6 0-0 2, Zimmerman 0-5 2-2 2, Baker 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 0-0- 0-0 0. TOTALS: 15-50 7-11 38.
NORTH GREENE (44): Britton 2-7 0-0 4, Savage 0-10 2-3 3, Davenport 3-7 1-2 7, Haleigh Bernard 5-11 8-11 20, Anderson 4-5 1-2 9, English 0-0 0-0 0, Wagner 1-2 0-0 2. TOTALS: 15-42 12-18 44.
3-Point Goals: AHS—1 (McGowan). NG—2 (Bernard 2).
Score by quarters:
Archer 8 8 15 7—38
North Greene 16 11 4 13—44
