BEES WIN CLASSIC CONSOLATION GAME
Two Class AA programs that will be heard of plenty the rest of the season, Upperman and Meigs County, staged a classic battle for third place in the Ladies Classic, with the Bees going overtime to beat Meigs 58-54.
The two teams were knotted at 50-50 at the close of regulation, but Torie Brooks knocked down a three to start the extra frame and gave Upperman the lead for keeps. Reagan Hurst blocked a Meigs shot, then came down and got a basket to give the Bees a 55-50 lead.
Meigs closed to 56-54 with 26 seconds to go, but Hurst was clutch at the foul line and her two shots with 18 seconds left sealed the deal.
Meigs staged a good rally in the final three minutes of regulation. They trailed 49-43 with 1:48 left, but battled back to knot the score at 50-50 on a basket by Ella Crowder with 12 seconds left. Upperman missed a layup at the four second mark that would have ended things in regulation.
Abigail Johnson scored 14 points to lead balanced Upperman. Hurst scored 13, Anna Grace McClain 12 and Brooklyn Crouch 11.
Meigs County got 15 points from Anna Crowder, 14 from Jaci Powell and 11 from Ella Crowder.
UPPERMAN (58): Levy 0-2 1-2 1, Brooklyn Crouch 3-5 3-5 11, Reagan Hurst 4-13 5-7 13, Brooks 2-3 0-0 6, Abigail Johnson 6-8 2-2 14, Anna Grace McClain 6-7 0-1 12, Cobb 0-1 1-2 1. TOTALS: 21-39 12-19 58.
MEIGS COUNTY (54): Anna Crowder 5-9 5-5 15, Stone 1-6 1-2 3, Jaci Powell 5-12 2-2 14, Wade 2-3 1-2 6, Ella Crowder 3-7 4-5 11, Crager 1-3 0-0 3, Lawson 0-0 0-0 0, Bales 1-4 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18-44 13-16 54.
3-Point Goals: UHS—4 (Crouch 2, Brooks 2). MC—5 (Powell 2, Wade, E.Crowder, Crager).
Score by quarters:
Upperman 13 9 14 14 8—58
Meigs County 14 7 14 15 4—54
