South Laurel of London, Ky., pulled away from North Greene in the fourth quarter and posted a 55-49 victory to advance to the tournament quarterfinals.
The two squads were neck and neck early in the fourth quarter, but North Greene went through a span of over five minutes where the rims were not kind and the shots wouldn’t fall, and the Lady Cardinals were able to gain the upper hand.
The Cards were led by Clara Collins with 15 points while Skeeter Mabe, a middle school seventh grader, netted 14.
North Greene (8-8) got a game-best 20 points from Shelby Davenport. Sonya Wagner scored 15 but sat out many minutes in foul trouble.
The game was knotted at 16 after one period and South Laurel went up 26-24 at halftime. The second half was just as tight until the shots quit falling for the Huskies late.
SOUTH LAUREL (55): Clara Collins 6-9 3-4 15, Miller 2-5 0-0 5, Turner 3-3 1-2 7, Hoskins 0-1 0-0 0, Cox 1-4 3-4 5, Presly 3-5 3-4 9, Skeeter Mabe 4-7 5-7 14. TOTALS: 19-34 15-21 55.
NORTH GREENE (49): Sanders 0-3 0-0 0, English 3-8 0-0 8, Britton 0-1 4-7 4, Gaby 1-3 0-1 2, Shelby Davenport 7-12 3-4 20, Sonya Wagner 7-12 0-0 15, Anderson 0-4 0-0 0. TOTALS: 18-43 7-12 49.
3-Point Goals: SL—2 (Miller, Mabe). NG—6 (Davenport 3, English 2, Wagner).
SOUTH LAUREL 16 10 18 11—55
NORTH GREENE 16 8 16 9—49
