Cleveland’s Lady Raiders used the offensive punch of seniors Addison Hurst and Paige Moody, who combined for 32 points, and turned back Morristown West 55-45.
The Raiders went up 14-4 at the first rest stop and improved the lead to 34-18 by halftime. The Trojans were able to close the gap in the fourth quarter as the Raiders chose to run the clock, but they could get no closer than the final margin of 10 points.
Hurst led the way with 18 points, five steals and three assists. Moody scored 14, grabbed seven rebounds and also had three assists. Each knocked down three 3-pointers. Lauren Hurst scored eight points and had seven rebounds and four steals.
Morristown West got a 16-point effort from Delaney Weddington, who made it a double-double by yanking down 12 rebounds. Mia Dinkins scored nine and Kaylee Dyke had seven.
Cleveland advanced to take on South Greene tonight at 8:30, while the Trojans get the early morning game in the loser’s bracket against Chuckey-Doak.
CLEVELAND (55): Tanner 0-3 0-2 0, Addison Hurst 7-10, 1-4 18, Paige Moody 5-10 1-1 14, Jaydin Lee 0-2 2-2 2, Lauren Hurst 3-13 0-0 8, Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Westfield 1-1 2-2 5, Smith 2-3 0-0 4, T.Tanner 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS: 20-49 6-11 55.
MORRISTOWN WEST (45): Mitchell 3-7 0-2 6, Delaney Weddington 6-17 4-6 16, Beaver 1-2 1-2 3, Dinkins 3-7 0-0 9, Dyke 3-9 0-0 7, K.Dinkins 0-2 0-0 0, Messer 1-5 2-2 4. TOTALS: 17-49 7-12 45.
3-Point Goals: CHS—9 (A.Hurst 3, Moody 3, LHurst 2, Westfield). MW—4 (M.Dinkins 3, Dyke).
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 14 | 20 | 19 | 2 – 55 |
| Morristown West | 4 | 14 | 15 | 12 – 45 |
