GAME 22 – Alcoa 73, Elizabethton 69 (Quarterfinal)

Alcoa and Elizabethton staged an old-fashioned shootout in the final quarterfinal game of the night, with the Tornadoes posting a 75-69 victory to advance to the Friday semifinals.

Alcoa will take on Upperman in the 9 p.m. contest. Elizabethton plays at 3 p.m. against Lumpkin County.

Alcoa held a 29-22 halftime lead, but Elizabethton continued to battle in the second half and closed the deficit to 66-64 with about three minutes left in the ball game.

But the Tornadoes made their free throws down the stretch and never allowed the Cyclones to knot the score or grab the lead.

Karli Haworth continued her high scoring ways for Alcoa with 28 points, including five 3-pointers. Macie Ridge and Amelia Pfeiffer each scored 15 and Mak Bremer added 13 to give the Tornadoes a balanced scoring attack.

Elizabethton was led by Renna Lane with 24 points while Lina Lyon scored 23.

ELIZABETHTON (69): Holly 2-9 0-0 6, Lina Lyon 9-17 3-4 23, Renna Lane 8-9 3-4 24, Mathena 2-9 2-2 6, Fowler 1-5 0-0 3, Whitson 0-2 0-0 0, Lee 3-4 0-0 7. TOTALS: 25-55 8-10 69.

ALCOA (73): Daugherty 2-3 0-0 4, Macie Ridge 5-11 2-2 15, Pitts 0-2 0-0 0, Amelia Pfeiffer 6-13 3-7 15, Karli Haworth 7-16 9-11 28, Ai. Pfeiffer 0-1 0-0 0, Mak Bremer 5-9 1-2 13. TOTALS: 25-55 15-22 75.

3-Point Goals:  EHS—11 (Lane 5, Holly 2, Lyon 2, Fowler, Lee). AHS—10 (Haworth 5, Ridge 3, Bremer 2, Pitts).