Pikeville (Ky.) and Knox Webb staged a nail-biter, with the Panthers coming away a 48-46 winner.
The game stayed tight from start to finish. The Panthers were up 14-12 after one quarter and 22-20 at intermission That lead improved to four points at 39-35 heading into the fourth canto.
Pikeville pushed ahead to one of its best advantages of the night at 41-35 early in the period, but the Spartans got it back to 41-40 before Trinity Rowe hit a driving layup to get it back to 43-40. A basket by Webb’s Azuya Blair and another by Meeyah Green following a Pikeville turnover put the Knoxville squad back into a 44-43 lead with 1:50 left.
The Panthers got the ball into the corner to Kristen Whited who buried a 3-pointer to boost them back into the lead for keeps at 46-44. A missed shot by Webb was followed by some nifty clock killing by the Panthers and Kyera Thornsbury was fouled and hit both free tosses to put Pikeville up 48-44 with only 10 seconds to go. A bucket from Sydney Stinson in the closing second provided the margin of victory.
Rowe finished with 15 points and Whited had 10 for the winners. Webb was led by a game best 17 points by Madelyn Ladd.
Pikeville will take on Oak Ridge for sixth place Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
PIKEVILLE (48): Hall 0-1 0-0 0, Trinity Rowe 5-12 2-2 15, Kristen Whited 4-6 0-0 10, Thornsbury 1-3 3-4 6, Jackson 1-2 3-6 5, Theiss 1-4 0-0 2, Kidd 1-2 0-0 2, Sparks 4-5 0-0 8. TOTALS: 17-35 8-12 48.
KNOX WEBB (46): Overton 3-11 0-0 7, Madelyn Ladd 6-10 3-4 17, Bush 1-4 0-0 2, Blair 2-5 1-3 5, Stinson 3-6 3-4 9, Green 3-12 0-0 6. TOTALS: 18-48 7-11 46.
3-Point Goals: PHS—6 (Rowe 3, Whited 2, Thornsbury). KW—3 (Ladd 2, Overton).
| Scores by Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pikeville | 14 | 8 | 17 | 9 – 48 |
| Knox Webb | 12 | 8 | 15 | 11 – 46 |
