Karli Haworth of Alcoa put on a shooting clinic, setting a new single-game 3-point scoring record by nailing nine long ones, and the Tornados ripped University School of Jackson 80-39.
Haworth scored 30 for the game, and her nine 3-pointers broke the tournament’s record of eight treys which was held by Kendal Baxter of Sevier County (2006) and Rebecca Caroland of Franklin County (2013).
Haworth, a Carson-Newman commitment, had plenty of offensive help. UVa-Wise signee Macie Ridge scored 21, hitting four 3-pointers. Mak Bremer added 13 as the Tornados hit 59 percent from the field from 3-point land (13-22) and 57 percent overall shooting (28-49).
Alcoa took command early with a 19-9 first quarter lead, then burned the nets with 32 in the second frame to go up 51-16 at intermission.
The Tornadoes are now 11-1 on the year and will play in the 9 p.m. quarterfinal round on Thursday.
USJ got 15 points from 8th grader Haylen Ayers, one of the nation’s top young players who has already received interest from a number of SEC schools, including Tennessee, scored 15 poits to lead the Bruins. Ava Barham chipped in with 8 as the Bruins drop to 8-5. They play Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the loser’s bracket of the Classic.
ALCOA (80): Daugherty 1-3 2-2 4, Bailey 0-1 0-0 0, Macie Ridge 7-8 3-3 21, Pitts 2-5 0-0 4, A.Pfeiffer2-3 0-0 4, Stewart 1-1 0-0 2, Brewster 0-2 0-0 0, Karli Haworth 9-17 3-3 30, Ai.Pfeiffer 1-1 0-0 2, Mak Bremer 5-7 3-5 13. TOTALS: 28-49 11-13 80.
USJ (39): Driver 1-7 5-5 7, Spellings 0-0 1-2 1, King 1-2 0-0 3, Haylen Ayers 4-10 6-7 15, Barham 2-4 4-4 8, Hays 2-8 0-0 5, Payne 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS: 10-33 16-18 39.
3-Point Goals: AHS—13 (Haworth 9, Ridge 4). USJ—3 (King, Ayers, Hays).
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoa | 9 | 32 | 24 | 5 – 80 |
| USJ | 16 | 7 | 18 | 5 – 39 |
