Upperman’s Lady Bees improved to 13-1 on the year and coasted past North Greene 70-31 in Ladies Classic action Wednesday afternoon.
The Bees, the pick of many observers to be a state tournament contender again this season, had little trouble in this one after moving to a 21-4 first quarter lead and a commanding 41-12 halftime spread.
Taylor Dolente scored 18 points to lead Upperman while Abigail Johnson scored 16 and yanked down a dozen rebounds.
Sonya Wagner was tops for the Huskies with 17 points and seven rebounds.
Upperman moves to the tourney quarterfinals on Thursday in the 6 p.m. contest. North Greene plays in the 10:30 a.m. loser’s bracket game Thursday.
Upperman (70): K.Dolente 3-3 0-0 9, Bass 3-4 0-0 7, Mullins 1-3 0-0 2, Stiles 1-4 0-0 2, Hamilton 2-2 0-0 5, Taylor Dolente 6-9 0-0 18, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Cobb 2-6 2-4 6, Hickey 0-1 0-00 0, Abigail Johnson 7-9 2-2 16, Harrell 1-2 0-0 2. TOTALS: 27-44 4-6 70.
North Greene (31): M.Buchanan 1-2 0-0 3, Sanders 1-3 0-0 3, Gaby 0-2 2-2 2, G.Buchanan 2-7 1-2 6, Sonya Wagner 6-21 4-5 17, Head 0-1 0-0 0, Bailey 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS: 10-38 7-9 31.
3-Point Goals: UHS—12 (T.Dolente 6, K. Dolente 3, Bass, Hamilton, Jones). NG—4 (M.Buchanan, Sanders, G.Buchanan, Wagner).
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upperman | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 – 70 |
| North Greene | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 – 31 |
