Game 27 – George Rogers Clark 72, Knox Catholic 50
George Rogers Clark of Kentucky came out firing on all cylinders Friday and won with relative ease 72-50 over the Irish of Knox Catholic. Playing with great intensity, the Cardinals raced out to a 19-9 first period lead and never let off the gas at all in the second [...]
Game 26 – Cocke County 64, Mercy 57
Cocke County got back on the winning track Friday afternoon, moving past Mercy Academy of Louisville, Ky., 64-57. The game was back-and-forth most of the way until the winning Lady Red gained the upper hand with an 11-2 run over a two minute stretch late in the game to [...]
Game 25 – South Greene 65, Chuckey-Doak 62
The Chuckey-Doak Lady Knights came within an eyelash of pulling off one of their biggest victories in a number of years, but gritty county rival South Greene battled back from a deficit of as much as 17 points to take a 65-62 win Friday. South Greene stormed back as [...]
Game 24 – Greeneville 60, Morristown West 51
Morristown West made a game which seemed out of reach in the third quarter interesting down the stretch, but the Greeneville Lady Devils held on for a 60-51 win over the Lady Trojans Friday morning. Greeneville held a 23-point advantage at 50-27 late in the third quarter, and was [...]
Game 23 – Elizabethton 67, West Greene 27
Elizabethton’s Lady Cyclones started off Day 4 of the Ladies Classic by taking a 67-27 win over West Greene in the opener. The Cyclones held the Buffs scoreless in the first quarter in going up 21-0 and it was 35-7 at intermission. Michelle Shields led the winners with 17 [...]
Game 22 – Marist 47, George Rogers Clark, 43
The showdown between Marist and George Rogers Clark, two teams loaded with talented college prospects as underclassmen, was everything it was projected to be as Marist of Atlanta slipped past the Cardinals from Kentucky in a 47-43 thriller in the day’s final quarterfinal game. Marist came from behind in [...]
Game 21 – Knox Webb 68, Mercy Academy 37
Webb School of Knoxville breezed past their third straight opponent in the Ladies Classic, cruising past Mercy Academy of Kentucky 68-37 to advance to Friday night’s semifinal round where they will take on Jackson Southside. The Spartans started hot and never quit. They were up 20-4 at the first [...]
Game 20 – Bartlett 55, Knox Catholic 52
In one of the most intense games to date in the tournament, Bartlett from West Tennessee held on for a 55-52 win over the Irish of Knox Catholic. Bartlett advances to the tourney semifinals on Friday and will play in the 9 p.m. nightcap. The two squads battled tooth-and-nail [...]
Game 19 – Jackson Southside 48, Cocke County 36
Cocke County had become the “Cinderella” story of the Ladies Classic after pulling off two wins the past couple of days that would be considered upsets by most observers, but the Lady Red were unable to pull off another one Thursday as Jackson Southside took a 48-36 hard-earned victory. [...]
Game 18 – Bearden 70, Greeneville 35
Bearden was knocked into the loser’s bracket in the first round of the Classic, but they proved to the Hal Henard crowd Thursday that they are definitely one of the class teams in Tennessee after moving past Greeneville 70-35. After a relatively slow start, leading 20-14 after one quarter, [...]
Game 17 – North Greene 69, Chuckey-Doak 42
In a game which saw a combined total of 57 free throws attempted (34 by North Greene and 23 by C-D), the Lady Huskies of North Greene knocked off county rival Chuckey-Doak 69-42. North Greene led by only 33-27 at halftime, but they salted the game away in the [...]
Game 16 – Steward 58, Morristown West 38
Steward School of Virginia had no trouble in taking a 58-38 victory over Morristown West at the Classic Thursday. The Spartans started strong with a 21-8 first quarter lead and held a commanding 46-16 advantage at intermission and had the game well in hand. Steward was led by Tori [...]
Game 15 – Daniel Boone 76, South Greene 67
The Lady Blazers of Boone and South Greene’s Lady Rebs staged a competitive game from start to finish with Boone coming away a 76-67 winner. Boone led most of the way but could never put the game out of reach as South Greene kept battling back. It was 30-27 [...]
Game 14 – Oak Ridge 64, West Greene 40
Oak Ridge advanced with a 64-40 win over West Greene in the first game of Thursday’s Day 3 of the Ladies Classic.The Lady Buffs gave a good showing by trailing 15-11 after one quarter, but the Lady Wildcats began to pull away with a 24-10 run in the second frame.Ayanna [...]
Game 13 – Mercy Academy 53, Greeneville 49
Mercy Academy of Louisville, Ky., held off Greeneville 53-49 in the night’s finale at Hal Henard Gym. The Jaguars got 17 points and five assists from Abby Reitzel, 14 points from Addyson Becker, and 10 points and five steals from Peyton Arnold. Greeneville answered with 16 points from Kyla [...]
Game 12 – Knox Catholic 75, South Greene 47
Knox Catholic’s Lady Irish, who finished last year’s Ladies Classic as the runnerup, took their first step toward returning to championship night with a 75-47 win over South Greene Wednesday night before a good crowd in Hal Henard Gymnasium. The good-shooting Irish hit 11 3-pointers on the night, led [...]
Game 11 – Marist 71, Chuckey-Doak 27
Kate Harpring of Marist School of Atlanta, another of the country’s top sophomore college prospects, put on a show at the Classic Wednesday night, leading her Lady War Eagles to a 71-27 win over the Chuckey-Doak’s Lady Knights. Harpring, who logged only 11:53 of playing time, was a perfect [...]
Game 10 – Cocke County 60, Steward 46
Cocke County faced their second tough challenge in a row in the Ladies Classic and again came out on top, beating Steward School from Virginia 60-46 Wednesday. The Lady Red from Newport seemed in control the entire way, but it took a fourth quarter blitz for them to turn [...]
Game 9 – George Rogers Clark 71, North Greene 25
The Cardinals from George Rogers Clark out of Winchester, Ky., proved too much for the North Greene Lady Huskies to handle as they romped to a 71-25 win on Wednesday. The Kentucky squad came out clicking and moved to a 22-2 first quarter lead and never looked back as [...]
Game 8 – Bartlett 57, Daniel Boone 39
Bartlett’s Panthers won their second game of the tournament, running past Daniel Boone 57-39. Bartlett never trailed, starting with a 12-7 first quarter and a 27-14 advantage by intermission. Their lead grew during a 19-11 run in the third quarter and they were never threatened down the stretch. The [...]
Game 7 – Jackson Southside 55, Morristown West 50
The Hawks of Jackson Southside broke from a 50-50 tie with 1:16 left in the game to score the final five points and defeat the Morristown West Trojans 55-50 Wednesday. The Hawks (9-3) led the vast majority of the game, but could not put away the Trojans who came [...]
Game 6 – Knox Webb 65, Bearden 45
Bearden is not the first team to arrive at the Ladies Classic with an unblemished record and leave town with at least one loss on their slate, and they turned into the latest victim as fellow Knoxville rival Webb School posted a 65-47 upset win Wednesday. The Lady Bulldogs [...]
Game 5 – Upperman 63, Elizabethton 54
Upperman and Elizabethton staged a 3-point shooting contest in Day 2’s first game Wednesday as the Lady Bees from Baxter captured a 63-54 win in a loser’s bracket game. The two teams threw up a total of 44 3-pointers in the game, with Upperman hitting 10 and Betsy 9. [...]
Game 4 – Bartlett 66, West Greene 16
Talented Bartlett High from West Tennessee had no trouble in rolling past West Greene 66-16 in the day’s finale. Bartlett ran out to a 17-2 first quarter lead which pretty well set the stage for the rest of this game. Kay Kay Sheffield scored 16 points to lead the [...]
Game 3 – North Greene 52, Oak Ridge 45
Oak Ridge had no answer for North Greene’s post presence, and the end result was another surprise in the opening round of the tourney as the Lady Huskies knocked off the Wildcats 52-45 Tuesday night. North Greene’s duo of Hannah Miller and Haley Bailey were so dominant in the [...]