Lady Eagles soar past WCMS
Morrison’s girls got off to an early start Thursday night on their way to a victory in the semifinals of the Warren County Elementary Tournament.
The Lady Eagles used a balanced scoring attack and stifling defense to their advantage, moving on to Saturday night’s championship with a 34-21 victory over the seventh-graders from Warren County Middle School.
With the victory Morrison moved on to face Centertown for the tournament title, while WCMS was set to face Irving College Saturday night for third place.
The Lady Eagles jumped ahead early, going up 7-0 before Warren County’s Amy Hutton erased her team’s scoreboard goose-egg with back-to-back baskets. But a layup from Casey Hopkins and two Elizabeth Kennamer free throws helped Morrison close the first quarter with an 11-4 lead.
Morrison went on another scoring run in the opening minutes of the second, out-scoring the Lady Pioneers 8-2 over the quarter’s first 3-1/2 minutes. Ashlee Malone posted four points for WCMS and Mary Kate Fisher added a late putback, but Morrison held its lead and took a 21-12 advantage into halftime.
The third quarter belonged to the Lady Eagles, who held WCMS to just one field goal and two free throws while posting 13 points of their own to take a 34-16 lead.
That advantage was large enough for Morrison to go without any points through the fourth quarter, and WCMS got a field goal from Katie Rogers and went 3-for-8 from the free-throw line down the stretch.
Kennamer finished with 11 points to lead all scorers, while Hopkins had seven and Ashley Hobbs scored six. Morrison got two points each from Casi Rogers and Katelynn Williams, while Kiley Williams added a free throw.
WCMS was led by Taylor Nunley’s five points, with Hutton, Ashlee Malone and Fisher each netting four. Jamie Bush and Rogers had two each.