Finals matchups set: Tigers, Warriors to battle tonight
The finals are set for tonight’s matchups in the Elementary JV Tournament held at Dibrell. In the girls’ finals the Lady Tigers of Irving College will face the Lady Warriors of Centertown at 7:30 p.m. The boys finals will see Irving College battle Centertown at 8:45.
The two consolation games will see Morrison take on Dibrell in girls action at 5 p.m. and the Morrison boys going up against Dibrell at 6:15.
The Lady Tigers advanced to the tournament finals by beating Morrison Tuesday night 36-31. Morrison held a three-point lead at halftime, 19-16, but the Lady Tigers came fighting back in the second half. Both teams put nine points on the board in the third but Irving College hit for 11 points in the final period while holding Morrison to just three points.
Leading the way for the Lady Tigers was Haley Wanamaker with 10 points, Tanisa Butzback had nine, Micaela Grieves had eight, April Amparan hit for seven and Heather Webb added two points.
For Morrison, Brooke Bowman had 10 points, Kayley Murray had nine, Jasmine Hall four, LaNae Bess, Melita Pelham, Carly Potter and Miki Rogers had two points each.
Centertown beat Dibrell 40-39 in boys action Tuesday night. Centertown led 25-16 at the half. The Warriors were held scoreless in the third period but out scored Dibrell 15-6 in the final period. Centertown went to the line 17 times in the final period hitting eight to secure the win.
For Centertown, Tyler Keaton had nine points, Johathon Green had eight, Timotty Patrick had seven, Rush Reedy and Hank Tittsworth had six points each. T J Cantrell had four points each.
For Dibrell, Ryan Daniel had 19 points, Cody Bond nine, Justin Wanamaker eight, Derek Mikkola two and Lou Christian had one point.
Irving College out-scored Morrison in the first three periods on its way to a 31-27 win. William DeLong and Darrid Wells each hit a three in the first period to give Irving College a 18-17 lead at the half.
In the third period Morrison tried to take the lead but the Tigers turned the Eagles away and held a 26-17 lead going into the final period. Morrison hit for 10 points while holding Irving College to five but the Tigers held on for the four point win.
For Irving College, Wells had 10 points, Ethan Grider had eight, Josh Burton six, Grant Mullican three, Justin Boulding and Dustin Smith had two points each.
For Morrison, Jonathan Holland had eight points. Dustin Holland, Charlie Hennessee and Bobby Fults had five points each with Casey Dunn adding four points.