Morrison girls earn spot in 7-Up finals

Friday night in the semifinals of the Eastside 7-Up Tournament the Lady Eagles of Morrison made their way to the finals by downing the Lady Cardinals of Lynchburg 27-9.

First-period action saw the Lady Eagles hit for seven points as Taylor Grissom, Ali Young and Erin Dunn put points on the board. Lynchburg had trouble handling Morrison’s defensive pressure, which resulted in a scoreless quarter as Morrison led 7-0.

Second-period action saw much of the same from both teams. Lynchburg once again failed to produce any offense in the quarter. Morrison hit for six points to take a 13-0 lead at the half.

Rachel Mott got Morrison off and running in the third period with a jumper in the paint. Lynchburg hit the scoreboard at the 3:45 mark when Chelsea Scott hit from under the basket. Lynchburg closed out the period with five more points and Morrison added six in the period to hold a 19-7 lead.

In the final period Morrison hit for eight points, while Lynchburg added a pair of free-throws for its only points in the period.

For the Lady Eagles Young and Grissom had seven points each. Kayla Robinson added six, Mott, Sara Rains and Erin Dyer had two points each, with Dunn hitting for one point.