Lady Eagles fly past ‘Cats
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The Lady Eagles held their opponents from Dibrell to a single field goal in each of the first two quarters, and cruised to victory in Tuesday’s semifinal matchup, winning by an eventual 35-18 margin.
Offense was tough to come by for both teams early in Tuesday’s semifinal game, but Brooke Bowman brook the scoreless tie with just over five minutes to play in the first quarter to give Morrison a lead it would keep for the rest of the game. Three points from Miki Rogers and a late basket from Carly Potter ended the quarter, while Dibrell’s Virginia Prater scored her team’s only points in the period, which ended with Morrison on top 7-2.
Prater had her team’s only basket in the second quarter, and Morrison’s Melita Pelham carried her squad through the period, posting five of her game-high 13 points to send the two foes into halftime with Morrison holding a comfortable 12-4 advantage.
The Lady Eagles kept command after the intermission, with Pelham scoring eight points in the third quarter and Kayley Murray adding six. Tough pressure from coach Brian Morgan’s squad kept Dibrell in check, as the Lady Wildcats posted just six points in the period and trailed 30-10 heading into the fourth.
After a Murray 3-pointer gave Morrison a 35-10 lead, the Lady Eagles’ reserves came on to finish the game. And although Prater and Chelsea Bunn combined for eight straight unanswered points through the final moments, Morrison’s early dominance had given the Lady Eagles a lead that was too big to overcome.
In addition to Pelham’s 13, the Lady Eagles got nine points from Murray, six from Bowman, five from Rogers and two from Potter.
Dibrell was led by Prater’s 12 points, while Bunn finished with four and Sarah Roller had two.