LEWISBURG — Marshall County (12-10, 1-7) built a nine-point lead by halftime against visiting Spring Hill on Friday night, but little by little, the Lady Raiders were able to whittle away the …
This item is available in full to subscribers.
To continue reading, you will need to either log in to your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you are a current print subscriber, you can set up a free website account and connect your subscription to it by clicking here.
If you are a digital subscriber with an active, online-only subscription then you already have an account here. Just reset your password if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
LEWISBURG — Marshall County (12-10, 1-7) built a nine-point lead by halftime against visiting Spring Hill on Friday night, but little by little, the Lady Raiders were able to whittle away the Tigerette lead and in the closing minutes, stole the lead and escaped Lewisburg with a key District 8-AAA win on Friday night.
Spring Hill closed the game on a 17-10 run and dealt the Tigerettes a 44-41 loss.
A nine-point lead was cut to four points after three quarters, setting the stage for a dramatic finish in the fourth.
Spring Hill’s Mariya Ramsey hit a layup with 4:24 left to give Spring Hill a 38-37 lead.
Over the following three minutes, the lead changed three more times until Mashawna Ridley drove to the rim and finished with a layup, putting the Tigerettes on top, 41-40, with 1:24 left.
After a foul on Kerriona Thomison sent Spring Hill to the line, it was Meme Goodman who hit the front end of a one-and-one attempt to tie the game at 41 with 37 seconds left.
On the following possession, the Tigerettes committed a back court violation, giving the ball to Spring Hill with 27 seconds left in regulation.
Unable to foul, it was J.C. Brashear who hit a layup with 18 seconds left to make it a 43-41 lead for the visitors.
Eventually, Spring Hill drew a foul with one second left and again, Ramsey delivered on the front end of a pair of free throw attempts to make it a three-point game, which secured the win for the Lady Raiders.
While Marshall County held the lead through the majority of regulation, Spring Hill made its run when switching to a full court, 2-1-2 defense that forced several Tigerette turnover and allowed the Lady Raiders to make their run.
Brashear led all scorers with 17 points, while Ridley chipped in 16 to lead the Tigerettes.
Marshall County closes out the regular season this week, beginning with a game at Lawrence County on Tuesday night and the regular season finale on Thursday at home against Page.
Spring Hill 8 7 12 17 — 44
Marshall Co. 12 12 7 10 — 41
Spring Hill: J.C. Brashear 17, Meme Goodman 12, Mariya Ramsey 5, Belle Brashear 4, Penelope Phillips 4, Alli Davis 3, Greer Herring.
Marshall Co.: Mashawna Ridley 16, Kayla Keiler 11, Demiyah Blackman 8, Maggie Steely 6.
3-Point goals: Marshall Co. (2): Ridley, Steely.
Halftime score: Marshall Co. 24, Spring Hill 15.
