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McKENZIE (February 15) — The District 11A Girls Basketball Tournament began Saturday at Bethel University’s Crisp Arena with a pair of elimination games.
First, the four-seed Clarksburg Lady Rockets protected an early lead to take a 53-39 win and end the season of the five-seed Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Lady Tigers.
Then, the three-seed West Carroll Lady War Eagles coasted to a 56-22 victory over the six-seed Big Sandy Lady Red Devils, ending their season.
The tournament continues Tuesday at Crisp with the semifinal round. Clarksburg will face the top-seed Huntingdon Fillies at 6 p.m., followed by West Carroll meeting the two-seed McKenzie Lady Rebels.
All four teams will then play Friday in the finals. Tuesday’s losers will battle for third place at 6 p.m., followed by the championship contest.
All four teams advance to the Region 6A tournament.
Clarksburg Lady Rockets 53, Central Lady Tigers 39
Clarksburg jumped out to a 20-7 lead after the opening frame, led by Krista Noble with ten points, including a pair of three-pointers. Ashlyn Yarbrough scored seven points, Jasmine Bailey had a pair, and Makiya Abdallah hit a free throw. Brylee Williams scored four for Central, and Malorie Clements-Tillman hit a three.
The Lady Tigers cut into the deficit with a 14-9 advantage in the second quarter, led by Williams with five points. Clements-Tillman scored four. Nevaeh Davis hit a three, and Mykenzie Burton had a pair. Yarbrough led the Lady Rockets with seven, including a three-pointer, and Caselyn Derryberry had a pair. At the half, Clarksburg led 29-21.
The Lady Rockets doubled up Central 10-5 in the third, led by Noble with five points, including a three. Abdallah scored three points, and Bailey added a pair. Williams had all five Lady Tiger points, including a three. Heading into the final frame, the Lady Rockets led 39-26.