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Landa sparks second-half surge as Wallins earns spot in county finals

Rosspoint remains unbeaten with win over JACES
By John Henson, Managing Editor
October 1, 2024
John Henson
Wallins guard Raegan Landa scored 25 points Tuesday in the Lady Devils’ win over Black Mountain in the semifinals of the county tournament.
Black Mountain guard Kelsie Middleton put up a shot in action from the county tournament Tuesday. Middleton scored 17 points in the Tigerettes’ loss to Wallins. (John Henson)
Wallins guard Brooke Haywood put up a shot against Black Mountain’s Gracie Youngs in county tournament action Tuesday. (John Henson)

Wallins guard Raegan Landa took control in the third quarter, scoring nine of her team’s 15 points, as the Lady Devils pulled away for a 45-33 win over Black Mountain on Tuesday in the seventh- and eighth-grade county tournament at James A. Cawood.
Landa finished with 25 points and Mahalah Hall added 10 as Wallins advanced to Thursday’s championship game against unbeaten Rosspoint.
Kelsie Middleton scored 17 points and Vanessa Griffith added 16 to lead Black Mountain.
Rsosspoint stayed perfect on the season with a 45-11 win over James A. Cawood. Jaycee Simpson scored 11 points and Kenadee Sturgill added 10 to lead a balanced Lady Cats’ offense.
Nathalie Moore paced the Trojanettes with eight points.
Black Mountain will play James A. Cawood for third place on Thursday at 5:30 at Harlan County High School. Rosspoint will play Wallins at 6:30.
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Rosspoint (45) — Jaycee Simpson 11, Kenadee Sturgill 10, Shasta Brackett 8, Aiselyn Sexton 9, Taylynn Napier 7.
James A. Cawood (11) — Natalie Moore 8, Maddie Woods 1, Embry Engle 2.
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Wallins (45) — Raegan Landa 25, Mahalah Hall 10, Kylie Templeton 2, Kayleigh Colinger 4, Brooke Haywood 4.
Black Mountain (35) — Kelsie Middleton 17, Vanessa Griffith 16, Gracie Youngs 2.

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By John Henson
John Henson
John Henson, Managing Editor
John Henson has covered sports since 1985 for the Harlan Daily Enterprise, the Cats Pause and harlancountysports.com, winning numerous Kentucky Press Association awards during that time. He also served as managing editor for 15 years and now teaches writing at Harlan County High School as part of the Gear Up program.