After winning all eight of their regular season games by an average of almost 26 points, the Black Mountain Tigerettes may have forgotten what it was like to play in a close game.
The James A. Cawood Trojanettes provided a scary reminder Friday in the semifinals of the fifth- and sixth-grade county tournament at the S.H. Rowland Gymnasium, pushing Black Mountain to the buzzer before falling 22-21. JACES had a couple of chances late to win the game but was unable to convert.
Rheagan Halcomb scored 10 points to pace the 9-0 Tigerettes.
Abby Elliott poured in 15 for the Trojanettes.
Black Mountain will play Rosspoint on Saturday at 1:15 in the county championship game at Harlan County High School. Rosspoint advanced with a 27-10 win over Wallins in last night’s second semifinal game. Shasta Brackett led the Lady Cats with nine points.
Reagan Landa and Kendall Brock each scored four to pace Wallins.
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Black Mountain (22) — Addison Campbell 2, Rheagan Halcomb 10, Kirra Snelling 2, Julia Vick 6, Aubrey Madden 2.
James A. Cawood (21) — Carmen Thomas 2, Abby Elliott 15, Addy Davis 4.
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Rosspoint (27) — Jaylee Cochran 4, Emmalynn Branson 4, Kayleigh Templeton 2, Lauren Lewis 2, Shasta Brackett 9, Reagan Clem 4, Jaycee Simpson 2.
Wallins (10) — Reagan Landa 4, Kendall Brock 4, Olivia Johnson 2.