Black Mountain, Wallins, JACES earn first-round wins

By John Henson, Managing Editor

Black Mountain, Wallins and James A. Cawood were all blowout winners on Saturday in the first round of the fifth- and sixth-grade county tournament at James A. Cawood Elementary School.
Jayla Dillman scored nine points and Madalyn Bennett added eight as Black Mountain downed Cawood 23-11.
Riley Clem led the Lady Comets with seven points.
Kylee Runions poured in 15 points as Wallins overpowered Evarts 26-1.
Addy Davis scored 10 and Carmen Gamboa added eight as the Trojanettes defeated Cumberland 39-4.
Top-seeded Rosspoint will play Black Mountain at 5:30 and James A. Cawood will play Wallins at 7 in the semifinals on Tuesday at JACES. The championship and consolation games will be played Thursday at Harlan County High School.
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Black Mountain (23) — Jayla Dillman 9, Madalynn Bennett 8, Gracie Youngs 4, Kelsie Middleton 2.
Cawood (11) — Riley Clem 7, Jinna Smith 4
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Wallins (26) — Kylee Runions 15, Raegan Landa 9, Kayleigh Templeton 2.
Evarts (1) — Rylee Napier 1.
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James A. Cawood (39) —Addy Davis 10, Carmen Gamboa 8, Haley Berry 4, Clarissa Yost 4, Maddi Fields 4, Taylynn Napier 3, Natalie Moore 2, Elizabeth Ball 2, Lia Kate Carter 2.
Cumberland (4) —Ashlynn North 3, Brianna Barrett 1.