JACES, Evarts advance to semifinals with wins

By John Henson, Managing Editor

James A. Cawood and Evarts punched their tickets to the final four of the seventh- and eighth-grade county tournament with first-round victories Saturday at James A. Cawood.
Lacy Robinson and Jaiden Marlowe each scored nine points as JACES won a hard-fought 33-30 decision over Cawood.
Maddi Middleton scored 14 to lead the Lady Comets.
Evarts rolled into the semifinals with a 30-14 win over Cumberland behind eight points from Willow Peace and seven from Tori Robinson.
Destinee Smith led Cumberland with six points.
Top-seeded Wallins will play James A. Cawood on Tuesday at 5:30. Rosspoint will play Evarts at 7 p.m. The consolation and championship games will be played Thursday at Harlan County High School.
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James A. Cawood (33) — Lacy Robinson 9, Jaiden Marlowe 9, Hayley Ward 6, Holly Wright 6, Kaylissa Daniels 3.
Cawood (30) —  Maddi Middleton 14, Alley Stewart 8, Emily Stewart 6, Jadelen Bryant 2.
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Evarts (30) — Willow Peace 8, Tori Robinson 7, Rheagan Halcomb 5, Trinity Jones 4, Julia Vick 2, Brooklyn Burke 2, Rylee Napier 2.
Cumberland (14) — Destinee Smith 6, D’Anna Cook 3, Ashlynn North 3, Olivia Middleton 2.