Wallins, Rosspoint advance to 7-8 county finals

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John Henson

Evarts’ Rheagan Halcomb was chased by Rosspoint’s Emmalyn Branson in semifinal action Tuesday in the seventh- and eighth-grade county tournament.

Wallins and Rosspoint moved into the seventh- and eighth-grade county tournament finals with semifinal wins Tuesday at James A. Cawood Elementary School.
Whitley Teague scored 10 as top-seeded Wallins defeated James A. Cawood 30-18 in the opening game.
Lacy Robinson paced the Trojanettes with seven points.
Maliyah Washington and Lindsey Skidmore each scored six points as Rosspoint edged Evarts 22-20.
Willow Peace led Evarts with seven points.
Rosspoint and Wallins will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the finals at Harlan County High School. Evarts will play James A. Cawood for third place at 5:30.
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Wallins (30) — Whitley Teague 10, Hailie Hensley 6, Savannah Hill 5, Preslee Hensley 4, Kendall Brock 3, Whitney Noe 2.
James A. Cawood (18) — Lacy Robinson 7, Jaiden Marlowe 6, Hayley Ward 3, Kaylissa Daniels 2.
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Rosspoint (22) — Maliyah Washington 6, Lindsey Skidemore 6, Aubrey Hensley 4, Rileigh Duff 3, Addison Gray 3.
Evarts (20) — Willow Peace 7, Macy Jones 6, Rheagan Halcomb 3, Julia Vick 2, Tori Robinson 2.