West Takes Third

Morristown West took third in this year’s Ladies’ Classic, bouncing back from their first loss of the season with a strong 62-46 win over Maryville.

It was a close game through the opening half with the Lady Trojans leading by two after the first quarter and taking a 24-21 lead into halftime.

The Lady Trojans (12-1) blew it open after the break, outscoring the Lady Rebels (7-6) by a dozen to set the stage for the win.

Taylor Hall paced Morristown West with 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists and a tournament record-tying nine steals. Sidney Goins led the Lady Trojans in scoring with 20. Kelley Smith knocked down three3-pointers, scoring 13.

Maryville’s Bailie Roberts carried the load for the Lady Rebels with 20 points, five rebounds and three steals. Rebekah Singleton score nine.

Maryville (46): Goodson 0-3 1-2 1, Breazeale 0-4 2-4 2, Lawrence 1-50-0 3, Vaught 2-4 0-0 4, Bailie Roberts 10-18 0-0 20, Singleton 3-4 2-69, Whaley 2-2 1-1 5, Holt 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 19-41 6-13 46.

Morristown West (62): Fanney 1-5 0-0 3, Taylor Hall 8-11 3-4 19, Joones2-3 0-0 4, May 0-0 0-1 0, Sidney Goins 9-16 1-5 20, Watson 1-5 0-0 3,Helton 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 5-10 0-1 13, Totals 26-52 4-11 62.

3-point goals: MHS - 2 (Lawrence, Singleton). MW - 6 (Fanney, Goins, Watson, Smith 3).

Score by quarters:

Maryville    12  9  7  18 -- 46
Morristown West    14  10  19  19 -- 62