36th Annual Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies&#8217; Classic &#8211; Day 5 Roundup

North Greene 55, Tennessee 47

North Greene picked up a high-quality win over Class 3A Tennessee High in Wednesday morning’s opener, 55-47.

The Lady Huskies played terrific defense and relied on that to take them home. North Greene won both opening quarters and held a 23-12 lead at the half. They held Tennessee off in the second half as the Lady Vikings almost tripled their first-half total with 35 points in the second half.

Senior Ella Head led North Greene with 16 points. Tralyn Southerland delivered another double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Addie Wilhoit led Tennessee in all three main categories with 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists.

North Greene finished 2-1 in the Classic. Tennessee finished 1-2.

Morristown West 59, Gaffney, SC 54

Morristown West finished strong and defeated Gaffney 59-54 to end their run in the Classic.

The Lady Trojans trailed by five after the first, but held a three-point lead at halftime. West distanced themselves in the third quarter and held on to win in the fourth.

Jhaniya Mitchell led Morristown East with a strong outing of 27 points and 7 rebounds. Mitchell shot an efficient 13-for-17. Tianah Hopper scored 20 points to lead Gaffney.

Morristown West finished the Classic 2-2. Gaffney finished the Classic 1-3.

Cocke County 59, Spring Valley, WV 53

Cocke County won a close battle by defeating Spring Valley on the final day of the Ladies’ Classic.

The margin never grew to more than eight as Spring Valley wouldn’t let Cocke County put them away. The first or two records broken on Wednesday occurred in this contest. Spring Valley’s Sophi Hutchinson needed three steals to break the record for most steals in a single Ladies’ Classic and finished with five to set the new record with 29 steals in a tournament.

Blakelyn Clevenger led the Lady Red with 20 points. Karmine Carmichael delivered another double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds. Brooklyn Ellis led Spring Valley with 24 points. Sophi Hutchinson had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals.

Cocke County finished in sixth place with a 4-1 record. Spring Valley finished 2-2 in the Classic.

Farmington, AR 84, Greeneville 67

Farmington started hot from the beginning and never let up, defeating Greeneville 84-67.

Sophomore Easton McCollough set a new tournament record for most points scored in a single tournament. McCollough needed 35 points to break the record and she delivered 38 points on Wednesday. The new record stands at 143 points. The tournament record for three-pointers made was in jeopardy after a 5-for-5 start in the first half, but McCollough went 0-for-5 in the second half and she came one three-pointer shy of tying the record. She finished shooting 22-for-41 (53.5%) from three-point land.

McCollough ended her run with an average of 35.8 points per game. She finished with 6 rebounds and 8 assists also. Sadie Morrison delivered a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Maria Lyde scored 24 points on 9-for-11 shooting to lead Greeneville. Brylee Tullock finished with 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Farmington finished 3-1 with a fifth-place finish in the Classic. Greeneville finished 2-2.

Daniel Boone 70, Grace Christian 56

Boone bounced back from Tuesday‘s semifinal loss and handed Grace Christian their second-straight loss with a 70-56 win.

The Lady Blazers made a statement in the first quarter and jumped ahead 23-10 and never looked back. Boone led by 19 at the half and the lead grew to as much as 25 in the third quarter. The closest Grace Christian got to the lead was ten.

Andrea Flores led the way with 25 points to lead all scorers. Flores grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for a double-double. Laney Britton scored 23 points for Boone. Abby Roberts scored 13 to lead Grace Christian.

Boone’s Aaliyah Story finished top 5 in most rebounds and most blocks in a single Ladies’ Classic. Story’s 49 rebounds and 19 blocks were good for 5th place in both categories.

Boone took home third place and finished 3-1. Grace Christian finished fourth in the Classic with a 3-2 record.

Upperman 59, Bearden 50

Upperman defeated Bearden, 59-50, to win the 36th Annual Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies’ Classic.

Bearden controlled the first half and led by four at the half, but it was Upperman who came out victorious in the end. The Lady Bees from Baxter outscored the Lady Bulldogs 17-5 in the third quarter and made it difficult for Bearden to complete a comeback. Shots weren’t falling and Upperman took advantage and kept the momentum on their side of the floor.

Missouri commit Natalya Hodge was seeking Ladies’ Classic history in multiple categories. Hodge and McCollough were on a chase for most points in a single tournament. McCollough broke the record and Hodge needed 40 points to get there but came up short and settled for a tie for fourth most points with 121. Hodge averaged 30.3 points per game. Hodge finished second in most field goals attempted with 102 this year. She set the record last year with 110.

Sadie South finished with 20 points and led Upperman in scoring. Taylor Dolente won MVP honors and finished with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Natalya Hodge led Bearden with 18.

Upperman took home first place and finished undefeated with four-straight wins. Bearden went 3-1 and finished second place.

All-Tournament

MVP – Taylor Dolente (Upperman) – 15.8 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 4.5 APG

Defensive MVP – Sophi Hutchinson (Spring Valley, WV) – 19.5 PPG, 7.3 SPG

Sadie South (Upperman) – 14.8 PPG

Natalya Hodge (Bearden) – 30.3 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.8 APG, 4.3 SPG

Emma Rainey (Bearden) – 15.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 3.5 APG

Andrea Flores (Daniel Boone) – 23.3 PPG, 9.5 PPG, 4.3 APG

Aaliyah Story (Daniel Boone) – 15 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 4.8 BPG

Abby Roberts (Grace Christian) – 20.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG

Easton McCollough (Farmington, AR) – 35.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 5.8 APG, 2.3 SPG

Brylee Tullock (Greeneville) – 22.8 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 5.5 APG , 3.0 SPG