The Tullahoma Lady Cats captured third place in the District 12-3A Tournament with a 48-43 comeback win over Franklin County Monday night at THS.
Tullahoma (18-9) will travel to District 11-3A, #2 seed Battle Creek (12-17) this Friday at 7 pm. 93.9 The Duck will have the exclusive broadcast. The winner will advance to next week’s Region 6-3A Tournament, while Friday’s loser will see its season end.
Franklin County 17-11 will travel to Creek Wood (23-4) on Friday in the second of four first-round games, all played on the higher seed’s home court.
Tullahoma jumped out to a 13-11 first-quarter lead over Franklin County behind Madison McCarl’s six points, plus a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer by Kenzie Farrell. The Rebelettes outscored the Lady Cats 13-7 in the second quarter to take a 24-20 halftime lead.
Franklin County’s Na’Kayjah Holman hit six of eight free throws in the third quarter, while her teammates hit three 3-pointers to extend their advantage to 39-33.
However, Tullahoma’s defense was overwhelming in the final eight minutes, holding the Rebelettes to only four points. Meanwhile, Lizzy Sharpton led the late rally, scoring six fourth-quarter points to earn the Midtown Nutrition Player of the Game.
Gena Hickerson added a three-pointer in the fourth quarter, while the Lady Cats made 7-9 free throws down the stretch.
Sharpton finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, and four steals. McLayne Bobo scored 13 points with six rebounds and four steals, and Madison McCarl scored eight points with four rebounds.
