The Lady Marshals are in Edmonson County, Ky. playing in the Rafferty’s Double Dogs Caveland Classic and with two wins over Todd County Central 66-24 on Thursday and Friday’s semi-final 65-47 win over Hopkins County Central, they are headed to the championship game. They will meet host Edmonson County on Saturday at 2:00.
Listen to the championship game live on WCBL 99.1 at the conclusion of the Marshals game at 1:00 against Tipton-Rosemark, Tenn. in the FNB Holiday Classic at Marshall County High School.
Thursday, Dec. 26 vs. Todd County Central
A blazing start by the Lady Marshals put Todd County Central on their heels and they never recovered. Eden Sandlin’s 17-point game led three players in double figures on their way to the 66-24 win.
The Lady Marshals fast and furious start to the game gave them a 30-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. Skylar Waller hit three straight three-pointers to give them a 16-2 lead and Sandlin went on a scoring frenzy with 10 straight before a buzzer beating layup by Kenzlee Terry.
Marshall County out-scored Todd County Central 18-7 in the second quarter with scoring from seven different players to push the lead out to 48-12 at halftime.
The second half ticked along at a quick pace with the running clock in place. The Lady Marshals outscored the Lady Rebels 18-12 to finish out the 42-point win and advance to Friday’s semi-finals.
Eleven threes in the game made up half of the Lady Marshals points.
Marshall County 30 48 57 66
Todd Co. Central 5 12 16 24
Marshall County (8-2): Eden Sandlin 17, Skylar Waller 12, Addi Wall 10, Jessica Reed 8, Kenzlee Terry 7, Rylee Teague 4, Laken Schroader 3, Rylan Darnall 3, J.C. Well 2
Todd Co. Central (5-5): Alexis Taylor 12, Jordyn Shemwell 6, Chloe Collins 3, JaMya Kay 3
Friday, Dec. 27 vs. Hopkins County Central
Freshman Jessica Reed scored a career high 19 points to lead the Lady Marshals in scoring in their 65-47 semi-final win over Hopkins County Central.
An early 11-5 lead by the Lady Marshals following a three-pointer by Skylar Waller and two threes from Kenzlee Terry was wiped out by Hopkins County Central who tied it up at 11 to end the first quarter.
Two straight threes from Waller and one by Rylee Teague to open the second quarter pushed the Lady Marshals lead to 20-12 but the Lady Storm cut it to one at 23-22 following an 8-0 run. Eden Sandlin dropped in a three before the buzzer for a 26-22 halftime lead.
Reed scored the first seven points of the second half to extend the lead to 33-24 and went on to put up 11 of their 14 third quarter points. After scoring to give the Lady Marshals their largest lead of 11 points, Addi Wall then picked up her fourth foul. At this point in the game, the Lady Storm held a 17-2 advantage on trips to the line.
Two more Hopkins County Central free throws from Tyah White finished out an 8-0 run by the Lady Storm to trim the Lady Marshals lead to 39-36. A free throw by Waller ended the third quarter on a four-point advantage.
Reed hit a three to push the score out to 43-36 to open the fourth quarter, the start of 25 points for the Lady Marshals in the final eight minutes. Waller dropped in her fourth and fifth three-point baskets on her way to nine points and 19 for the game in the 65-47 win.
Marshall County 11 26 40 65
Hopkins Co. Central 11 22 36 47
Marshall County (9-2): Jessica Reed 19, Skylar Waller 19, Kenzlee Terry 12, Addi Wall 9, Eden Sandlin 3, Rylee Teague 3
Hopkins Co. Central (6-5): Tyah White 18, Calajia Mason 12, Addie Menser 6, BriNiyah Dulin 6, Kenzleigh Harrison 5