RICHMOND – Paintsville was held to just 10, second-half points as the Lady Tigers fell to West Carter, 58-39, in the All “A” Classic state tournament opening round at McBrayer Arena Jan. 23.
The Lady Tigers, now 17-5, trailed 31-29 at the break before being outscored 27-10 over the final two quarters.
Anna Keeton and Clara Blair paced Paintsville with 13 points apiece. Elizabeth “Swoop” Williams followed with nine.
West Carter’s Allie Stone led all scorers for the Lady Comets (18-3) with 24 points.
At Richmond
(All ‘A’ Classic opening round)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
WC (18-3)….17 14 14 13 – 58
PV (17-5)…..13 16 6 4 – 39
Scoring:
West Carter (58) – Morgan Berry 6 1-3 13; Hannah Bear 1(1) 0-0 8; Allie Stone 4(4) 4-4 24; Becca Nolen 0 4-4 4; Kallie Burchett 1(1) 2-2 7; and Ragan Adkins 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13(7) 11-13 58.
Paintsville (39) – Clara Blair 1(3) 2-2 13; Elizabeth Williams 3(1) 0-1 9; Anna Keeton 5(1) 0-0- 13; Aleiah Newsome 1 0-1 2; and Hope Auxier 1 0-2 2. Totals: 11(5) 2-6 39.