ELKHORN CITY – Elkhorn City’s Haleigh Damron poured in a game-high 18 points to power the Cougars to a thrilling 29-28 win over rival Millard in girls’ middle school basketball action played last Tuesday night.
Teammate Sydney Thacker and McKinzie Sawyers added four each.
Millard was led in scoring Maddison Adkins with 10 points while Kirsten Easterling tossed in 10 for the Mustangs.
The two schools, although rivals now, will become teammates at East Ridge High School.
At Elkhorn City
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ML……………………7 7 9 5 – 28
EC……………………6 8 8 7 – 29
Scoring:
Millard (28) – Kirsten Easterling 3 4-7 10; Maddison Adkins 2(2) 0-6 10; Tackett 2 0-0 4; Damron 1 0-0 2; and Baldridge 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9(2) 4-13 28.
Elkhorn City (30) – Bentley 0 1-4 1; Sydney Thacker 1 2-5 4; McKinzie Sawyers 2 0-4 4; Haleigh Damron 9 0-3 18; and Mann 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 3-16 29.