James Monroe 54, Mercer Christian Academy 45
Lindside – James Monroe outscored Mercer Christian 20-11 in the final quarter to walk away with a 54-45 win over the Cavaliers.
Mary Beth Meadows scored a game-high 20 points for the Mavericks including six in the decisive final quarter. Maggie Boroski also came up big in crunch time scoring nine in the fourth quarter to finish with 15 points.
Kayley Trump led MCA with 19 points, while Karis Trump had nine points and Ella Botts added eight points.
MC: 11 7 16 11 – 45
JM: 14 8 12 20 – 54
Mercer Christian
Karis Trump 9, Ella Botts 8, Bailee Martin 7, Kayley Trump 19, Abby Greer 2. Totals: 16 7-13 45.
James Monroe
Mya Dunlap 6, Maggie Boroski 15, Ava Dunlap 4, Aleigha Hill 5, Mary Beth Meadows 20, Abby Mathis 4.
Independence 52, Nicholas County 50
The Patriots erased a five-point third quarter deficit to defeat Nicholas County 52-50 in a thriller Thursday in Coal City.
Lacey Goodson scored 23 for Independence, while Harmony Mills had a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Kamryn Wooten led the Patriots with 14 rebounds.
Adrienne Truman led the Grizzlies with 19 points and Alexis O’Dell scored 11.
NC: 14 8 12 16 – 50
I: 14 8 7 23 – 52
Nicholas County
Adrienne Truman 19, Olivia Stone 6, Madison Coffman 6, Ruthie Lott 8, Alexis O’Dell 11. Totals: 15 18-23 50.
Independence
Kamryn Wooten 2, Harmony Mills 21, Lacey Goodson 23, Maci Perry 3, Jessica Vandall 3. Totals: 14 23-31 52.
Lincoln County 68, Liberty 32
Lincoln County outscored Liberty in every quarter to defeat the Raiders 68-32 in Glen Daniel.
Chavelle Salmons led the visitors with 29 points and Alyssa Adkins had nine.
Kirsten Miller paced Liberty with 17 points on the night.
LC: 16 17 22 13 – 68
L: 7 5 11 9 – 32
Lincoln County
Rian Johnson 5, Anna Dial 6, Alyssa Adkins 9, Brooklyn Stickler 4, Chavelle Salmons 29, Hayden Moore 8, Rebecca Pennington 7.
Liberty
Kirsten Miller 17, Rhiley Honaker 4, Chloe McGhee 7, Brooke Brown 4.
