Lebanon’s girls started clicking in the third quarter Tuesday night following a technical foul on Coach Cory Barrett and overtook Lipscomb Academy 58-57 on the second and final night of the Kay Maynard State Farm Thanksgiving Classic at Campbell Brandon Gym/Hester Gibbs Court.
The Lady Mustangs led for most of the first three quarters, including 37-30.
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But after Barrett was tagged for what he said was his first T in Tennessee since 2018, the Devilettes rallied to take a 39-37 lead in the final seconds of the period on an inside basket by Tramaria Neal, who led Lebanon with 15 points.
“I heard Coach (Joseph) Hiett over there talking about ‘we got to focus a little bit more’, and we did that,” Barrett said. “Our kids are giving everything they’ve got. We’ve been riddled with injuries early on. We’ve had some adversity happen. You’re going to have a lot adversity happen throughout a season. But our kids, that goes from everybody that was on the bench to everybody on the floor, they gutted it out. They were pulling for each other.”
The Devilettes extended their run to 12-0 early in the fourth for a 42-37 lead. It reached a high of 47-39 before Lipscomb rallied to within 50-49. A three-point play by Neal with 1:12 to play extended the lead to 56-49. The Lady Mustangs scored in the final seconds but with no timeouts left, Lebanon didn’t even have to inbound the ball as LHS improved to 4-0.
“It wasn’t pretty at times,” Barrett said. “But it’s not supposed to be pretty in November. I couldn’t be prouder of them right now than I have in a long time because they gutted that thing out.”
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Lebanon never led during the first quarter. A follow shot by freshman Carleigh Barrett drew the Devilettes into an 8-8 draw. But a 3-pointer on the other end by S. Stark put Lipscomb back in front and the Lady Mustangs carried a 17-10 lead into the second.
The Devilettes’ first lead came just over three minutes into the second quarter on a 3 by Ellie Beth McDonald for a 19-17 lead. But a triple on the other end by Ava Jarrett put Lipscomb back in front. A transition layup by Tiara Spencer sent Lebanon back in front 21-20 before a foul-line jumper by Lane Smith sent the Lady Mustangs ahead for an extended stay.
Lipscomb built a six-point lead before McDonald drained a trey at the buzzer to draw the Devilettes to within 31-28 at halftime.
Point guard Naleiya Withrow-Walker sank all six of her free throws and bagged a pair of 3s on her way to 14 points while McDonald dropped in three triples en route to 13. Spencer and Audrey Jones each scored six points and Barrett and Phoebe Lewis two apiece. The Devilettes dropped in all 15 of their foul shots.
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Stark scored 17 points, including five of Lipscomb’s 11 triples, while Jarrett’s 16 featured four treys. Blake Maple added 10.
Lebanon was coming off a 62-48 win over Loretto on Monday.
The Devilettes led 17-11 at the first-quarter break, 37-24 at halftime and 49-35 going into the fourth.
Neal notched 14 points from the paint while Spencer and Withrow-Walker posted matching numbers of 13 points and two 3-pointers apiece. Barrett bagged nine points on three first-half triples while McDonald also notched nine with two treys. Maggie Kelley finished with four.
Ally Augustin led Loretto with 19 points while Sophie Weathers tossed in 12.
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Lebanon has an open date early next week. Barrett said he’s looking for an opponent to fill the slot. Otherwise, the Devilettes’ next game will be next Friday when Class 3A power Upperman comes calling.
Blackman blazes past Lady Bears for MJ tourney titleMT. JULIET — Four Lady Blaze scored in double figures Wednesday night to lead Blackman to the Mt. Juliet Thanksgiving Tournament championship with a 63-52 win over the host Lady Bears.
After McClain Ringenberg opened the game with a corner 3-pointer, the Lady Bears never led again as Okbrie Moriah scored six points in helping Blackman build a 19-9 lead at the first-quarter break.
The break came during an 11-0 Blackman run which opened a 23-9 lead. The Lady Blaze led by as much as 27-12. The Lady Bears sank 67 of 9 free throws down the stretch of the quarter to trim the margin. Addy Osborne’s 3-pointer was ruled to have beaten the halftime buzzer as Mt. Juliet trimmed the margin to 30-21.
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Blackman built the lead to 50-34 going into the fourth and led by as much as 61-38 before Mt. Juliet finished strong to make the final more respectable.
Amirah Herring hit three second-half 3-pointers and led the Lady Blaze with 16 points while Layla Hall had 15, Nautica Tomlin 13 (including two triples) and Okbrie 10.
Claire Emery led the Lady Bears with 15 points. Ringenberg and Osborne each hit two triples and 11 points. Makayla Hopson had eight, Aaliyah Holman four free throws in the second period and Ryleigh Clayton a triple in the fourth.
Emery and Osborne represented the Lady Bears on the all-tournament team.
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Upperman pulls away from Watertown in second half to take third at MJMT. JULIET — Upperman’s girls broke open a close game with Watertown in the second half Wednesday to take third place in the Mt. Juliet Thanksgiving Tournament with a 50-26 triumph.
The Lady Purple Tigers held an 11-10 edge after the first quarter and were within 21-17 at halftime before Upperman used a 23-5 third period to open a 44-22 margin.
Taylor Dolente dropped in three 3-pointers to lead the Lady Bees with 16 points.
Macie Brelje led the Lady Tigers with nine points while Bryley Bowers finished with five, Maddie Willard four, Dailey Hight and Molly Followill a 3-pointer apiece and Izzie Burns two.
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Lady Wildcats roll to easy wins
GLADEVILLE — Wilson Central rolled to a pair of easy home victories this week in the Kay Maynard State Farm Thanksgiving Classic in games played on the Lady Wildcats’ floor.
The Lady ‘Cats crushed Siegel 56-20 on Tuesday after they mashed Munford 62-28 Monday.
Central led Siegel 13-3 in the first quarter and 31-12 at halftime as the Lady Wildcats moved to 5-0.
Point guard Freedom Pfeil led the Lady Wildcats with 21 points, including four 3-pointers, five assists and eight steals. Brylee Fly finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in the post. Ellie Ramsey added eight points, seven rebounds and four assists. Kylie Moss managed seven points, six rebounds and five steals. Alexis Jackson sank a 3-pointer while Riley Mirghavami and Sophie Cooper each tossed in two and Kiaya Seats a free throw.
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Against Munford, the Lady Wildcats widened a 15-10 first-quarter lead to 33-16 by halftime.
Fly finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists while Moss managed 10 points, six assists and four steals. Ramsey tossed in two triples as she and Olivia Kinning each added eight points. Pfeil, Madison Jackson, Alexis Jackson and Kiley Jo Byrom each threw in three and Mirghavami two.
Central was coming off a 75-17 win in Clarksville at Northeast last Saturday in a TSSAA Hall of Champions contest.
The Lady Wildcats pitched a 34-0 first-quarter shutout and carried a 54-6 lead into halftime.
Byrom buried three triples in leading the Lady ‘Cats with 11 points while Fly finished with nine. Kinning connected on a pair of triples as she, Seats and Moss each added eight points while Annie Wilson and Alexis Jackson scored six apiece, Madison Jackson five, Ramsey and Mirghavami four each and Cooper, Pfeil and Adelyn Rensch two apiece.
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Watertown loses lead in fourth to Blackman, falls into MJ third-place game
MT. JULIET — Watertown led Class 4A power Blackman by eight going into the fourth quarter Tuesday night before the Blaze roared back to snatch a 54-51 win in the Mt. Juliet Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals.
The Lady Purple Tigers led 45-37 with eight minutes left before Blackman took the fourth quarter 14-6 to reach Wednesday’s championship game against Mt. Juliet.
Watertown faced Upperman in the third-place game.
Nautica Tomlin sank six 3-pointers in leading Blackman with 18 points while Layla Hall had 14 and Amirah Herring 10.
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Macie Brelje sank 6 of 8 free throws in leading the Lady Purple Tigers with 18 points while Molly Followill fired in four 3-pointers on her way to 13. Julianna Pruitt put in a pair of 3s as she and Izzie Burns each scored six while Dailey Hight and Bryley Bowers finished with four apiece.
The Lady Tigers led 20-12 at the first-quarter break and 36-23 at halftime.
Watertown opened the tournament Monday with a come-from-behind 43-37 win over Pearl-Cohn.
The Lady Tigers led 14-11 at the first-quarter break before Pearl-Cohn climbed into a 21-21 halftime tie. The Firebirds took a 33-29 lead into the fourth before Watertown closed out the Nashvillians with a 14-4 fourth.
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Brelje led the Lady Tigers with 13 points while Followill sank 5 of 6 free throws for half of her 10. Hight added eight, Bowers four, Pruitt and Maddie Willard three each and Burns two.
Lady Bears overtake Upperman in overtime
MT. JULIET — Mt. Juliet hit nine free throws in overtime Tuesday night as the Lady Bears upended Class 3A power Upperman 57-52 in the MJ Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals.
McClaine Ringenberg sank 5 of 6 from the line in the extra period to send the Lady Bears to their tourney final against Blackman.
The teams were tied 48-48 after 32 minutes after the Lady Bees held a 39-37 edge going into the fourth quarter, 28-26 at halftime and 14-11 after one period.
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Claire Emery led four Lady Bears in double figures with 15 points. Addy Osborne hit two 3-pointers as she and Ringenberg each racked up 12 points and Makayla Hopson 10. Ryleigh Clayton scored six points on two triples and Aaliyah Holman three free throws.
Gracie Butler led the Lady Bees with 19 points. Sadie South sank four triples on her way to 14 while T.T. Carson tossed in 10.
Friendship races past Westwood
Friendship Christian’s girls rolled to a 54-16 win over Westwood on Tuesday in the Chris Haynes Classic at the Bay Family Sportsplex.
The Lady Longhorns led only 2-0. The Lady Commanders came back to lead 9-4 at the first-quarter break and 26-9 at halftime on a steal and layup by Kaitlyn Danilaitis. Intermission came during a 29-0 run for Friendship, which led 45-9 late in the third quarter.
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Danilaitis led the Lady Commanders with 12 points while Natalie Major added eight, Ella Bryson seven, Anna Kate Reed and Annika Langford five each, Maggie Reed four; D’Nora Owens, Norah Box, Khloe Smith and Bella Ellis three apiece and Haivyn Boone a free throw.
No one scored in double figures for Westwood.
Lady Bears open tournament by routing Portland
MT. JULIET — Mt. Juliet’s girls opened their Thanksgiving Tournament on Monday with a 68-20 trouncing of Portland.
The Lady Bears built a 23-4 first-quarter lead and never looked back, taking a 37-18 advantage into halftime. It was 50-29 through three before Mt. Juliet pitched an 18-0 shutout in the fourth.
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Addy Osborne buried a pair of 3-pointers in leading the Lady Bears with 14 points while Isabella Craig and Makayla Hopson each had 10 and Ryleigh Clayton nine. McClaine Ringenberg and Sophia McGresham each finished with five, Aaliyah Holman four and Carlie Scurlock and Madison Davenport two apiece.
Mut Guorchick led the Lady Panthers with 14 points while Ke’Aval Bradley added 11.
Lady Hawks knock off Nolensville, Livingston
BRENTWOOD — Green Hill beat nearby Nolensville 49-34 Monday night on the first night of Coaches Vs. Cancer at Ravenwood
The Lady Hawks led 23-9 at the first-quarter break, 33-17 at halftime and 37-24 going into the fourth.
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K.T. Tolbert led the Lady Hawks with 17 points, 13 of which came in the first half. Mckinlee Parker put in 10 while Willa Heilmann scored seven, Emma Savage six and Kenna Solomon, Juliana Mitchell and McKenzie Mortan three each.
Nyla Johnson led the Lady Knights with 10 points.
The Lady Hawks were coming off of a 48-34 win over Livingston Academy in a TSSAA Hall of Champions game at Macon County.
Green Hill led 13-7 at the first-quarter break, 25-20 at halftime and 38-34 through three before pitching a shutout in the fourth.
Solomon sank four triples to lead the LadyHawks with 14 points while Parker poured in 13, Heilmann 11 and Tolbert 10.
Emma Poston led Livingston with 10 points, eight of which came during the third quarter.
