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Marshall County Post, Thursday February 29, 2024— 11A Tigerettes can’t overcome mid-game drought in 8-AAA consolation By DENNIS HOLLEY Sports Writer L E W I S B U R G — On Monday, The Marshall County Tigerettes (16-10) faced the Lawrence County Lady Wildcats (16- 12) in the consolation game of the District 8-AAA tournament at Dottie Kelso Memorial Gymnasium. The Tigerettes, hoped to rebound from two regular season losses to the Lady Wildcats and grab third place in the tournament, but a scoring drought in the second quarter, where the Tigerettes only scored a single basket, doomed the chances of a comeback as the Lady Wildcats prevailed in a 48-32 victory. The Tigerettes were led in scoring by Jachelle Ridley with nine points and Mashawna Ridley with seven points. The game began with Lawrence County controlling the tip, but their fi rst three shots clanged o ff the iron and Jachelle Ridley grabbed the fourth shot rebound and the Tigerettes went on the o ff ense, where Ridley got open down low and Marshawna Ridley found her as she banked the shot home for the 2-0 Marshall County lead. Lawrence County responded with Jacie Scott scoring the fi rst two of her 11 points to tie the game at 2-2. Scott scored on a short jumper to put the Lady Wildcats up 4-2, then employed a 2-3 zone defense forcing the Tigerettes to shoot from out front. Marshall County’s Maggie Steely stepped upand raineda3-pointer to put the Tigerettes up 5-4. Scott answered and back and forth the two teams fought, with Adrianna White draining two 3-pointers for the Tigerettes and Emmaleigh Jaco for Lawrence County scoring down low. She then sank one of two free-throws as the quarter drew to a close and the Lady Wildcats led 13-12 at the end of the fi rst quarter. Then the misery began for the Tigerettes. Time after time, the ball would not fall through the cylinder, rolling down into the hoop then rolling right back out, not falling through as Lawrence County was able to continue scoring, with Sophie Cole and Cami Pigg doing the damage scoring four and fi ve points respectively. What began for the Tigerettes trailing by only one point at the start of the second quarter ended with Marshall County trailing by 11 points when the halftime horn sounded, 25-14. Trailing by double fi gures as the third quarter began wasn’t an insurmountable task but it did place pressure on the team Tigerettes. Marshawna Ridley showed that pressure is not a factor and she demonstrated that as on two consecutive posses- sions she made driving baskets, but the Lady Wildcats responded each time and at the end of the third quarter the Tigerettes de fi cit was 16 points, 41-25. The fi nal quarter saw Marshall County cut the lead to 11 points again as Steely sank another 3-pointer and Marshaw- na Ridley sliced through the lane for a basket, but Scott kept the Tigerettes at bay and came away with a 48-32 victory and third place in the Dis- trict 8-AAA tournament. Marshall County’s season eventually came to a close in the quarter- fi nal round of the Region 4-AAA tournament at White County. Marshall Co. 12 2 11 7 - 32 Lawrence Co. 13 12 16 7 - 48 Marshall Co.: Jachelle Ridley 9, Mashawna Ridley 7, Adrianna White 6, Maggie Steely 6, Keriona Thomison 2, Demiyah Blackmon 2, Lawrence Co.: Jacie Scott 11, Sophie Cole 8, Cami Pigg 7, Ryann Hughes 6, Sadie Grace Cole 5, Emmaleigh Jaco 5, Lannie Kate King 3, Kabry Tinin 3. 3-Point Goals: Lawrence Co. (2): Tinin, Pigg; Marshall Co. (5): Steely 2, White 2, M. Ridley. Halftime Score: Lawerence Co. 25, Marshall Co. 14. By CHRIS SIERS csiers@bedfordcountypost.com L EWISBURG — With third place on the line in the District 8-AAA tournament, Jamahl Gentry did everything he could in the fourth quarter to will the Marshall County Tigers to a win. He scored 10 of his 20 total points in the fourth, and had a good look at a would-be game winner, but as the fates would have it, the shot caught the side of the iron and Tullahoma escaped with a 69-68 win over the Tigers. Following the fi rst half, the Tigers felt pretty good about where they sat, having built a seven-point lead to open the third after a basket by Jabrae Howard bumped the advantage to 35- 28. But Marshall County’s seven-point lead evaporated into a nine-point de fi cit by the end of the third thanks to a 24-point third by the Wildcats. Tullahoma used two separate runs of nine and six points to build its sizable lead. Gentry hit a 3-pointer to bring the Tigers within one point with 3:57 left in the third, but the Tigers were held to just three points over the fi nal three minutes of the period. Even into the fourth, Tullahoma preserved its lead and answered Marshall County’s rallying e ff orts, playing through big man Austin Tinnon, who went for a game high 24 points. Trailing 62-51 with just under fi ve minutes left, Marshall County deployed its press that allowed the Tigers to force turnovers and work the ball in transition. In that transition o ff ense, the Tigers were able to e ff ectively draw several fouls, which stopped the clock and allowed Marshall County to begin its rally. Later in the quarter, a basket by Tullahoma’s Khani Johnson gave the Wildcats a 67-61 lead with 1:10 left in the game. Two possessions later, Gentry answered with a 3-pointer from the wing, cutting the Tullahoma lead to just three points. Needing to foul to stop the clock, Johnson again stepped to the line, but was only able to hit the front end of the two attempts with 36 seconds left, making it a four-point lead for the Wildcats. Gentry again answered and sliced through the Tullahoma defense and hit a layup with 27 seconds left to pull the score to 68-66. After the next foul sent Tinnon to the line, both free throws missed and gentry again corralled the ball, drew the foul and hit both of his attempts to tie the game at 68 with six seconds left. Taking the in-bound possession, the Wildcats quickly worked the ball across half-court but a whistle blew, sending Keegan Taylor to the line. The inconsistency continued at the line for Tullahoma as Taylor was only able to connect on the second attempt, allowing the Tigers one fi nal look at the win. Marshall County worked the ball into Gentry’s hands, who quickly worked into the front court and let a good look at the 3-point attempt fl y, which missed just on the left side of the rim. In total, the Tigers rallied for 25 points and shot 18-of-26 tries from the charity stripe. Tullahoma, however, shot just 5-of- 18 attempts, with none bigger than the second by Taylor with six seconds left. While Gentry answered the bell in the fourth quarter, it was Howard who helped carry the load through the fi rst three quarters. He led the Tigers with 21 points and went 9-of-14 from the free throw line. Tullahoma 14 14 24 17 — 69 Marshall Co. 18 15 10 25 — 68 Tullahoma: Austin Tinnon 24, Xavier Farrell 13, Keegan Taylor 6, Jaiden Sanchez 6, Khani Johnson 5, Jayden Thompson 5. Marshall Co.: Jabrae Howard 21, Jamahl Gentry 20, Xavier Mosley 8, KeMarion Allen 8, Marcus O’Neal 6 Markel Harris 5. 3-Point goals: Marshall Co. (8): Gentry 3, Allen 2, O’Neal 2, Harris; Tullahoma (2):Taylor, Farrell. Halftime score: Marshall Co. 33, Tullahoma 28. Tigerette coach David Steely poses with Mashawna Ridley (left) and Jachelle Ridley following the District 8-AAA awards on Monday night. Jachelle Ridley earned All-Tournament recognition, while Mashawna Ridley took home All-Tournament and All-District honors. –Post Photo by Dennis Holley Xavier Mosley draws heavy contact and finishes a basket off the block for Marshall County. –Post Photo by Chris Siers Gentry sparks valiant 4th, but Tigers fall to ‘Cats in consolation While the clinic brand is new, the superior physical therapy care you’ve grown to know and trust for the past 10 years remains the same. 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