2001

Meridian Star

"This was one of our goals at the beginning of the season ... to be the best team in the area," said Porter, who is in his first year with the Lady Tigers after coaching the Louisville boys a year ago "To win th1s tournament says you re the best team m th1s area " Jordan led Newton with 21 points. Creoshia Wiliams h1t four 3- pomters m a 15-point n1ght. Gray scored nme pomts, wh1le Clayton added e1ght VVest 8-2 got 19 points from J.J Huggms, eight apiece from Monroe Gardner and JaWanda Huggins seven from Jennings, and SIX from Shannon Lloyd They were up four at the half and I always tell the g1rls that you've got to play hard at the start of the th1rd quarter " West coach Jody Hurst sa1d Newton was able to execute They d1d a great job on offense all mght long and ran 1t up to n1ne We d1d a good JOb fightmg and commg back and cut 1t to two. but we could never get that basket or that stop that we needed to get the lead ··We didn 't have a great night shooting. but a lot of that goes to Newton's defense. They 're big . They're tall. They 're quick. And they do a good job."

Newton was 16-of-28 at the free-throw line, while West was 4-of-11 .

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Carthage jumped out to a 33-10 halftime lead and then had to hold on to take the losers' bracket championship.

Carthage improved to 4-9 after winning only four games the last two years combined . The Lady Tigers got 13 points from Lashandria Luckett, 12 from Estrelita Harvey, 11 from Ashley Luckett, and 10 from Amanda Cook Nanih Waiya, 4-3, got 14 points from Courtnee Graham, 12 from Alana Hickman, nine each from Christy Hickman and Ashley Pugh , and eight from Heather Steele.

Nanih Waiya was a fill-in for Philadelphia which advanced to the losers' championship but declined to play

Marty Stamper is a sports writer for The Mendian Star E-ma11him at mstamper@themeridianstar.com or call him at 693-1551 , ext. 3235.

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