Championship Day Recap
Game 32: Morristown West 50 – North Greene 45
Morristown West and North Greene started the final day of the Ladies Classic with a competitive contest that saw the lead bounce back and forth like a ping pong ball. In the end, it was that Lady Trojans coming away with the win.
Delany Weddington pumped in 17 points for the Lady Trojans, while her teammate, Jhaniya Mitchell tallied 8.
The Lady Huskies were led by Loren Blevins’ 17 points, followed by Hannah Miller’s double-double (10 points and 11 rebounds).
Game 33: David Crockett 76 – Riverside, SC 64
The David Crockett Lady Pioneers use a balanced scoring attack to knock off the Riverside Lady Lady Warriors 76-64.
Brylee Tullock collected a double-double scoring 18 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. Kayleigh Doner and Laney Britton both dropped 17 points each and Autumn Wynn assisted with 12.
Sophia Powell secured 23 points for the Lady Warriors, and Madison Garrido dropped 21 points.
Game 34: (Sixth Place) Cocke County 43 – Knox Catholic 33
Cocke County used balanced scoring and secured sixth place in the Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic with a 43-33 win over Knox Catholic.
Shakyra Reed was the leading scorer for the Lady Red, while Blakelyn Clevenger chipped in with 9 and Karmine Carmichael 8.
Amaya Redd was the leading scorer for the Lady Irish with 9, while Maggie Frana added 8 and Tinsley Walker 7.
Game 35: (Fifth Place) Farmington, AK 74 – Bearden 65
It was raining threes in the fifth place contest of the Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic. Farmington and Bearden combined to make 25-three pointers as the Lady Cardinals claimed the 74-65 win.
Easton McCollough drained 7 threes for a total of 23 points, while her teammate, Made 6 threes for 22 points, while also contributing 7 assists. Kaycee McCumber chipped in with 15 points, while Zoey Bergers finished with 11.
Natalya Hodge buried 7 trifectas for 32 points for the Lady Bulldogs, followed by Kendall Anne Murphy with 17.
Game 36: (Third Place) Spring Garden, AL 81 – Spring Valley WV 66
The third place game could have ben entitled, “The Battle of the Springs” as Spring Garden, Alabama matched up with Spring Valley West Virginia. Both teams battled all the way to the end with the Lady Panthers taking the 81-66 win.
Ace Austin collected a double-double with 34 points and 12 rebounds, while her teammate, Maggie
Jarrett pumped in 15.
Brooklyn Ellis knocked down 18 points for the Lady Wolves followed by Sophie Hutchinson’s 16.
Game 37: (Championship) Marist, GA 42 – Webb School of Knoxville 39
The final game of the Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic came down to the final seconds and in the end, it was the Marist Lady War Eagles capturing the crown for the second consecutive year.
Marist took an 11-10 lead after the first quarter, but Webb rebounded to take the lead into the locker room at the half 22-18. In the third quarter, the Lady War Eagles were able to cut the deficit to 35-33. In the final period, both teams exchanged the lead, but when the horn sounded, it was the Eagles that were flying high with the 42-39 victory.
Kate Harpring, who was named the tournament Most Valuable Offensive Player continued her showing of basketball excellence as she finished with her fourth consecutive double-double, scoring 21 points and pulling down 17 rebounds. She also set the record for most points in the tournament with 139, eclipsing the 136 point mark set by Katie Smrcka-Duffy back in 1994.
Cailyn Taylor and Meyah Greene paced the Lady Spartans with 11 and 10 points.
2024 Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic All-Tournament Team
Andrea Flores (Daniel Boone)
Brylee Tullock (David Crockett)
Amya Redd (Catholic)
Natalie Hodge (Bearden)
Ace Austin (Spring Garden, AL)
Madison Garrido (Riverside, SC)
Ayana Porter (Oak Ridge)
Karmine Carmichael (Cocke County)
Easton McCollough (Farmington, AL)
Jade Hailstock (J.L. Mann, SC)
Sophie Hutchison (Spring Valley, WV)
Kendall Mays (Webb)
Katie Elder (Marist, GA)
Kate Harpring (Marist, GA) Offensive MVP
Meyah Green (Webb) Defensive MVP
