Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

CHESAPEAKE — Jordan Porter wasn’t a one-man team, but she was close.

Porter had 28 points and 6 rebounds as the Chesapeake Lady Panthers beat the Wayne Lady Pioneers 65-33 Wednesday in the semifinals of the Lady Peake Holiday Tournament.

In the other semifinal game, Lincoln County (W.Va.) beat Elliott County (Ky.) 54-44. Chesapeake will play Lincoln County in the tournament championship following the consolation game between Elliott County and Wayne at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Kaylee Curry had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Panthers (4-2). Atiya Spaulding added 9 points, Sydnee Hall had 5 assists and Payton Walsh got 3 steals in the win.

Ally Toney scored 11 and Paige Justice 10 for Wayne (0-3).

Porter scored 11 points in the first quarter as Chesapeake outscored Wayne 21-7. Curry also had 6 points in the quarter.

Porter came back and scored 10 more points in the second quarter and the lead was 41-15 at the break.

Porter scored 7 points to offset 6 points by Justice and the Lady Panthers extended the lead to 56-27.

Wayne 7 8 12 6 = 33

Chesapeake 21 20 15 9 = 65

WAYNE (0-3): Kaitlyn Arnold 0 0 0-2 0, Emily Marsh 1 0 0-0 2, Ally Toney 4 1 0-0 11, Taylor Bartram 1 0 2-6 6, Riley Ferguson 2 0 0-0 4, Lauryn Sifford 1 0 0-0 2, Paige Justice 5 0 0-1 10. Totals: 14 1 2-9 33. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: None.

CHESAPEAKE (4-2): Jordan Porter 9 1 7-10 28, Kelsey Curry 0 1 0-0 3, Baylee Mills 0 0 0-0 0, Laura Rice 0 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Huff 0 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Curry 6 0 1-4 13, Makyla Howard 0 0 0-0 0, Taylor Martin 4 0 0-0 8, Jozy Jones 0 0 0-0 0, Sidnee Hall 1 0 0-0 2, Atiya Spaulding 2 0 5-6 9, Payton Walsh 1 0 0-0 2. Totals: 23 2 13-20 65. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: None.