Lady Pointers upset Peebles to reach district finals
Published 12:30 am Sunday, February 25, 2024
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South Point Lady Pointers’ Liz Ermalovich (4) blocks a shot in a win over Peebles in the Division 3 district semifinals on Saturday. (Tim Gearhart Sports Photos/For The Ironton Tribune)
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South Point Lady Pointers’ Camille Hall stretches out and makes a layup in a 48-39 win over Peebles in the Division 3 district semifinals on Saturday. (Tim Gearhart Sports Photos/For The Ironton Tribune)
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South Point Lady Pointers’ Saratina Jackson (right) battles to take the ball from a couple of Peebles players in the Division 3 district semifinals on Saturday. (Tim Gearhart Sports Photos/For The Ironton Tribune)
By JIM WALKER
jim.walker@irontontribune.com
WAVERLY — Coach Dave Adams, this one is for you,
South Point Lady Pointers 22-year head coach has missed more than half the season due to health issues, so his team gave him some medicine on Saturday with a 48-39 upset win over the Peebles Lady Indians in the Division 3 district semifinals.
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South Point Lady Pointers’ head coach Dave Adams talks with his team after beating No.2-seeded Peebles in the Division 3 district semifinals on Saturday. Adams is currently unable to coach due to health reasons. (Tim Gearhart Sports Photos/For The Ironton Tribune)
South Point advances to the district finals and will play North Adams at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, in the Waverly Downtown Arena.
North Adams beat River Valley 54-36.
Camille Hall scored 8 points as South Point took a 12-8 first quarter lead.
Payton Johnson scored 5 points and Abigail Smalley hit a 3-pointer for Peebles (19-5).
Both teams scored 8 points in the second quarter and the Lady Pointers led 20-16 at the half.
Saratina Jackson hit a 3-pointer and scored all 8 of South Point’s total in the quarter.
Johnson hit a trey and scored 5 points and Caydance Carroll had 3 points for the Lady Indians.
Hall knocked down a 3-pointer and scored 8 points in the third quarter as the lead went to 32-25 after three quarters.
Johnson scored 8 points including 6-of-8 from the foul line.
The Lady Pointers converted 8-of-10 from the foul line in the fourth quarter with Emma Saddler going 4-of-4, Jackson 3-of-4 and Liz Ermalovich 1-of-2 as they outscored Peebles 16-14.
Saddler scored all 8 of her points in the quarter.
Angel Grey scored 8 points and Johnson 6 for Peebles total.
Hall finished with 20 points and Jackson had 15 to lead the Lady Pointers (15-9).
Johnson scored 24 of Peebles 39 points.
South Point 12 8 12 16 = 48
Peebles 8 8 9 14 = 39
SOUTH POINT (15-9): Saratina Jackson 2 1 8-9 15, Molly Adams 0 0 0-0 0, Liz Ermalovich 0 0 1-2 1, Camille Hall 8 1 1-3 20, Samiya Bradburn 1 0 0-0 2, Jasmyn Jones 1 0 0-0 2, Emma Saddler 2 0 4-4 8. Totals: 14 2 14-18 48. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: None.
PEEBLES (19-5): Rylee Barr 0 0 0-2 0, Lydia Maddox 0 0 0-0 0, Lainee Barr 0 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Smalley 0 0 0-0 0, MaRhea Unger 0 0 0-0 0, Payton Johnson 6 1 9-11 24, Abigail Smalley 0 1 0-0 3, Caydance Carroll 1 0 1-2 3, Angel Gray 3 0 3-6 9. Totals: