Putnam County Middle School Tournament Results

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

GREENCASTLE -- On Tuesday, the Greencastle Middle School seventh-grade girls' basketball team managed to advance to the finals of the Putnam County Tournament after defeating North Putnam in the first round, 27-18.

Greencastle had a 7-2 lead after the first quarter but the Cougars pulled to within two, 11-9, by halftime.

However, the Tiger Cubs outscored North Putnam, 10-0, in the third frame en route to the win.

Taylor Pruitt and Kandice Phillips both had eight points to pace the Tiger Cubs while Riley Seahorn finished with six. Hannah Wainman also had five points in the win.

Kensie Asbell led North Putnam with nine points while Bridget Johnston finished with five and Maggie Pinney had four.

At Greencastle

Putnam County Tournament

First Round

Greencastle 7 4 10 6 -- 27

North Putnam 2 7 0 9 -- 18

Greencastle -- Pruitt 3 2-3 8, Phillips 3 2-2 8, Seahorn 3 0-0 6, Brattain 0 0-0 0, Wainman 0 5-6 5, Bennett 0 0-0 0, Beck 0 0-0 0, Dwigans 0 0-0 0, Davies 0 0-0 0, Connor 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 FG, 9-11 FT, 27 TP.

North Putnam -- Asbell 4 0-2 9, Gray 0 0-0 0, Pinney 2 0-0 4, Johnston 2 1-3 5, Pugh 0 0-0 0, Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 FG, 1-5 FT, 18 TP.

3-pt. FG -- Asbell (NP). Total Fouls -- NP 13, GMS 10. Fouled Out -- None.

Next Game -- The Tiger Cubs will play in the Putnam County Finals Thursday.

PUTNAMVILLE -- The South Putnam seventh-grade girls' basketball team managed to pick up a 26-23 overtime win over Cloverdale to advance to the finals of the Putnam County Championship.

The Clovers were down six with two minutes to go but managed to tie the game at 21-all. Cloverdale had a chance to win the game in regulation, but missed a shot in the final seconds.

"We struggled offensively throughout most of the game," CMS coach Jarrod Duff said. "I have to give a lot of credit to South Putnam's defensive effort. They really did a nice job on defense."

At Putnamville

Putnam County Tournament

First Round

South Putam 26

Cloverdale 23

Next Game -- The Eagles advance to the finals of the county tournament Thursday.

PUTNAMVILLE -- South Putnam defeated Cloverdale in the first round of the eighth-grade Putnam County Tournament, 23-9, at South Putnam.

The Eagles key to victory was a balanced attack with Kelsey Searles, leading the way with six points. Olivia Cavell contributed four points, while Megan Barnes and Molli Parker scored three points each.

Robbie Urton and Kendra Latham chipped in two points each while Hillary Collins, Shelby Combs, and Dakota Gibson each had a point apiece.

For the Clovers, Shelby Parkison scored a team-high four points as Erica Cooper and Katelynn Johnson tallied two points each. Sam Mayhew added a point in the loss.

At Putnamville

Putnam County Tournament

First Round

Cloverdale 2 2 3 2 -- 9

South Putnam 6 4 11 2 -- 23

Cloverdale (9) -- Parkison 2 0-1 4, Johnson 1 0-1 2, Cooper 1 0-1 2, Mayhew 0 1-2 1, Manning 0 0-0 0, McCammon 0 0-2 0, Higgins 0 0-0 0, Stokes 0 0-0 0, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Gladhill 0 0-2 0. Totals FG 4 FT 1-9 TP 9.

South Putnam (23) -- Searles 3 0-1 6, Cavell 1 0-0 4, Barnes 1 1-3 3, Parker 1 1-4 3, Urton 1 0-0 2, Latham 1 0-1 2, Gibson 0 1-3 1, Collins 0 1-2 1, Combs 0 1-2 1, Burdge 0 0-0 0, Bowman 0 0-0 0. Totals FG 9 FT 5-16 TP 23.

3pt. FG -- none. Total fouls -- Cloverdale 18, S. Putnam 11.

Next Game -- The Eagles advanced to the finals of the county tournament Thursday at 7 p.m.

GREENCASTLE -- The Greencastle Tiger Cubs eighth-grade girls defeated North Putnam, 34-27, at home Tuesday night in the first round of the Putnam County Tournament.

Mallory Miller paced the Tiger Cubs with 12 points with Chelsea Samuels close behind with 11. Katie Farris had five points and Whitney Brotherton chipped in four. Hannah Deer and Hannah Cochren added one point each.

Leading scorers for North Putnam were Shelby Frye with 9 points, Taylor Judy had 8 points, Paxton Stephenson and Brianna Bryan each had six and four points respectively.

Greencastle will play Thursday in the finals of the Putnam County Tournament at 7 p.m. The Cougars finished 4-7 on the season.

At Greencastle

Putnam County Tournament

First Round

Greencastle 8 11 9 6 - 34

North Putnam 5 10 0 12 - 27

Greencastle -- Miller 12, Samuels 11, Farris 5, Brotherton 4, Deer 1, Cochren 1.

North Putnam -- Stephenson 6, Frye 9, Judy 8, Bryan 4.

Next game -- Greencastle will play Thursday in the finals of the Putnam County Tournament at 7 p.m. The Cougars finished 4-7 on the season.

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