HUNTSVILLE - Jo Beth Williams scored 22 points in her final regular-season game at Eagle Gym to lead Huntsville to a 73-48 victory Friday night.
The Lady Eagles began the game on an 8-0 run and never relinquished the lead. With the win, Huntsville (26-2, 14-0) completed another perfect run in 4A-1 conference play. The Lady Eagles are 28-0 in conference play over the past two seasons.
Williams finished the first half with 10 points thanks to eight in the second quarter. Then she exploded for 12 points in the third quarter as the Lady Eagles shot 62 percent from the floor in the third.
“Williams had a good night and when we get her the ball, she’s going to have a good night,” Huntsville coach Charles Berry said. “She can go inside and she can go outside. She’s a complete player.”
Williams led four Lady Eagles in double figures. Morgan Myrick scored 12 points and Johnna Tenberge and Nicole Gurley finished with 11 points apiece.
Greenland’s leading scorer, sophomore Hanna Qedan, had to deal with foul trouble for most of the game. But Greenland (18-8, 9-5) coach Jeannie Qualls said she was pleased with how the rest of her team performed, with Brandi Bohannan leading the way with 15 points and Brooke Anderson scoring 12 points.
“Other girls stepped up for us tonight,” Qualls said. “Brandi Bohannan stepped up and our two little guards played well on defense. It’s just hard to stop as many weapons as they have.”
Huntsville’s girls play at Shiloh Christian on Monday before beginning play in the 4A-1 District Tournament next Friday. The Lady Pirates begin play in the district tournament Wednesday.
Huntsville 38, Greenland 30
BOYS - Evan Robinson and Kaleb Houston scored 14 points apiece as Huntsville clinched the outright conference championship with a 38-30 win.
Each player provided the offensive spark in each half. Houston poured in three 3-pointers to lead the way in the first half while Robinson wore out the Pirates on the block in the second half to the tune of 10 points.
Greenland (12-13, 6-8) found offense in the second half and trailed by just six late in the fourth. But Huntsville (22-6, 12-2) limited the Pirates to just four points in the first half, which proved to be too big of a hole.
Greenland plays in the 4A-1 District Tournament on Tuesday while Huntsville doesn’t play until next Friday.
HUNTSVILLE 73, GREENLAND 48
Greenland (18-8, 9-5): Bohannan 15, B. Anderson 12, Qedan 9, Mathias 3, Fraley 3, P. Anderson 2, Snider 2, Alaniz 1, Kulhawek 1.
Huntsville (26-2, 14-0): Williams 22, Myrick 12, Tenberge 11, Gurley 11, Robinson 9, Johnson 4, Goodwin 4.
HUNTSVILLE 38, GREENLAND 30
Greenland (12-13, 6-8): Foster 12, Arnold 5, Boone 5, Simpson 5, Riggles 2, Wolfe 1.
Huntsville (22-6, 12-2): Robinson 14, Houston 14, Whorton 4, Gabbard 4, Embry 2.
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