CHARLESTON -- Senior post Kellie Lampo got the offense going early and often, finding high-percentage shots for Jessieville in the first round of the Class 3A Region 1 Tournament.
Lampo scored a game-high 29 points to help Jessieville secure a spot in the 3A state tournament with a 58-41 victory Thursday against Elkins at the Tiger Center.
3A Region I Tournament
Boys
Jessieville 77, Elkins 49
Elkins^14^16^10^9^—^49
Jessieville^22^19^16^20^—^77
Elkins (11-13): Evans 15, Graham 10, Shumate 9, Lewis 7, Hipps 4, Shackelford 3, Skaggs 1.
Jessieville (22-8): Benson 20, Lamb 19, Burleson 17, Barnett 16, Huchison 5.
Paris 61, Cedarville 51
Paris^10^20^18^13^—^61
Cedarville^13^14^11^13^—^51
Paris (22-8): Taylor 17, Drewry 16, Robinson 10, Graham 9, Atchison 5, Davidson 2, Vaughn 2.
Cedarville (7-21): Shelly 21, Hopewell 14, Earnhardt 7, Mason 6, Knight 3.
Girls
Jessieville 58, Elkins 41
Elkins^7^11^4^19^—^41
Jessieville^19^12^17^10^—^58
Elkins (18-11): Coleman 13, Boaz 11, Kestner 8, Miller 4, Harris 3, Parrish 2.
Jessieville (25-4): Lampo 29, Wilson 9, Graves 9, Bratton 8, Fortenberry 3.
Charleston 28, Paris 23
Paris^7^12^0^4^—^23
Charleston^7^3^8^10^—^28
Paris (21-10): Stark 8, Peevy 7, Robinson 6, Harrison 2.
Chrleston (19-9): McDowell 11, Newhart 8, Long 4, Green 3, McKenzie 2.
3A Region I Tournament
At Charleston
Wednesday
Boys
Game 1: Charleston 84, Perryville 69
Game 3: Lamar 64, Greenland 41
Girls
Game 1: Greenland 44, Perryville 31
Game 3: Lamar 73, Cedarville 51
Thursday
Boys
Game 2: Jessieville 77, Elkins 48
Game 4: Paris 61, Cedarville 51
Girls
Game 2: Jessieville 58, Elkins 41
Game 4: Charleston 28, Paris 23
Friday
Boys
Game 5: Charleston vs. Jessieville, 5:30 p.m.
Game 6: Lamar vs. Paris, 8:30 p.m.
Girls
Game 5: Greenland vs. Jessieville, 4 p.m.
Game 6: Lamar vs. Charleston, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Boys
Third Place
Game 8: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 1:30 p.m.
Championship
Girls
Third Place
Game 8: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, noon
Championship
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs, Winner Game 6, 6 p.m.
Lampo hit two 3-pointers early while scoring a team-high 10 points in the first quarter to help build a 19-7 lead. The Lady Lions didn't look back after that.
"She has done that all year long and that doesn't surprise me," Jessieville coach Matt Carter said. "I'm really proud of her effort. You could tell with the way she was juiced up early she really wanted this. We followed her lead."
Allison Coleman finished with a team-high 13 points for Elkins (18-11). Jessica Boaz also added 11 points for the Lady Elks.
Jessieville (25-4) took a 31-18 lead into halftime with a strong first half shooting the ball, making 12-of-17 shots from the field before the break.
The Lady Lions opened the first quarter making eight of 10 field-goal attempts to take a 19-7 lead after the first quarter.
"We hit some shots and that was key for us," Carter said. "You could see they wanted to double our post players. But we still hit some shots. It was good to get off to a nice start."
Elkins made just 3 of 12 shots in the first quarter but improved in the second quarter by making 5 of 13 attempts to help keep pace with Jessieville in the quarter.
"We tried to keep it close there in the second quarter," Elkins coach Monica Wells said. "But Lampo is such a good player. She changes everything you want to do. When they get a lead, it makes it very hard."
Lampo led the way in the first half for the Lady Lions by finishing with a team-high 18 points. Lampo also scored eight of the team's 12 second-quarter points.
"They came in shooting very well," Wells said. "That puts a lot of pressure on you because they have a lot of weapons. We just had to try to guard them."
Jessieville was able to build on its lead in the third quarter by using a 9-0 run right after the break to extend its lead out to 40-18.
Elkins was limited to just 2 of2 12 shooting in the third quarter but did make 7 of 12 attempts in the fourth quarter to finish the game strong.
Elkins was able to outscore Jessieville 19-10 in the final quarter behind the strong shooting performance. The Lady Elkins used a 12-3 run to close out the game.
"I thought our defense was good all night long expect for late in the game," Carter said. "We got comfortable with the lead and relaxed. You can't do that. But I'm still proud of the girls."
Although the Lady Elks season comes to an end with the first-round tournament loss, Wells said she was proud of her team and what they accomplished this season.
"These girls played well this season," Well said. "This is the first year in a combined conference and we held our own against 4A teams. These kids never quit, and they showed that tonight. They were down but not out."
Charleston 28, Paris 23
Charleston overcame a 19-10 halftime deficit to punch its ticket to the Class 3A state tournament.
Paris (21-10) was held scoreless in the third quarter, missing eight shots and turning the ball over four times. That allowed Charleston to cut the lead to 19-18 heading into the final quarter.
The Lady Tigers then outscored the Lady Eagles 10-4 in the fourth quarter to secure the victory.
Junior forward Jada McDowell scored a game-high 11 points, including having a team-high seven fourth-quarter points for Charleston (19-9)
Paris was led by Sadie Stark finishing with a team-high eight points, while Lycia Peevy added seven points.
Boys
Jessieville 77, Elkins 49
Jessieville pulled away early with a well-balanced offense to secure a berth into the Class 3A state tournament with a first-round victory.
Steven Benson finished with a game-high 20 points for the Lions. Sawyer Lamb had 19, Alex Burelson scored 17 and Payton Barnett added 16.
Elkins (11-13) was led by Layne Evans scoring a team-high 15 points, while Chad Graham added 10 points.
Jessieville (22-8) built a 22-14 lead after the first quarter and extended its advantage out to 41-30 heading into halftime.
The Lions were able to put the game well out of reach in the second half building a 57-39 after three quarters of play.
Paris 61, Cedarville 51
Cedarville had a 13-10 lead after the first quarter, but Paris bounced back in the second quarter outscoring Cedarville 20-14 to take a 30-27 lead into halftime.
Paris (22-8) was able to add to its lead after halftime by taking a 48-38 advantage into the final quarter.
Cedarville (7-21) was able to cut the lead to 52-47 late in the game but was outscored 9-4 after that as Paris closed out the game for the victory.
Paris' Race Taylor finished with a team-high 17 points. Preston Drewry had 16 points, and Talik Robinson added 10.
Justin Shelly scored a game-high 21 points to lead the way for Cedarville. Dakota Hopewell also added 14 points for the Pirates.
Sports on 02/24/2017