The Clever girls beat host Marionville 75-50 to win the Lady Comet Classic championship on Saturday.
Clever’s Ireland Jones and Marionville’s Lucy Newberry went basket-for-basket with each of them scoring 32 points in the game.
Clever’s depth proved to be the difference with Brylie Hicks (15 points) and Kenzie Camp (12 points) also scoring in double figures for the Lady Jays.
In other action, Crane beat Ash Grove 61-39 to take third place. Gracie Rich led Crane and all scorers with 16 points.
Monett needed overtime to beat Big 8 rival Cassville 52-46. Meredith Merriman scored 16 points to lead Monett in the win. Cassville’s Madison Halterman scored 19 points to lead all scorers.
In the first game of the day, Spokane got a 40-point outburst from freshman Lily Carr on the way to a 72-54 win. The 40-point game tied the single-game record for Spokane.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Brylie Hicks (Clever), Ireland Jones (Clever), Lucy Newberry (Marionville), Lanie Stokes (Marionville), Gracie Rich (Crane), Lily Woodward (Crane), Millison Sapp (Ash Grove), Madison Halterman (Cassville), Meredith Merriman (Monett), Lily Carr (Spokane)
CHAMPIONSHIP: Clever 75, Marionville 50
Clever – 14-28-13-20 – 75
Marionville – 7-10-19-14 — 50
C: Ireland Jones 32, Brylie Hicks 15, Kenzie Camp 12, Ella Newman 8, Jayleign Flood 5, Baillie McClanahan 3
M: Lucy Newberry 32, Dally Pomeroy 6, Lanie Stokes 6, Annaliyah Ghan 2, Maggie Murphy 2, Anna Bright 2
THIRD PLACE: Crane 61, Ash Grove 39
Crane – 19-11-21-10 – 61
Ash Grove – 5-14-10-10 — 39
C: Gracie Rich 16, Lily Woodward 15, Kailey Vaught 12, Hunter Cleveland 6, Sayd Vaught 4, Tailor Cleveland 4, Allie Frieze 4
A: Myah Johnson 9, Millison Sapp 8, Chelsye Graham 6, Cora Duit 5, Bethany Wheeler 5, Madison Lutz 4, Bristol Lathrop 2
CONSOLATION: Monett 52, Cassville 46 (OT)
Monett – 8-13-8-10-13 – 52
Cassville – 5-11-8-15-7 — 46
M: Meredith Merriman 16, Kilee Wilson 11, Fenli Wilson 8, Halle Schoen 6, Abby Inman 5, Kalli Hohensee 3, Aryanna Seele 3
C: Madison Halterman 19, Audrey Kennedy 12, Elly Ramaeker 8, Avery Stokes 4, Aubrey Stoufer 2, Hailey Gautney 1
SEVENTH PLACE: Spokane 72, Billings 54
Spokane – 28-14-15-15 – 72
Billings – 4-15-12-23 — 54
S: Lily Carr 40, Tristen Wallace 21, Lilly Johnson 6, Ire Melton 5
B: Ryleigh Gearing 21, Kenzie Clendenning 11, L.J. Bellamy 8, Kyla Essick 6, Georgia Vesci 3, Bailey Newell 3, Ashlyn Tutterrow 2
