Bowling Green moves into finals

Southern Sports & Travel

Bowling Green advanced to the finals of the South State AA Tournament after a 60-27 blowout of Adams Christian yesterday in Brookhaven. Freshman Caroline Haik poured in 23 points as the Lady Bucs improved to 25-9 and will take on Brookhaven this afternoon at 2:15 for the South State Championship.
Bowling Green held a slim 8-5 lead halfway through the opening quarter and at the 3:16 mark Beth Reedy’s 3-pointer from the corner pushed the lead to 11-5.

(Above) Caroline Haik (#10) of Bowling Green had a game high 23 pts
In the second quarter Bowling Green got hot. Caroline Haik hit a baseline jumper from ten feet to put the Lady Bucs up 15-5 two minutes into the second quarter. The lead was increased to 23-5 at the 4:40 mark on a Brittany Cooper steal and lay-in. Bowling Green entered the halftime break with a commanding 36-14 advantage and cruised to a 60-27 semi-final win.
Caroline Haik led all scorers with 23 points, Beth Reedy added 17, Mackayla Dykes 7, Whitney Crowe 6, Jasmine Lavigne 3 and Alana Lindsey and Brittany Cooper 2 apiece.
Rachel Holloway and Taylor Welch led ACCS with 7 apiece, Marlee Wadsworth added 6, Megan Cole 4, Mindy McCall and Kaitlan Melton 2 each and Kristyn Arnold 1.

Adams Christian slips to 22-9 with the loss and will take on Prairie View in the elimination game today at 1:00 pm.

(Above) Beth Reedy (#15) of Bowling Green launches a 3-pointer from the corner

BG…11…25…9…15…60
AC….5….9….4….9….27