The Hopkinsville Lady Tigers didn’t want to give Fort Campbell a chance for its first Girls’ District 8 Basketball Tournament win in 20 years, racing out to a big lead in the first quarter on the way to a 74-37 semifinal win Monday night in Tiger Gym.
Alicia Davis and LaShanti Wilson combined to score 41 points and Hoptown advanced to Thursday night’s championship game at 6 p.m. against top seed Christian County.
The Lady Tigers led 26-8 after one quarter and pushed the lead to 48-16 at halftime.
The lone bright spots for the Lady Falcons were Rosella Rajj and Amari Grimsley who finished the game with 20 and 10 points, respectively.
Fort Campbell (8-12) has not won a girls’ District 8 basketball tournament since 2005 when the Lady Falcons defeated Hopkinsville 34-30.
Hoptown (10-11) wasn’t going to let that happen again Monday night as it padded its lead to 62-24 after three quarters and subbed frequently in the final period.
The Lady Tigers and Christian County have met twice this season with the Lady Colonels winning 68-29 and 57-37. Thursday’s game will tip off at 6 p.m. with airtime at 5:45 p.m. on 95.3 The Farm.
Score by Quarters:
Fort Campbell 8 8 8 13 – 37
Hopkinsville 26 22 14 12 – 74
Individual Scoring:
FCHS (8-12) – Bradley 2, Grimsley 10, Williams 2, Rajj 20, Cabrera 3.
HHS (10-11) – Davis 21, White 6, Wilson 20, Pizana 8, Watkins 4, Allensworth 2, Ewing 3, Sharber 6, E. Wilson 4.
3-Point Goals:
FCHS – Rajj; HHS – Davis 2, Wilson 3.
Photos by Peyton Biaquis