MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jessica McQueen’s 3-point shot with 1:15 remaining put Marshall County ahead by one point, and the Tigerettes held off McMinn Central 45-43 in the semifinals of the Class AA girls’ state basketball tournament this evening.
The top-ranked Chargerettes (32-3) had won 21 consecutive games, and the loss was their first to a AA opponent. Kylie Lambert led McMinn Central with 14 points before fouling out with two seconds remaining. Seventh-ranked Marshall County (31-4) was led by 6-foot-1 post Lauren March’s 23 points and nine rebounds.
See Saturday’s Times Free Press for more coverage.
Stephen has covered high school sports in the tri-state area since the early 1990s, starting at the News-Free Press as a 19-year-old reporter. He has been with the Times Free Press since its inception and has been an assistant sports editor for more than seven years. Stephen is among the most decorated writers in the TFP’s newsroom, winning numerous state and regional awards for his writing on high school athletics. He has two children, Riley ...
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