BENTON, Tenn. — Polk County came into its District 5-AA girls’ basketball game Friday with McMinn Central intent on stopping the inside game of the second-ranked Chargerettes.
It didn’t work.
Post Jenna Adams finished with 27 points and seven rebounds, and Elizabeth Masengil and Laura Purkey combined for 25 points in a 66-50 victory over the Wildkittens at Polk County. Adams scored 23 in the first half.
McMinn Central connected on five 3s, but that might have been five too many for coach Johnny Morgan.
“As big as we are, why would we want to shoot 3s?” he said afterward. “We had a good size advantage inside and were able to get some lobs in to Jenna. They were packing it in, packing it in, so I told (point guard) Madison Lee to penetrate gaps and if you move the ball enough, it would open up enough to get it in there.”