COALMONT, Tenn. — Her right foot soaking in a bucket of ice and her eyes cast down at the floor, Chelsey Wiseman looked like anything but a conquering hero.
Grundy County’s talented sophomore shooter had struggled for much of the night, but with her team trailing by two points heading into the fourth quarter, Wiseman scored consecutive baskets in a 40-second span, sparking a 14-2 run in the Lady Jackets’ 48-39 District 7-AA semifinal victory over Sequatchie County.
Grundy will play Chattanooga Christian in Tuesday’s championship game.
“I felt the pressure tonight and didn’t really have a very good game,” said Wiseman, who seemed surprised when told she had scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and led all scorers with 18. “Really? I just didn’t think I hit that many shots.”
Both teams struggled from the field in the first half, but Sequatchie hit three of its first four second-half shots. The Lady Indians, who had lost both previous meetings this season, grabbed their first lead on a layup by Alyssa Lawson with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter. Melanie Barker, who led Sequatchie with 13 points, extended the lead to three with a pair of free throws.