CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Call it a reversal of fortunes.
Or rather, a turnover of fortunes.
Walker Valley forced 28 Cleveland turnovers and was able to exact a little revenge against the Lady Raiders, avenging a loss in the district championship game and defending their Region 3-AAA championship with a 46-43 victory at Bradley Central High School.
The win gives the Lady Mustangs (31-2) another opportunity to play in front of their home crowd, as they will host Blackman, who ended their season a year ago, in a Class AAA sub-state game Saturday at 7. Cleveland (25-9) will travel to Riverdale, a team they defeated earlier in the season.
Jordan Neuharth had 19 points to lead Walker Valley and blocked a game-tying 3-point attempt by Cleveland’s Heather Finnell at the buzzer.