MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A five-minute flurry of points helped the Gibson County High School girls’ basketball team rally from a 19-point third-quarter deficit and win the Class AA state championship over McMinn Central, 63-60.
McMinn Central’s Chargerettes led by 11 at halftime and opened the third quarter with a 10-2 run for a 44-25 lead with 5:55 left in the period. But the defending champion Lady Pioneers outscored McMinn Central 24-8 the rest of the quarter to pull within three.
They began the fourth period with five points in a row and led the final 6:34 of the game.
Madison Lee’s 3-point attempt from the top of the key with two seconds remaining bounced off the back of the rim, preventing McMinn Central from claiming its first state title in its third championship game appearance.