TSSAA Class AAA SectionalBLACKMAN 44, BRADLEY CENTRAL 27Blackman 12 6 19 7 – 44Bradley 9 7 5 6 – 27Blackman (44) – T. Norris 4, Nowlin 2, Smith 2, Amy Duke 11, Brown, Knight, Keen, Cox 7, Chelsey Hall 16, Miller, M. Norris 2.Bradley Central (27) – Withrow 3, Whitted, Carroll, Formont, Beavers 4, Copeland 6, Smith 9, McCracken 2, Reuter, Hammond 3.3-point goals: Blackman 2 (Hall 2); Bradley 1 (Withrow). Records: Blackman 24-6; Bradley 27-6.
CLEVELAND, Tenn.-The Bradley Central girls’ basketball team averaged 60 points per contest during the regular season. The Bearettes’ opponent in a Class AAA sectional – Blackman – averaged around 40.
The Lady Blaze hit their average Saturday; the Bearettes fell way short.
Blackman went on a back-breaking 19-2 run over a 7-minute, 51-second span of the third quarter and advanced to its second state tournament in three seasons with a 44-27 victory at Jim Smiddy Arena.
The Lady Blaze (24-6) pulled away using their superior length on the perimeter to force steals. Point guard Chelsey Hall was the primary beneficiary, scoring nine points during the deciding surge and leading all scorers with 16.