Jason PowellThe game meant nothing in terms of district races or championships, but the emotion that Meigs County girls’ basketball coach Jason Powell showed after his team defeated McMinn Central on Tuesday showed that the game meant a lot.
The Lady Tigers outlasted the Chargerettes 51-46 in a highly emotional, foul-filled contest at McMinn Central. Emileigh Swafford and Taylor Boggess scord 13 points apiece to lead Meigs (21-2), which is ranked fourth in Class A. It was Meigs’ first win at McMinn Central in recent memory.
Madison Hampton added 11 for the Lady Tigers.
There were 48 fouls called, and five players — Swafford, Angel Davis and Brandi Kilpatrick for Meigs; Peyton Williams and Elizabeth Trentham for the Chargerettes — were disqualified. After earning her fifth foul with 58.5 seconds to go and her team ahead 49-43, Swafford was called for a technical foul. Unhappy with the recent calls, a fan threw two water bottles — one full — at the officials and was ejected.
When play resumed, McMinn Central’s Bailey Martin missed the technical foul shots, and Meigs’ Alex Dawson blocked a shot on the ensuing possession to end any threat of a rally.