Midway through Tuesday's opening quarter Kenzie Campbell set the tone for Notre Dame in a key district victory.
The senior point guard applied pressure on Boyd Buchanan's inbounds pass to force a turnover and then seconds later drained a 3-pointer from the left corner. On their next possession, the Lady Irish received another jolt from sophomore Dayonna Perryman who euro-stepped her way through traffic to make a layup and free-throw for an old fashioned 3-point play.
Those two plays built a first-half lead that Notre Dame turned into a 51-38 Division II District 2-A home decision for its seventh straight win.
Campbell finished with 11 points, six assists and five steals while Perryman's toughness in the paint helped her lead all scorers with 16 points.
"Kenzie can get everyone involved and did a really good job of that tonight," said Lady Irish coach Jason Hill after his team improved to 8-3 overall, 4-0 in the district. "She has a motor and she brings it. When others feed off her we can be tough to stop."
Boyd Buchanan (6-2, 1-1) was led by Jalissa Sanders' 15 points and Dani Reeves added 10.
In the boys' game, sophomore Cole McCormick came up clutch to lead Notre Dame to a 38-34 victory. McCormick finished with 19 points and also had a game-saving steal in the final minute for the Irish (7-3, 3-0 district).
GIRLS' RESULTS
Ooltewah 69, Walker Valley 60: Jordan McCullough scored 12 of her game-high 21 points during a 25-point fourth-quarter outburst by the Lady Owls. Faith O'Donnell and McKenzie Bernier each scored 12 while Rachel Dunbar added 11 for Ooltewah. Elissa Earls scored 14 to lead Walker Valley.
> Soddy-Daisy 57, Lookout Valley 14: The Lady Trojans made eight 3-pointers and were led by Alivia Hall's 11 points.
> Silverdale Baptist 66, Arts & Sciences 26: Five different players hit multiple 3-pointers for the Lady Seahawks, who drained 13 total from long-range. Taylor Bledsoe led Silverdale with 12 points while CSAS' Niya Houston scored 10.
> Bradley Central 73, Rhea County 24: Sloan Carpenter had seven assists and three steals to help lead the Bearettes to a 9-0 record. Hannah Jones and Harmonie Ware were strong in the post with 15 and 11 points for Bradley Central.
> Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 72, Sonoraville 45: Angel Simmons led three Lady Warriors in double figures with 22 points - 18 coming in the first half - as they improved to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in Region 6-AAA. Christen Collins added 21 points, 15 coming on 3-pointers, with Christina Collins scoring 18 for the winners. Diana Smith topped Sonoraville with 11.
> Ringgold 41, North Murray 30: The Lady Tigers (8-1, 4-1 in Region 6-AAA) won as Baileigh Pitts scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds.
BOYS' RESULTS
> Arts & Sciences 55, Silverdale Baptist 52: Justin Brown stepped up offensively with 20 points while Jarius Cameron added 15 points and five steals to help the Patriots improve to 9-2 overall. Silverdale newcomer Kenny Okpara scored 20 points and Brett Wright added 17.
> Soddy-Daisy 64, Lookout Valley 13: Zack Ryans and Chad Eller each made three 3-pointers while 12 players scored for the Trojans, led by Eller's 11.
> Walker Valley 69, Ooltewah 59: Deleon Petty's 28 points were not enough for the Owls, who fell behind 23-10 after the first quarter. Walker Valley was led by Hobert Brabson's 21 points.
> Northwest Whitfield 70, Ridgeland 49: Payton Baker had 21 points, 15 coming in the fourth quarter, as the Bruins improved to 6-2 overall and 1-2 in Region 7-AAAA. Chandler Jackson and Will Anderson each added 17 points for Northwest, with Judd Anderson leading Ridgeland with 23.
> Heritage 56, Pickens 31: The Generals won their third consecutive Region 7-AAAA game to start the season (4-3 overall) as Kaleb Gallman had a game-high 22 points and Ty Loveless added 10.