DRAFFENVILLE – Hoopfest 2016 kicked off Thursday at 4:00 with the Marshall County girls taking on Massac County. The Lady Marshals held the Lady Patriots scoreless for the entire 16 minutes of the first half on their way to a 44-13 win.
Tera Colson put the Lady Marshals on the board to start the game followed by 3-pointers from Lexee Miller and Miyah Davis. They led 12-0 at the end of the first quarter and 20-0 at halftime with second quarter scoring coming from Lorin Powell with four and Hannah Langhi and Miyah Davis with a basket a piece.
Paige Henson opened the second half with a basket for a 22-0 lead before Massac County finally found the net on a three by Emilee Truitt. The Lady Patriots would score 10 of their 13 total points in the third quarter between Truitt and Taylor Stoner, trailing 31-10 going into the fourth quarter.
Davis hit her second of three 3-pointers in the game to start the fourth quarter following that up with another basket to put the Lady Marshals up 36-10 and they would go on to out-score Massac County 13-3 in the final frame for the 47-13 win.
Davis led the Lady Marshals with 14 points and was selected MVP of the game. Stoner led Massac County with 7 points. The Lady Marshals will play again in the Hoopfest on Saturday morning at 11:30 against Henderson County.
SCORING
Massac: Stoner 7, Truitt 6
Marshall: Davis 14, Powell 8, Langhi 7, Henson 5, Colson 4, L. Miller 3, W. Miller 3
Massac: Field Goals 5/30, 3-pointers 2/11, Free Throws 1/3, Total Rebounds 23, Fouls 12, Assists 1, Turnovers 19
Marshall: Field Goals 17/42, 3-pointers 4/18, Free Throws 6/9, Total Rebounds 31, Fouls 15, Assists 9, Turnovers 6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Massac | o | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Marshall | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 44 |
