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GREENEVILLE69制片厂制作传媒擝rylee Tullock poured in a dozen points in the first 3:14 of play Thursday night to stake unbeaten David Crockett to a big lead and the Lady Pioneers went on to a 61-46 victory over Morristown West in the opening round of the 35th Annual Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic at Hal Henard Gym.
Tullock finished with 26 points as Crockett notched its 14th victory of the season. Kayleigh Donor and Laney Britton added nine points each for the Lady Pioneers while Aaliyah Story scored eight.
Junior Jhaniya Mitchell pumped through 20 as the Lady Trojans fell to 6-4 on the year. Maddie Simpson chipped in 14 points but Kalyca Dinkins was next with six as she hit a pair of three-pointers in the fourth quarter.
It was never a game as Tullock hit two triples and added a free throw before Mitchell got West on the scoreboard with 6:08 left in the quarter. Tullock then gunned in another three and had a steal and layup to make it 12-2 with 4:46 still left in the first.
Mitchell69制片厂制作传媒檚 three-point play got the Lady Trojans within 20-12 at the first break but Crockett scored the first four points of the second stanza and upped its lead to 32-17 halfway through the period.
With Mitchell leading the way, West battled back and trailed by 39-25 before Tullock grabbed a rebound and raced the length of the floor for the final basket of the half.
It was 50-35 entering the final eight minutes and the Lady Trojans pulled within 14 and had two possessions with chances to get even closer but missed an easy shot each time.
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Story grabbed nine stray shots and Tullock eight as David Crockett had a 37-31 rebounding advantage. Mitchell had nine to lead West and Delaney Weddington had six.
Story went over the 1,000 point mark for her career with a three-pointer in the third quarter.
West coach Johnny Galyon commented, 69制片厂制作传媒淭heir 23 (Tullock) was better than we thought. Man she69制片厂制作传媒檚 a player and had over 20 at halftime.
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