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Morristown advances to Sectional 60 semifinal round with win over Southwestern

Morristown was nowhere near full strength due to injuries and illness when it met Class A, No. 5 Jac-Cen-Del on Dec. 11. The Eagles took full advantage to knock off the Yellow Jackets, 58-28.

Morristown will get another chance to battle Jac-Cen-Del tonight in the semifinal round of the Class A, Sectional 60 tournament at Waldron High School.

Raegan Kleine, Nevaeh Sanders and Gracie Laster each scored in double digits Saturday in the twice-delayed quarterfinal round of the tournament to eliminate Southwestern, 51-42.

Kleine had 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals to get the Yellow Jackets (14-9) into tonight’s semifinal round.

Sanders also scored 13 points and had two assists and four steals.

Laster finished with 11 points and three rebounds.

Danika Rutledge had four points, eight rebounds and five steals and Maggie Lutes had three points and eight rebounds.

Morristown took a 14-8 lead at the end of the first quarter against Southwestern and extended the lead to 32-21 at halftime.

The Spartans finished their first season under head coach Jason West at 12-11.

In the other Sectional 60 quarterfinal game, Jac-Cen-Del routed Hauser, 75-40. Annabelle Williams led the Eagles with nine points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.

Jalee Rider finished with a team-high 15 points. Reese Obendorf had 13 and Aundrea Cullen finished with 10.

 

 

In the other semifinal game Monday night at Waldron, the Class A, No. 1 Mohawks make their postseason debut against Rising Sun.

The Shiners defeated Oldenburg Academy, 44-39, Tuesday, to advance to face Waldron. The Mohawks (20-1) won the regular-season meeting over Rising Sun (10-13), 57-15, on Nov. 20.

The sectional championship game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday. The winner advances to the Southwestern Regional Saturday.

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