Lauren Whitehair goes up for two of her eight points Monday night against East Hardy, while teammates Caroline Bennett (24) and Caitlin Maxwell get ready for a rebound. Tucker County won 61-44. Click here to view more photos.

Tonight's game for state tournament

By Chris Stadelman
The Parsons Advocate
ELKINS – The Lady Mountain Lions are just one game away from a sixth consecutive appearance in the state basketball tournament.
Tucker County won a delayed Region II Section II final Monday night, beating East Hardy 61-44 in a game that wasn’t that close. The victory sets up a showdown with Clay Battelle (12-7) tonight, with the game starting at 7 p.m. at Tucker County High School.
Cee Bees coaches were on hand at Elkins High School, and they witnessed a fantastic stretch of basketball that included a 28-2 run from midway through the first quarter until late in the second. “The first three or four minutes we definitely showed a little bit of rust,” Coach Tom Carr said of the period where Tucker County led just 8-6.

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Caroline Bennett drives in and is fouled during last week’s sectional game against Moorefield.
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Lady Mountain Lions whip Moorefield

By Chris Stadelman
The Parsons Advocate
Tucker County was supposed to win its first sectional game easily, and the Lady Mountain Lions didn’t disappoint.
The girls started the game on a 19-2 run, then had an 11-0 stretch in the second quarter and 16-3 in the third. By the end of the game, the Lady Mountain Lions had a 69-25 victory over the Yellow Jackets and a berth in Saturday’s sectional final against East Hardy.
The Lady Cougars beat Pendleton 43-34 Feb. 24 to advance to the sectional final.
“This was a great confidence builder,” sophomore Lauren Whitehair said after Wednesday’s victory. “As long as we play defense, we’ll be all right.”
Audra Hull led the way with 17 points – including five 3-pointers – and Amber Evans had 13 points and five steals.

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