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Malden, Portageville advance to title game of BHC varsity girls basketball tournament
Portageville’s Deondra Johnson is guarded by Malden’s Jada Criglar in a varsity girls basketball game Friday night.
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. - The No. 1 seeded Malden Green Wave and No. 2 seeded Portageville Bulldogs are set to collide in the Bootheel Conference varsity girls basketball championship after putting together strong third quarters against their semifinal opponents Monday night.
Malden erased a 29-20 halftime deficit when it outscored No. 3 seeded Hayti 14-2 in the third quarter and hung on for a 52-49 win in the first varsity girls semifinal.
Portageville outscored the No. 3 seeded Campbell Camels by 13 points in the third quarter on its way 66-53 victory in the second varsity girls semifinal.
Malden (9-8) will play host Portageville (14-9) in the varsity girls title game Friday at 6:30 p.m. Malden won at Portageville 53-52 in the first meeting on Jan. 18.
See Monday’s semifinal box scores below:
No. 1 Malden 52, No. 4 Hayti 49
HHS 16 13 2 18 49
MHS 10 9 14 19 - 52
HAYTI (49) - Shabrika Hubbard 4, Ton’Quasha 28, Sabrian Stelzer 5, Tanisha Taylor 8, Stemaiya Robinson 2, Ashley Farmer 2. FG 17, FT 10/18, F 22. (3-pointers: Hayes 3, Taylor 2; Fouled out: Farmer, Charity Wilson).
MALDEN (52) - Aylexus Leshay 2, Madison Mittag 2, Shamya Dobbins 6, Hailey Rojas 1, Lana Reed 18, Jada Criglar 17, Ally Hoehn 2, Macy Walker 4. FG 18, FT 16/30, F 18. (3-pointers: None; Fouled out: Walker, Leshay).
No. 2 Portageville 66, No. 3 Campbell 53
CHS 9 17 9 18 - 53
PHS 17 9 22 18 - 66
CAMPBELL (53) - Elizabeth Steward 2, Emily Peters 2, Claire Parker 22, Madison Burns 19, Anna Beth Vancil 4, Adrionna Pearson 2. FG 20, FT 9/17, F 18. (3-pointers: Parker 1, Burns 3; Fouled out: Burns).
PORTAGEVILLE (66) - Deondra Johnson 17, Dasmine Johnson 19, Jauslyn Johnson 6, Gabrielle Madison 2, Shaymia Roston 16, Selinah Taylor 6. FG 25, FT 10/18, F 18. (3-pointers: Deondra Johnson 1, Dasmine Johnson 2, Roston 3; Fouled out: None).