ELIZABETHTOWN – Guard Aaliyah Monroe and Ellen Battle sparked a 21-3 closing run that rallied Elizabethtown to a 29-21 Waccamaw Middle School Conference ‘AA’ Division girls’ basketball victory Tuesday over West Columbus.
The visiting Lady Warriors stretched a 14-6 halftime lead to 18-8 in the 3rd period, before the Lady Cougars began forcing turnovers with their press and converting them into lay-ups.
Monroe drove for 2 baskets and a lay-up, and Sana’a Singletary, Battle and Arian Fields threw in a basket each as Elizabethtown sliced the West lead to 18-17 at the quarter break.
Battle pounded the boards for a trio of baskets in the final period, and Singletary and Monroe tossed in a basket and a free throw each. Monroe led the Lady Cougars with 9 points, and Battle and Singletary were right behind her with 8 points each.
Singletary popped in a basket and a free throw in the 1st half for the winners. Mariah Ward pumped in a basket, and Monroe added a free throw.
Skylah Collins topped the Lady Warrior scoring with 8 points, and Valaisha Murchison tallied 6 points.
Coach Cedric Owens’ Lady Cougars remain unbeaten in “A” Division play with a 4-0 record and are 5-2 overall. Elizabethtown will travel to East Columbus Wednesday.
West Columbus 6 8 4 3 – 21
Elizabethtown 0 6 11 12 – 29
West Columbus (21) – Skylah Collins 8, Kaleigh Blackwell, Zamariah Ward, Demya Powell 5, Valaisha Murchison 6, India Baxley, Alaina Spencer 2, Kayleigh Maeng, Zamaiya Murphy.
Elizabethtown (29) – Sana’a Singletary 8, Mariah Ward 2, Ellen Battle 8, Harmony Richardson, Aaliyah Monroe 9, Arian Fields 2, Nyasia Banks, Kamyra McDowell.
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