Saturday, March 01, 2008

Glenn Hills girls win

GLENN HILLS 48, CAIRO 36
Jessica Morton made three 3-pointers, but none was bigger than the one right before the half.

Morton’s 3 capped a 7-0 run and the Lady Spartans never looked back, cruising to a 48-36 victory in the Class AAA quarterfinals on Saturday at Columbus State’s Lumpkin Center.

With the victory, Glenn Hills advances to the final four for the first time since 2002 – the year the Spartans won the AAAA state title. They will play winner of Carrollton and Franklin County on Friday at 4 p.m. in Macon.

The Spartans led 21-20 with 1:56 left in the first half before they scored the final seven points.

Morton finished with 14 points, while Ciara Lyons scored 17.

Ashley Holt was the only Cairo player in double digits. She finished with 17.

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