Lady Trojans hold off pesky Black Bears

The Southeast of Saline Lady Trojans found themselves in a dogfight with the Sterling Lady Black Bears in the semi-finals of the Sterling Girls Invitational Tournament on Friday afternoon.  When it was all said and done, the Lady Trojans pulled away for a 46-35 win.
      Thanks to a three-point bucket by Sterling's Blaine Locke in the final seconds of the opening quarter, things were tied at 13-all. Things remained tight through the second quarter as well.
      The two teams exchanged three-point baskets near the end of the quarter with Shklar Olsen connecting near the end of the quarter to pull the Lady Bears within three at 28-25 at the half.
       But the second half belonged to Southeast as they began to pull away in the third quarter. Leading 39-29 heading into the final period, the Lady Trojans maintained their double-digit lead to advance into the Championship game on Saturday.
      Olsen led the Lady Bears with 12 points followed by Locke with 10.  Abigail Pearson and Maddie Harris led Southeast with 11 points each.

      Southeast, 7-2, will face Smoky Valley in the championship game at 3:00 pm at Sterling College.  Sterling, 4-6, will match up with Scott City in the third-place contest at 12:00 pm, also at Sterling College
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