Weekend tourney action

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The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs earned a slot in the district semifinal Saturday after galloping over the West Union Dragons 82-30 at Valley High School.

The Lynchburg ladies took a 13-point lead in the first quarter, finishing the period at 23-10. Hannah Binkley led scoring for the Mustangs with a 3-pointer, a 2-pointer and 5 out of 6 freethrows.

The second quarter saw Lynchburg-Clay tripled West Union’s score in the second quarter, wrapping up the half ahead by 29 points at 47-18. Hannah Binkley again led scoring for Lynchburg in the second quarter with two twos and a three.

The Lady Mustangs outscored the Dragons by 13 points in the third quarter, increasing their lead to 42 points at 67-25 for the period. Hannah and McKayla Binkley each scored a 2-pointer and a three to lead scoring for the Mustangs.

Peyton Scott led scoring for Lynchburg in the final period with a 2-pointer and one from the freethrow line. The Lady Mustangs scored 15 points and kept West Union at just 5 for the quarter, finishing the game with a 52-point win and a chance to cut the net.

The Lady Mustangs will advance to the Division III district semifinals at Waverly High School on Feb. 27.

Summary

Lynchburg-Clay — 23 24 20 15 — 82

West Union — 10 8 7 5 — 30

LCHS: Blankenship 2(1)-2/3-11; Fittro 1(2)-0/3-8; Pinkerton 1-2; Waits 2-4; Scott 3(1)-6/7-15; Hart 1-2; H. Binkley 5(3)-5/6-24; M. Binkley 4(1)-3/5-14; L. Binkley 1-2

Totals: 21(8)-16/28-82

WUHS: Runyon 3/6-3; Welch 2-0/3-4; Bicker 1(2)-8; Baldwin 3-6; Silvia 2-4; Gallowite 1-2; Daniels (1)-3

Totals: 9(3)-2/11-30

McClain ladies end tournament run

The McClain Lady Tigers finished their tournament run with a loss to the Chillicothe Lady Cavaliers in the Division II sectional championship on Saturday at Adena High School with a final score of 32-36.

Summary

McClain — 14 6 9 3 — 32

Chillicothe — 12 4 5 15 — 36

Reach David Wright at 937-402-2570, or on Twitter @DavidWrighter.

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Lady Mustangs advance; McClain ladies fall to Chillicothe

By David Wright

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