The Happy Valley girls basketball program extended its season on Monday night with a thrilling come-from-behind win.
The No. 5 Lady Warriors rallied in the second half to take a 42-37 victory over No. 4 West Greene in the District 1-2A Quarterfinals at Daniel Boone High School.
With the win, HV advances to Thursday’s 6p semifinal against No. 1 Hampton. The Lady Warriors also secured a spot in the Region 1-2A tournament with the win.
After the teams traded shots to open the game, West Greene used an 8-2 run to take an 11-6 lead into the second quarter.
The Lady Buffaloes extended the run to open the second quarter before HV was able to snap the run.
The Lady Warriors were able to limit WG to just two points over the final five minutes of the half but were unable to trim much off the lead as HV trailed 22-11 at the half.
Marcida Moore helped get things going in the third for HV with six points in the frame. The Lady Warriors outscored West Greene 10-5 in the frame with Alex Moore and Ashlynn Sommers also adding shots.
Happy Valley continued to methodically cut into the West Greene lead, and HV tied the game as Josephine Zeoli scored off a steal and layup to even the game at 33-33 midway through the quarter.
The teams traded shots down the closing minutes, and Happy Valley was able to secure the win in the closing seconds.
M. Moore had 14 points to lead Happy Valley, while Cayden Anderson scored 13 points – nine of which came in the fourth quarter including a pair of free throws in the closing seconds to secure the win.
A. Moore added eight points. Zeoli scored five points.
Morgan Brown scored 18 points to lead West Greene.
