Lady Pointers pull off upset, reach district finals

WAVERLY — Coach Dave Adams, this one is for you.

South Point Lady Pointers 22-year head coach has missed more than half the season due to health issues, so his team gave him some medicine on Saturday with a 48-39 upset win over theNo. 2-seeded Peebles Lady Indians to capture the Division 3 district semifinals.

South Point's Camille Hall (shooter) puts up a runner in the lane during Saturday's district semifinal game between the Peebles Lady Indians. (Photo by Tim Gearhart)

South Point advances to the district finals and will play North Adams at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, in the Waverly Downtown Arena.

North Adams beat River Valley 54-36.

Camille Hall scored 8 points as South Point took a 12-8 first quarter lead.

Payton Johnson scored 5 points and Abigail Smalley hit a 3-pointer for Peebles (19-5).

Both teams scored 8 points in the second quarter and the Lady Pointers led 20-16 at the half.

Saratina Jackson hit a 3-pointer and scored all 8 of South Point’s total in the quarter.

Johnson hit a trey and scored 5 points and Caydance Carroll had 3 points for the Lady Indians.

South Point's Liz Ermalovich (4) looks to make a pass to a teammate during Saturday's district semifinal game against the Peebles Lady Indians. (Photo by Tim Gearhart)

Hall knocked down a 3-pointer and scored 8 points in the third quarter as the lead went to 32-25 after three quarters.

Johnson scored 8 points including 6-of-8 from the foul line.

The Lady Pointers converted 8-of-10 from the foul line in the fourth quarter with Emma Saddler going 4-of-4, Jackson 3-of-4 and Liz Ermalovich 1-of-2 as they outscored Peebles 16-14.

Saddler scored all 8 of her points in the quarter.

Angel Grey scored 8 points and Johnson 6 for Peebles total.

Hall finished with 20 points and Jackson had 15 to lead the Lady Pointers (15-9).

Johnson scored 24 of Peebles 39 points.

South Point 12 8 12 16 = 48

Peebles 8 8 9 14 = 39

SOUTH POINT (15-9): Saratina Jackson 2 1 8-9 15, Molly Adams 0 0 0-0 0, Liz Ermalovich 0 0 1-2 1, Camille Hall 8 1 1-3 20, Samiya Bradburn 1 0 0-0 2, Jasmyn Jones 1 0 0-0 2, Emma Saddler 2 0 4-4 8. Totals: 14 2 14-18 48. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: None.

PEEBLES (19-5): Rylee Barr 0 0 0-2 0, Lydia Maddox 0 0 0-0 0, Lainee Barr 0 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Smalley 0 0 0-0 0, MaRhea Unger 0 0 0-0 0, Payton Johnson 6 1 9-11 24, Abigail Smalley 0 1 0-0 3, Caydance Carroll 1 0 1-2 3, Angel Gray 3 0 3-6 9. Totals: 10 2 13-21 39. Fouls: 17. Fouled our: None.