The Penney Lady Hornets picked up the biggest victory in the coaching tenure of Jordan Richman, outscoring the arch-rival Gallatin Lady Bulldogs 10-5 in overtime to claim a 52-47 upset win in the quarterfinals of the Lawson Invitational Tournament on Monday afternoon.
In the victory for the #6 seed from Hamilton, Kassie Moore led the winning side with 16 points, while Nora Ford added 14. Â Gallatin, falling into the consolation side of the bracket, was paced by 10 points apiece from Sami Boyd and Cora Stout.
The win sends Hamilton into a 4:30 semifinal on Thursday afternoon against KCI rival West Platte, as the #2 seeded Lady ‘Jays knocked off North Platte on Monday, 60-49.
In boy’s quarterfinal action from Monday, the top two seeds rolled to convincing victories, as rivals Hamilton and Lawson won by a combined 65 points. Â The top-seeded Cardinals, behind 22 points from Cody Glenn, cruised past West Platte, 55-19, while the Penney Hornets rode 23 points from Jaran Richman and 17 from LaTroy Harper to a 63-34 triumph over North Platte.
Tuesday night’s quarterfinal action begins at 4:30 from Lawson High School with a doubleheader, as the Trenton girls (4:30) and boys (6 o’clock) take on the Carrollton Trojans. Â The games will be rematches of a doubleheader swept by the Bulldogs at Trenton High School in early December. Â The Richmond Spartans will be involved in both late games tonight from LHS, as the #5 seed Richmond girls take on Lawson at 7:30, followed by the #4 seed Spartan boys challenging #5 seed Gallatin at 9 o’clock.
