Lucas Bradshaw got his own offensive rebound and sank two free throws with 1.9 seconds remaining to send Taylor County past home-standing Adair County 48-46 on Friday night.
Bradshaw led the Cards with 15 points while freshman Quentin Goodin finished with 14, including two three-pointers and four free throws in the final frame. Trae Wells had 10 before fouling out at 3:54.
Seventh-grade subs Kel Stotts and Chance Melton led the Indians with 15 and 10 points, respectively.
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Taylor County’s Lady Cardinals led 5-3 on a three-point play by Becca Orberson and a jumper by Hannah Howard, but Adair County reeled off eight straight points and rolled to a 71-30 triumph on Friday night in Columbia.
Chanley Otterson had 15 of her-game high 21 points in the first half while Katie Keltner had nine of her 15. Mercedes Cox also reached double digits for Adair with 10. Rachel Riggs led Taylor County with eight.
TCHS 48, Adair 46
TC 6 14 10 18 — 48
AC 7 12 13 14 — 46
Taylor County (48) — Wigginton 2 2-4 6, Wells 3 4-4 10, Bradshaw 6 3-4 15, Smith 0 0-0 0, Goodin 2 8-10 14, VanMeter 0 0-0 0, Turpin 1 0-0 3, Webster 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 17-22 48. Adair County (46) — Young 0 7-10 7, Turner 0 0-0 0, Reeder 0 0-0 0, Alfaro 2 0-0 4, Fudge 2 1-2 7, Melton 1 0-1 10, Hixson 1 0-0 3, Stotts 5 0-0 15, Willis 0 0-0 0, Pooler 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 8-13 46. 3-point goals — Taylor County 3 (Goodin 2, Turpin 1), Adair County 8 (Stotts 5, Fudge 2, Hixson 1). Officials — Eddie Simpson, Adrian Goodman, Dooley Mattingly.
AC girls 71, TC 30
TC 7 11 6 6 — 30
AC 16 17 22 16 — 71
Lady Cardinals (30) — Howard 2 0-0 4, Carney 2 1-4 5, Riggs 2 4-5 8, Orberson 1 2-3 4, Wright 1 3-4 5, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Miller 0 0-1 0, Farmer 0 0-0 0, Floyd 1 0-2 2, Bailey 0 0-0 0, Kearney 0 0-0 0, Pollock 0 0-0 0, Templeton 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 10-19 30. Lady Indians (71) — Otterson 7 3-4 21, Cox 4 1-2 10, Wheat 0 1-2 1, K. Keltner 5 4-5 15, Lawless 0 0-2 0, Taylor 0 0-0 0, A. Keltner 3 0-0 8, Owens 0 0-0 0, Peck 0 0-0 0, Kemp 1 0-0 2, Coomer 3 0-1 6, Smock 2 0-0 4, McCloud 0 4-4 4. Totals 25 13-30 71. 3-point goals — Adair County 8 (Otterson 4, A. Keltner 2, Cox 1, K. Keltner 1). Officials — Steve Allender, Stuart Hawkins, Wayne Smith.
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