The Riverside Warriors downed the Chesnee Eagles 40-21 to win the first ever Kitchen 292 Turkey Tipoff Championship on Tuesday night.
"I'm proud of the effort my girl's showed during the tournament,” said Chesnee head coach Carey Burns. “This tournament will be a big benefit for our program the rest of this season and in the years ahead as we look to continue hosting the tournament." Riverside jumped out to a 9-2 lead after the first quarter of play as Ranya Aburya scored seven of the Warriors’ nine first quarter points. The Warriors outscored the Eagles 9-5 in the second quarter to extend their lead to 18-7 at halftime as Abby Thompson led all scorers in the quarter for Riverside with four points. Abbey Ray hit an impressive runner with just over a minute left in the half to sink the first shot from the field for the Eagles. The Eagles looked to gain momentum coming out of halftime as Jessa Beach banked a shot off the back board but an 8-2 run by Riverside extended the Warriors lead to 26-11. Riverside's Ranya Aburya lead all scorers with eleven points and Abby Thompson almost joined her teammate in double digits as she added nine points while Mia Hilton added six points from her guard spot as well. Abbey Ray led the Eagles with ten points while point guard Kymiah Blair also added five points of her own. The Eagles reached the championship game after defeating Greer Middle College 38-34 on Monday night. The Eagles had eight different players score a point in Monday night’s game but it was Carley Hammett and Jamekia Evans who led the team with eight points each. Third Place Game The Berea Lady Bulldogs used a 10-0 run in the first quarter to jump out to a 12-2 lead on their way to a 52-28 victory in the third place game over Greer Middle College. Taylor Beatty scored a game high 12 points as Emily Maness added eights points and Antonia Haynes also added seven points for Berea. Hannah Hand lead the way for the Blazers as she scored eight points. Comments are closed.
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