Millington, St. Benedict advance to Dragon Fire tournament semifinals

Millington and St. Benedict, who decided last year’s Dragon Fire Invitational title, moved to a game away from a rematch Monday. SBA's Eagles were the ones catching their breath afterwards.

Avery Revere, a 5-6 senior point guard, delivered a pair of crucial 3-point baskets in the final two minutes to rally the Eagles to a 53-50 win over Marion in their quarterfinal matchup at Collierville.
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Millington (14-1) broke things open just before halftime and cruised to its ninth straight win, a 77-49 rout of Manassas (10-2) behind 27 points from Jasmine Newsome.

The Trojans will take on Fairley (11-1), who defeated St. Agnes 57-36.

St. Benedict (10-3) meets Collierville (6-5), which edged Mitchell, 42-37.

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DRAGON FIRE INVITATIONAL BOX SCORES

Bolton (40) -- Amber Dunlap 12, Erica Moore 9, Megan Morris 3, Andreana Odom 4, Ashley Winston 1, Allie Winston 11.

Houston (43) -- Angelique Buggs 8, Elizabeth Pollich 14, Caroline Roberts 7, Morgan Smith 4, Deanna Wallace 10.

Bolton / 10 / 2 / 12 / 13 / 3 / -- / 40 /

Houston / 2 / 8 / 8 / 19 / 6 / -- / 43 /

Records -- Bolton 7-5, Houston 3-8.

Hillcrest (53) -- Tierra Burks 9, Termirica Hunt 14, Shemeka Lewis 9, Chasity Richardson 20, Ashley Jones 1.

Germantown (46) -- Tia Allen 13, Jaelyn DeBerry 2, Brittney Lester 7, Alex Thompson 3, Beaonka Williams 11, Brandy Winbush 10.

Hillcrest / 9 / 10 / 16 / 18 / -- / 53 /

Germantown / 9 / 10 / 12 / 15 / -- / 46 /

Records -- Hillcrest 6-5, Germantown 6-4.

Kirby (58) -- Imani Alllen 16, Tia Calvin 3, Sharde Cobb 6, Jainece Jones 19, DeMarquisha Simmons 12, Devonna Williams 2.

East (59) -- Lanett Green 8, Cleosha Lee 17, Angelique Macklin 4, Artasia Marshall 3, Shaminique Moore 14, Benterica Price 1, Jamika Williams 12.

Kirby / 14 / 9 / 4 / 23 / 8 / -- / 58 /

East / 13 / 14 / 18 / 5 / 9 / -- / 59 /

Records -- Kirby 0-10, East 5-4.

Byhalia (66) -- Erica Bougard 18, Quanisha Neely 12, Crystal Rayford 23, Megan Rayford 5, Brianna Windham 8.

Bartlett (57) -- Toni Chunn 10, Tayla Harmon 8, Tansheka Holloway 4, Bridget Hutchinson 4, Destiny James 21, Brittney King 10.

Byhalia / 19 / 8 / 14 / 15 / -- / 66 /

Bartlett / 10 / 19 / 12 / 16 / -- / 57 /

Records -- Byhalia 6-8, Bartlett 1-8.

Fairley (57) -- Marquasha Evers 7, Brandi James 18, Erica Ousley 14, Erica Watkins 16, Brandi Wells 2.

St. Agnes (36) -- Katie Bell 2, Allie Haag 7, Devan Langston 6, Cristina Patton 5, Maggie Thompson 6, Dallas Threadgill 4, Rachel Young 6.

Fairley / 14 / 16 / 14 / 13 / -- / 57 /

St. Agnes / 5 / 9 / 10 / 12 / -- / 36 /

Records -- Fairley 11-1, St. Agnes 8-4.

Manassas (49) -- Jamie Bond 2, Lakendra Harris 4, Denise Johnson 2, Cratisha Jones 10, Tiffany Jones 1, Desiree Phillips 20, Jamille Reed 4, Victoria White 6.

Millington (77) -- Tamarah Brandon 13, Misha Jones 8, Olivia Maddox 2, Nikki Moffett 12, Jasmine Newsome 27, Jasmine Prophet 11, Treasure Redding 4.

Manassas / 11 / 13 / 12 / 13 / -- / 49 /

Millington / 16 / 15 / 25 / 21 / -- / 77 /

Records -- Manassas 10-2, Millington 14-1.

St. Benedict (53) -- Symone Daniels 8, Julie Eckel 8, Allison Hotz 2, Madison Luckett 6, Ashley Magnifico 2, Elaina McCracken 4, Ariel Revere 13, Allison Siano 4, Megan Van Eaton 6.

Marion (50) -- Angel Messer 9, Karla Ann Norton 23, Kristen Stokes 6, Timeshia Pettigrew 4, Samantha Booker 2, Keianna Nesbitt 6.

St. Benedict / 14 / 10 / 14 / 15 / -- / 53 /

Marion / 10 / 12 / 17 / 11 / -- / 50 /

Records -- St. Benedict 10-3, Marion 8-4.

Collierville (42) -- Danielle Adams 2, Kelsey Bizzell 4, Nia Gregory 13, Ashley Jones 12, Lindsey Little 2, Lou Thomas 9.

Mitchell (37) -- Demetria Bradshaw 2, Jasmine Cofield 5, Jasmine Gardner 9, Monique McConnell 4, Anesha Morton 17.

Collierville / 10 / 5 / 16 / 11 / -- / 42 /

Mitchell / 9 / 9 / 12 / 7 / -- / 37 /

Records -- Collierville 6-5, Mitchell 3-8.