Overton girls claims 15-AAA title

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Overton's Philecia Atkins (left), who finished with 11 points, battles Southwind's Jasmine McAllister for a loose ball.

They had to dance, improvise and hustle like mad, but Overton's girls finally laid what's quickly becoming the same old tune on rival Southwind, escaping with a 44-43 home win Tuesday night to clinch the District 15-AAA regular-season title.

Syracuse-bound Cornelia Fondren scored 14 points, and was a constant energy source for the Wolverines (18-2, 11-1). Sophomore Philecia Atkins added 11 despite outside shooting struggles. But it was UT-Martin signee Cortrice Golden who came off the bench with six of her 10 points in the final quarter and two big plays down the stretch.



"I'm just trying to see what teams are doing, come in and slow things down," said Golden, who had back-to-back baskets on pretty inside moves to put the Wolverines on top for good, 43-41.

Senior Bianca Cage, coming off a 48-point game with a state-record 13 3-pointers last Friday against Kirby, led the Jaguars (23-5, 9-3) with 23 points.

In other girls games

Harding, the 12th-ranked team in The Commercial Appeal's Dandy Dozen, defeated FACS, 58-25. Lions standout Kaylah Keys scored 17 points in about 21/2 quarters of play. ... Tiara Caldwell scored 28 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as Millington improved to 6-2 in District 14-AAA play with a 60-34 victory over Cordova. ... Ashley Jackson scored 13 points, Odegua Oigbokie added 11 and Ridgeway escaped Houston's bid for an upset, winning 36-33.

Brianna Mitchell scored 28 points and went over 1,000 career points in leading Germantown to a 64-57 victory over Wooddale. The Red Devils improve to 17-7 overall and 8-4 in District 15-AAA. ... Kristen Milewski scored 16 points, leading four teammates in double figures, as FCA Nighthawks improved to 18-5 with a 60-47 victory over St. Benedict. Paige Williams led the Eagles with 13.