Commercial Appeal's Regional Championships Reports

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Millington's Jasmine Newsome drives past Jackson North Side defender Monica Womack on her way to a 38-point night in the Region 7-AAA champion-ship game.

Millington Lady Trojans take 7-AAA title in Overtime

Central girls find right speed for win

Erica Ousley's 42 points help Fairley win in triple overtime

Regional Championship Box Scores from March 3, 2010

REGION 8-AAA TOURNAMENT

CHAMPIONSHIP

Overton (51) -- Lakeria Crowder 5, Cornelia Fondren 8, Cortrice Golden 6, Jasmine Robinson 13, Karisma Tyson 11, Orlandria Williams 8.

Central (58) -- Danielle Ballard 14, Darianne Butler 2, Michella Carter 3, Nina Davis 19, Jalen O'Bannon 7, Aaliyah Whiteside 13.

Overton / 14 / 11 / 17 / 9 / -- / 51 /

Central / 17 / 11 / 15 / 15 / -- / 58 /

Records -- Overton 26-2, Central 24-3.

REGION 8-AA TOURNAMENT

CHAMPIONSHIP

Manassas (83) -- Jamie Bond 11, Lakendra Harris 8, Denise Johnson 10, Tiffany Jones 2, Cratisha Jones 8, Desiree Phillips 26, Jamille Reed 12, Victoria White 6.

Fairley (89) -- Marquasha Evers 9, Brandi James 19, Daniece Jamison 6, Saraya Maxwell 5, Erica Ousley 42, Erica Watkins 8.

Manassas / 8 / 16 / 16 / 24 / 7 / 7 / 5 / -- / 83 /

Fairley / 10 / 20 / 14 / 20 / 7 / 7 / 11 / -- / 89 /

Records -- Manassas 24-5, Fairley 29-3.

REGION 7-AAA TOURNAMENT

CHAMPIONSHIP

Millington (62) -- Tamarah Brandon 6, Olivia Maddox 6, Nikki Moffett 4, Jasmine Newsome 38, Jasmine Prophet 7, Treasure Redding 1.

Jackson Northside (60) -- Jessica Cobb 17, Victoria Douglas 7, Jalita Fason 10, Alex Hill 17, Brendi Stokes 3, Monica Womack 6.

Millington / 16 / 10 / 19 / 8 / 9 / -- / 62 /

Jack Northside / 8 / 15 / 17 / 13 / 7 / -- / 60 /

Records -- Millington 33-2, Jackson Northside 26-2.

Regional Championship Scores

Region 8-AAA at Central High School -- Central 58 vs. Overton 51. Danielle Ballard-Most Outstanding Player

Region 8-AA at Sheffield High School -- Fairley 44 vs. Manassas 40. Triple Overtime. Erica Ousley scores over 40 points

Region 7-AAA at Bolton High School -- Millington 63 vs. Jackson North Side 60. Overtime. Jasmine Newsome scores 38 points

INSTANT UPDATE CENTRAL 58-OVERTON 51 FINAL

GIRLS REGION CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES scheduled for Today, March 3, 2010

Region 8-AAA at Central High School, 7 p.m -- Central vs. Overton.

Region 8-AA at Sheffield High School, 7 p.m. -- Fairley vs. Manassas.

Region 7-AAA at Bolton High School, 7 p.m. -- Millington vs. Jackson North Side.

Commercial Appeal's Regional Reports

Overton and Central teams survive close calls

Jasmine Newsome leads Millington in semifinal win

Jackson North Side's Fason's 30 points too much for Arlington

Manassas girls hold off Hillcrest

Regional Girls Basketball Box Scores for March 1, 2010

from Commercial Appeal

REGION 7-AAA TOURNAMENT

SEMIFINALS

Arlington (47) -- Camille Alberson 17, Logan Hammonds 4, Ariel Hearn 13, Christyn Hopper 9, Rachel Oaks 4.

Jackson Northside (67) -- Jessica Cobb 21, Victoria Douglas 4, Jalita Fason 30, Alex Hill 7, Khrista Pirtle 2, Monica Womack 3.

Arlington / 10 / 12 / 10 / 15 / -- / 47 /

Jackson Northside / 8 / 23 / 25 / 11 / -- / 67 /

Craigmont (46) -- Kandy Granger 17, Jemil Jefferson 7, Shantingra Jones 11, Kaitlyn McCoy 2, Tori Smith 9.

Millington (56) -- Tamarah Brandon 2, Misha Jones 1, Olivia Maddox 2, Nikki Moffett 3, Jasmine Newsome 32, Jasmine Prophet 16.

Craigmont / 12 / 4 / 12 / 18 / -- / 46 /

Millington / 16 / 7 / 13 / 20 / -- / 56 /

REGION 8-AAA TOURNAMENT

SEMIFINALS

Ridgeway (65) -- Chasity Hamilton 8, Angalica Hampton 2, Hasina Muhammad 23, Odegua Oigbokie 12, Adrian Sanders 14, Tequila Stanton 6.

Central (67) -- Danielle Ballard 18, Michella Carter 2, Nina Davis 21, Jalen O'Bannon 6, Aaliyah Whiteside 20.

Ridgeway / 12 / 15 / 20 / 18 / -- / 65 /

Central / 17 / 12 / 18 / 20 / -- / 67 /

Records -- Ridgeway 22-7, Central 24-3.

White Station (40) -- Bria Dillard 8, Ashley Pigram 1, Breanna Ridgell 14, Chetavia Rutherford 6, Jasmine Settles 2, Amber Williams 4, Carnecia Williams 5.

Overton (51) -- Lakeria Crowder 1, Cornelia Fondren 5, Cortrice Golden 7, Jasmine Robinson 18, Karisma Tyson 5, Orlandria Williams 15.

White Station / 11 / 6 / 12 / 11 / -- / 40 /

Overton / 6 / 10 / 13 / 22 / -- / 51 /

REGION 8-AA TOURNAMENT

SEMIFINALS

Trezevant (39) -- Khadijah Beavers 7, Shervonte Bright 4, Barbara Hawkins 9, Fran Montague 2, Lillie Pittman 15, Lakeisha Robinson 2.

Fairley (55) -- Marquasha Evers 4, Brandi James 5, Daniece Jamison 3, Saraya Maxwell 10, Erica Ousley 30, Erica Watkins 3.

Trezevant / 11 / 8 / 13 / 7 / -- / 39 /

Fairley / 17 / 15 / 21 / 2 / -- / 55 /

Records -- Fairley 27-3.

Hillcrest (58) -- Tierra Burks 10, Termirica Hunt 17, Tracy James 7, Shemeka Lewis 4, Chasity Richardson 12, Brittany Taylor 8.

Manassas (61) -- Jamie Bond 10, Lakendra Harris 2, Denise Johnson 7, Cratisha Jones 10, Desiree Phillips 22, Jamille Reed 2, Victoria White 8.

Hillcrest / 14 / 14 / 16 / 14 / -- / 58 /

Manassas / 14 / 21 / 14 / 12 / -- / 61 /

Records -- Hillcrest 16-10.

Regional Scores

Region 7-AAA tournament at Bolton,

Arlington 47 vs. Jackson North Side 67.

Millington 56 vs. Craigmont 46

Region 8-AAA tournament at Central,

Overton 51 vs. White Station 40

Central 67 vs. Ridgeway 65

Region 8-AA tournament at Sheffield,

Manassas 61 vs. Hillcrest 58

Fairley 55 vs. Trezevant 39

Region 8-AAA Semi Final Report

I almost did not make it out to this. For the past 5 days I have been down and out. I've been so sick that I had decided I must stay in and get caught up on some work and I'll come out to the Regional Championship game. But when it is the last week of play in Memphis and you have the opportunity to witness 2 contests with the amount of Division 1 players, nationally ranked players and a nationally ranked team you have to sacrifice and get to the gym. It does not get any better than this in Memphis, TN.

I wasn't the only one thinking like this because Central High School was packed with a nice size group of fanatics..

The first game did not disappoint.



Fouls: 37
Free Throws: 51
Refs: Horrendous
Game: Priceless






Welcome to tournament time and the Regional Champion status is on the line.

White Station's zone gave Overton problems. Overton only had 6 points in the 1st. White Station's offense was rocking and rolling with movement but foul trouble was not far behind. Both sophomore Alicia "Red" Payne and senior Carnecia Williams had 2 fouls in the first. Senior Jasmine Robinson found the stroke behind the 3 point line and brought her team within 1 heading into halftime 17-16.

Third quarter was a dog fight ending in a 29 tie and the fourth belonged to Overton. Overton won 51-40. Jasmine Robinson lead all scorers with 18 points.

The Overton-White Station game was a good one. But the Central and Ridgeway game was THE GAME.

This game could have went either way and early on it looked like Central was about to blow Ridgeway out the gym and back to east Memphis. They got up on Ridgeway by double figures early and the game was going so fast I didn't have time to write down how much they had went up on them.

Those that took a potty break and came back into the gym missed Ridgeway's 5 steals in the second quarter and converting them into points. They went into halftime down by only 2, 29-27.

Ridgeway's junior Hasina Muhammad came out and hit 2 three's in somebody's face and Miss Odequa Oigbokie was a beast on the boards getting 4 rebounds and adding 8 points in the 3rd. But Central's sophomore Aaliyah Whiteside hit 2 three pointers of her own and helped keep the momentum about even for the 3rd. Game tied 47-47.



Fourth quarter was what I came to the Regional 8-AAA semi-final contests for. If I would have went with my first thought and went home, did a little work on the computer, ate some chicken noodle soup and snuggled in bed with my remote, I would have missed the most exciting fourth quarter of questionable calls by refs and decisions by players, the most composed freshman player and the almost biggest upset in tournament play.

Like I said earlier this could have went either way. And when the horn sounded with 0 seconds, Central was up by 2.

I must say this about this player. She played the point position. She made mistakes. She made turnovers. Her coached pulled her out of the game. Her coached chewed her out. This was ongoing during the game. Yet, when it came time to step up. This young lady made 6 out of 8 free throws in the fourth quarter -----as a freshman. Central's Nina Davis lead her team in scoring in the 4th quarter of the game with 8 points and the entire game finishing with 21.

Final Score: Central 67-65.

Regional Semi Final Games Scheduled for Today, March 1, 2010

GIRLS SEMIFINALS

Region 7-AAA tournament at Bolton, 6 p.m. -- Arlington vs. Jackson North Side. 7:30 p.m. -- Millington vs. Craigmont.

Region 8-AAA tournament at Central, 6 p.m. -- Overton vs. White Station. 7:30 p.m. -- Central vs. Ridgeway.

Region 8-AA tournament at Sheffield, 6 p.m. -- Manassas vs. Hillcrest. 7:30 p.m. -- Fairley vs. Trezevant.