After finishing the 7-2A Conference Tournament at Horatio with a fourth place finish, the Acorn Lady Tigers drew the top seeded Spring Hill Lady Bears in the opening round of the 2A-South Regional Tournament at Junction City on Wednesday, February 20th. The Lady Tigers battled the 8-2A conference champs gamely before falling 62-54 to end Acorn’s season.
Spring Hill jumped out to a 9-2 lead, and led 19-9 at the end of the opening quarter. Acorn trailed by as many as 14 points on a couple of occasions in the opening quarter. The Lady Tigers settled down and outscored the Lady Bears 16-13 in the second quarter to go to the locker room at half facing a 32-25 deficit.
Acorn pulled to within one point at 42-41 late in the third quarter, but couldn’t ever quite get over the hump as Spring Hill advanced in the regional tournament with the 62-54 win.
The Lady Tigers finish the 2018-2019 campaign with a winning record of 16-15. Acorn’s girls finished 9-5 in the 7-2A Conference.
Coach Mike Jackson will lose three seniors off the squad including leading scorer and three point sharp-shooter Makayla Anderson. Braxlie Strother and Sydney Crawford are other seniors who saw significant playing time.
But the cupboard isn’t bare at Acorn High. Juniors Sophie Jackson and Lexi Powell will return for their senior year next season. Sophomores Halli Holland, Ashlynn Bissell, and Autumn Strother also played key roles.
Several freshmen, including Sunshine Butterfield, will be moving up to the varsity team next season. The Acorn junior girls finished as runners-up in their conference tournament. Butterfield, a 5’11” post player, moved up a level and gained valuable experience during postseason play for the senior girls squad. She tallied 31 points in a 9th grade game during the regular season.
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