COTTONDALE – The Ponce De Leon Lady Pirates used an explosive second half surge to blow open a close game Friday night and beat Sneads 62-42 in the semifinals of the District 3-1A tournament.
Sneads lost the first two match-ups with PDL this season but came ready to play Friday, going ahead by as much as six in the first half thanks to a big early effort from Tasharica McMillon.
The junior point guard scored 12 of her 16 points in the first 10 minutes of the game, with a steal and bucket giving Sneads an 18-14 lead.
An offensive put-back by La’Tilya Baker made it a 24-18 SHS lead with 3:45 left in the first half, but PDL responded with a 7-0 spurt to close the half, with a basket by Jordan Thomas putting the Lady Pirates back up 25-24 at halftime.
Senior center Jazz Flock carried the load in the first half for PDL with 17 points, but it was her teammates that helped the Lady Pirates pull away in the second half.
After four straight points by Baker cut the margin to 36-34 with three minutes left in the third, PDL took control.
Ashley Harper scored on a steal and lay-up, a 3-pointer, and a shot in the lane to make it 43-34, and freshman Deliah Bass knocked down a 3-pointer to make it 46-36 at the end of the third quarter.
JoJo Carlson hit another triple midway through the third to make it 51-38 PDL, with consecutive driving baskets by Kate Carroll pushing the lead to 17.
A 3-point play by Carlson and two free throws by Desiree Rushing completed the 25-4 run to make it 61-38 with 1:49 to play.
Flock finished the game with 19 points, with Carlson adding 13, and Harper nine.
Baker scored 17 points to lead Sneads, while McMillon had 16, and Logan Neel six.
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